This year we are proud to present our first ever Aotearoa Film Focus Weekend, a bumper weekend of events and screenings shining a light on Aotearoa New Zealand filmmakers, exclusively at the ASB Waterfront Theatre. 

This festival within a festival boasts workshops, filmmaker events, and exclusive screenings that cannot be seen anywhere else across the festival - all at the stunning ASB Waterfront Theatre! Clear the calendar and get yourself down to the harbour...

See the full schedue below. 

AFFW Full Schedule

Thursday 15 August

10.30am     SCREENING: We Were Dangerous + Q&A 

1.15pm       SCREENING: Head South

1.30pm       WORKSHOP: Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu 

7.00pm       SCREENING: Never Look Away + Q&A

Friday 16 August

10.00am     MASTERCLASS: Gintz Zilbalodis

10.15am     SCREENING: Never Look Away + Q&A

12.45pm     SCREENING: Alien Weaponry: Kua Tupu Te Ara  + Q&A

3.30pm       SCREENING: Grafted + Q&A  

6.15pm       SCREENING: The Haka Party Incident + Q&A

9.00pm       EVENT SCREENING: Late Night Lounge with Samuel Te Kani 

Saturday 17 August

10.00am     SCREENING: Marimari + Q&A

1.00pm       SCREENING: Night Piece + Q&A

1.00pm       PANEL: The Art of Keeping the Language Alive 

3.15pm       SCREENING: Ngā Whanaunga Māori Pasifika Shorts 2024

6.00pm       SCREENING: A Mistake + Q&A

9.00pm       SCREENING: I Am a Dark River + Q&A

Sunday 18 August

10.00am     SCREENING: Short Connections 2024

12.45pm     SCREENING: The House Within + Q&A

1.00PM       PANEL: Boosted Pathways for Filmmakers

3.15pm       SCREENING: New Zealand's Best + Award Ceremony 

6.00pm       SCREENING: Taki Rua Theatre - Breaking Barriers + Q&A

All weekend, we will also be exhibiting a limited selection of still photography captured by members of the New Zealand Cinematographers Society (NZCS) in the theatre foyer. Free entry. 

Aotearoa Film Focus Weekend
ASB Waterfront Theatre
Thu 15 - Sun 18 August 

Proudly supported by University of Auckland Faculty of Arts.