We are fortunate to have yet another amazing line-up this year here in Dunedin, with films from many different cultures and in many different languages. There are films to suit everyone's taste. The NZIFF is definitely the highlight of the year for any film lover, and the Regent Theatre in particular is a wonderful place to enjoy a good film! I am especially really looking forward to seeing the latest works of such talented directors as Paul Verhoeven, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Richard Linklater, and Olivier Assayas. Long live the International Film Festival in Dunedin!
Films — by Collection
- Cactuslab
- Dominic Corry
- Dunedin Film Society: Raphael Richter-Gravier
- Letterboxd
- Staff Picks: Andrew Harrison
- Staff Picks: Ant Timpson
- Staff Picks: Bill Gosden
- Staff Picks: Caroline Palmer
- Staff Picks: Cianna Canning
- Staff Picks: Collette Wright
- Staff Picks: Felicity Drace
- Staff Picks: Hedda ten Holder
- Staff Picks: Jo Scott
- Staff Picks: Kailey Carruthers
- Staff Picks: Kate McGee
- Staff Picks: Lynn Smart
- Staff Picks: Melanie Rae
- Staff Picks: Michael McDonnell
- Staff Picks: Nic Marshall
- Staff Picks: Nick Paris
- Staff Picks: Rebecca McMillan
- Staff Picks: Rosie Jones
- Staff Picks: Sandra Reid
- Staff Picks: Tim Wong
- Wellington Film Society
Dunedin Film Society: Raphael Richter-Gravier
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After the Storm
Umi yori mo mada fukaku
A formerly successful novelist tries to reconnect with his ex-wife and young son in this affectionate, shrewdly observed drama of family life from Japan’s unassuming master, Kore-eda Hirokazu (Our Little Sister).
![Like Crazy](/assets/resized/sm/upload/7h/7l/ke/et/La_Pazza_Gioia_05_(c)PAOLO%20CIRIELLI%20KEY-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=39889ecc34)
Like Crazy
La pazza gioia
“This high-energy romp is a superb showcase for its two lead actresses as they impetuously extend a group outing from the residential clinic into a two-character outlaw adventure.” — Lisa Nesselson, Screendaily
![The Innocents](/assets/resized/sm/upload/5z/5z/m1/tw/Innocents%20-%204%20KEY-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=ee025b57e1)
The Innocents
Les innocentes
Based on a true story from post-World War II Poland, this satisfying drama follows a young female French doctor who finds herself caught up in the lives of nuns, traumatised and shamed by their wartime suffering.
![Everybody Wants Some!!](/assets/resized/sm/upload/1e/wy/7p/v4/KEY%20ows_146004838639173-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=13e9dfd096)
Everybody Wants Some!!
Richard Linklater follows Boyhood by recalling his own first days at college in this hilarious, deeply relaxed comedy about male bonding, set in the bars, discos, parties and frat houses of 1980 Austin.
![High-Rise](/assets/resized/sm/upload/kz/0d/85/j0/1%20KEY-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=3db38069ff)
High-Rise
In Ben Wheatley's ambitious, wildly disorienting adaptation of the J.G. Ballard novel, tenants of a high-tech skyscraper slip into a literal class war. Starring Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller and Elisabeth Moss.
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Neon Bull
Boi neon
The most erotically charged film of the year offers a wild, sensual look at life behind the scenes on a backcountry Brazilian rodeo circuit where the reality of human desire sidesteps gender stereotypes every time.
![Midnight Special](/assets/resized/sm/upload/i8/vm/fv/cr/MS-02234%20KEY-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=8ec0ee3a33)
Midnight Special
Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Adam Driver, Kirsten Dunst and newcomer Jaeden Lieberher star in this dazzling, genre-defying sci-fi/chase movie from the director of Mud and Take Shelter.
![The Red Turtle](/assets/resized/sm/upload/8t/8r/va/pb/latortuerouge04-web-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=447d422475)
The Red Turtle
La Tortue rouge
Studio Ghibli’s first international co-production is a ravishing castaway fable that combines beauty, mystery, drama and heartbreak – with not a word spoken. It’s a triumph for animator Michael Dudok de Wit.
![The Dancer](/assets/resized/sm/upload/f2/id/bb/o9/ladanseuse02%20KEY-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=57f408053a)
The Dancer
La danseuse
French singer Soko and Lily-Rose Depp star in this exquisitely dressed, spectacularly danced drama inspired by the true story of two rival pioneers of modern dance in late 19th-century Paris.
![Elle](/assets/resized/sm/upload/42/ea/sl/7m/Elle_03_rgb%20KEY-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=0195efe0e3)
Elle
Genre subversive Paul Verhoeven, director of Basic Instinct and Black Book, teams up with the great Isabelle Huppert to craft this provocative, blackly comic thriller.