Māori film director extraordinaire Taika Waititi's latest movie has won the People's Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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Māori legacy had major influence on Jojo Rabbit film- Waititi
Jojo Rabbit will leave you hanging with deep emotion while simultaneously have you flying out the window with laughter.
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Stirring title, film gets standing ovation at TIFF
A new television series from Australia with a controversial title has had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, where it received an emotional and stirring standing ovation.
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NZ short film celebrating Māori dads has North American premiere
The NZ short film Ani, which celebrates Māori dads, had its North American premiere at the 44th Toronto International Film Festival tonight.
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Jojo Rabbit trailer drops ahead of world premiere at TIFF
Anticipation is growing ahead of the release of Taika Watiti's latest film Jojo Rabbit following the release of the official trailer last night. The film will have its world premiere this weekend at this year's Toronto International Film Festival in Ontario, Canada.
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Uncovering New Zealand's shameful history
A short film inspired by the poem 'Blackbird' highlighting cheap labour and "slavery" among Māori and Pasifika is set to be released this week. Director Onehou Strickland from Te Teko says, “a lot of people don’t think that we had our own slave trade.”
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"Incredible" young Māori actress in the making
Aotearoa might have another Māori film star in the making in 10-year-old Ngāti Kahu and Ngāpuhi actress Isabella Evans. She recently played the lead role in the short film Ani, a story observing the relationship between a father and daughter during a time of hardship.
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NewsWaititi confirmed as writer, director of fourth Thor film
It's official- Taika Waititi will remain at the helm for the follow-up to the 2017 Marvel blockbuster: Thor Ragnarok. Waititi will direct and write the yet-to-be named fourth installment, the next chapter in the Marvel cinematic universe.
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‘It’s not something to be ashamed of’- New film highlights menstruation in Māori pre-colonial times
A short film highlighting the tikanga practices around menstruation in pre-colonial times has been named a finalist for New Zealand's Best Short Film Competition.
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Sharing indigenous stories through film
Wairoa Film Festival celebrates its 14th year running and despite dramatic changes in the media landscape and demand for content, the festival's supreme "Mana Wahine" award winner Whetu Fala says now is as good a time as ever for indigenous filmmakers to tell their stories.
