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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‘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.
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Māoriland brings indigenous filmmakers together
The 2019 Māoriland Film Festival is on in Ōtaki, showcasing 138 indigenous films from around the world, giving Māori and other indigenous creatives an outlet to create and collaborate.
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Māoriland: Native issues through an indigenous lens
Māoriland Film Festival is Aotearoa’s International Indigenous Film Festival. Te Ao spoke with festival director Libby Hakaraia about its growth and purpose.
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In Zone Project hits the big screen
A feature length documentary about the successful In Zone Project that is helping hundreds of Māori and Pasifika teenage boys and girls attend two of Auckland's top education schools is hitting the screens nationwide. Former original mentor now Director of Education, Neihana Reihana says the values of the initiative continue.
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Record Māori programmes up for NZTV Awards
The country's best television content makers will soon be celebrated at the second HUAWEI MATE20 New Zealand TV Awards in Auckland, with a number of Māori programmes among the finalist.
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John the Baptist preaches te reo in Māngere
English baptist preacher John Catmur is on a mission to preach about the goodness of te reo. Inspired by a call from God, John moved from England to Aotearoa in 2007 to minister in Māngere, South Auckland.
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Māori actors and short films nominated for awards
The nominees for New Zealand's premier international short film festival, Show Me Shorts, have been announced.
