Thursday 15 October 2026
7:00 PM
Aotearoa International Short Film Festival 2026 - The Sampler
Space available: 50+
Sunday 18 October 2026
11:00 AM
Watch trailers, uncover some behind-the-scenes stories and hear about the films that have been causing a stir from Cork to Cornwall. Leave with a shortlist of favourites and all the inspiration you need to plan your perfect festival experience.
Space available: 50+
Wednesday 21 October 2026
7:00 PM
A foreign policy reporter and her Iraq veteran husband turn their sights on the hidden impact the US military has on the planet.
Space available: 50+
Thursday 22 October 2026
6:45 PM
Oscar Restrepo’s obsession with poetry has brought him no glory. Aging and erratic, he has succumbed to the cliché of the poet in the shadows. Meeting Yurlady, a teenage girl from humble roots, and helping her cultivate her talent brings some light to his days. But dragging her into the world of poets may not be the way. Rated M
Space available: 50+
Friday 23 October 2026
6:00 PM
During the filming of a movie, a Spanish actor goes missing. Although his body is never found, the police conclude that he had an accident on the edge of a cliff. Many years later, the case returns to the spotlight. Rated M
Space available: 50+
Saturday 24 October 2026
4:00 PM
Julius, an upper-class boy in 1950s and 1960s Lima, gradually loses his innocence as he encounters, but never fully understands, an adult world marked by inequality and injustice. Rated M
Space available: 50+
Saturday 24 October 2026
6:00 PM
The film tells the story of Salvador, a man of few words who lives isolated in the middle of Patagonia.. His silence is a consequence of a tragic event which occurred during his youth and pushed him away from his family. However, the past finds him through the figure of his brother Marcos who, after their father´s death, arrives at the cottage with his wife, Laura, to discuss the sale of the lands they share by inheritance. Such meeting in the middle of that deserted and inaccessible location revives a secret kept asleep for years. Rated R16
Space available: 50+
Sunday 25 October 2026
4:00 PM
After the injustice of being robbed of the prize for the best longaniza sausage in Chile, a spontaneous social movement surfaces in the small town of San Carlos, looking to obtain the precious “Denomination of Origin» and recover the pride and dignity. Rated M
Space available: 50+
Sunday 25 October 2026
6:00 PM
Fresh from Mexico, where he solidified his career in the late 1940s, Benny Moré was the artist who, through music and dance, drove crowds wild. Rated R16
Space available: 50+
Monday 26 October 2026
4:00 PM
Corina is a young woman with agoraphobia who rarely leaves home except to work at her local publishing house. After making a grave mistake with her company’s most famous book series, Corina must overcome her fears and embark on a journey to save her job and that of her colleagues. Rated M
Space available: 50+
LASFF: Basic Sanitation, The Movie
Monday 26 October 2026
6:00 PM
In the small rural community of Linha Cristal, residents come together to build a septic system along the stream and put an end to the foul smell. Marina, the leader of the initiative, discovers that the local council only has enough funding this year to produce a fiction film. She and her husband Joaquim then decide to make a movie about a monster that emerges in the midst of the sanitation works. Rated PG
Space available: 50+
Wednesday 28 October 2026
7:00 PM
Celebrate the opening of the 2026 Festival with the hilarious, profound, and highly-anticipated Wicker!
Space available: 50+
Thursday 29 October 2026
2:30 PM
As a young doctoral student in the 1970s, Jay Parini was somehow partnered on a road trip through the Scottish Highlands with the literary icon Jorge Luis Borges. This enchanting adaptation of Parini’s semi-fictional memoir is filled with warmth, wit, and beautiful scenery from the Scottish countryside.
Space available: 50+
Thursday 29 October 2026
5:00 PM
Inspired by the real-life tale of Scottish rap duo “Silibil N’ Brains”, California Schemin’ follows lifelong friends Gavin Bain and Billy Boyd. Chasing their dream of becoming successful rappers, Gavin and Billy are faced with one problem - no one will take their aspirations seriously with their thick regional accents.
Space available: 50+
BIFF: Once Upon a Time in a Cinema #1
Thursday 29 October 2026
7:15 PM
This witty, light-hearted Irish comedy-drama centres on a Friday night in a small-town cinema, as a series of comic mishaps draws an entire community together in unexpected and touching ways.
Space available: 50+
BIFF: Everybody to Kenmure Street #1
Friday 30 October 2026
3:00 PM
On May 13, 2021, UK Home Office immigration enforcement launched a dawn raid in Pollokshields, one of Scotland’s most diverse neighbourhoods. Local residents rushed to the streets to stop the deportation of their neighbours. The eight-hour stand-off made international headlines as the community organised itself in an extraordinary act of peaceful solidarity.
Space available: 50+
Friday 30 October 2026
5:00 PM
The always-brilliant Bill Nighy stars in 500 Miles, a life-affirming celebration of the human spirit that follows a broken family who are forced to come together when their two young boys run away from home.
Space available: 50+
Friday 30 October 2026
6:00 PM
Twas the night before Hallowe’en, and deep within the museum’s collection, things unseen are stirring…. If you’re feeling brave, some of Hawke’s Bay Museum’s creepiest items are being let out for one-night only. Creepy dolls! Weird clown art! Disturbing masks! Join us for a tour of terrifying things from within the collection, followed by haunting tales and spooky snacks. *Not suitable for children
Space available: 30
Friday 30 October 2026
7:15 PM
Oscar-nominee Saoirse Ronan delivers one of her most daring and memorable roles in the satirical thriller Bad Apples, a bold and timely film that challenges how deeply we hold our core beliefs.
Space available: 50+
BIFF: The Lost Children of Tuam #1
Saturday 31 October 2026
12:45 PM
The film follows Catherine Corless as she begins researching “Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home”, a former institution for unmarried mothers and their children in Tuam, County Galway. Catherine soon uncovers one of the darkest chapters in modern Irish history, a long-buried story of neglect and loss. Faced with deafening silence from the church and state, she embarks on a campaign for justice, confronting deep wounds that continue to shape Ireland today.
Space available: 50+
Saturday 31 October 2026
2:45 PM
An audacious comedic fable about sex, marriage, and the absurdities of social convention, Wicker tells the wholly original love story of an ostracized fisherwoman who commissions a husband to be made by the local Basketmaker.
Space available: 50+
Saturday 31 October 2026
5:00 PM
A powerful, deeply moving, and inspiring story of the actor Ian Charleson, who faced incredible odds while preparing to play Hamlet at the National Theatre.
Space available: 50+
Saturday 31 October 2026
7:15 PM
Set in 1381, in the aftermath of the devastating Black Plague, The Uprising centres on an England under the tyranny of the young King Richard II.
Space available: 50+
Sunday 1 November 2026
12:15 PM
Take in the beauty of Ireland’s striking landscapes with The Three Urns, a delightful follow-up to the crowd-pleasing The Man in the Hat, starring Oscar-nominee Ciarán Hinds. Hinds plays Mr O’Connor, who, after years of living in France, sets out on a pilgrimage to his former home in Ireland to scatter his late wife’s ashes. When his car breaks down, O’Connor acquires a solar-paneled milk float, and an offbeat road trip along the scenic northwest coast of Donegal begins.
Space available: 50+
Sunday 1 November 2026
2:30 PM
British national treasure Helen Mirren plays The Talented Mr. Ripley author Patricia Highsmith in this deeply intriguing thriller.
Space available: 50+
Sunday 1 November 2026
4:45 PM
An audacious comedic fable about sex, marriage, and the absurdities of social convention, Wicker tells the wholly original love story of an ostracized fisherwoman who commissions a husband to be made by the local Basketmaker.
Space available: 50+
Sunday 1 November 2026
7:00 PM
An audacious comedic fable about sex, marriage, and the absurdities of social convention, Wicker tells the wholly original love story of an ostracized fisherwoman who commissions a husband to be made by the local Basketmaker.
Space available: 50+
Tuesday 3 November 2026
3:00 PM
On a country road in Devon live two ideologically opposed neighbouring farmers - both called Derek. Derek Banbury believes in the intensive farming of his land, while Derek Gow is focused on creating a “rewilding” oasis for nature and wildlife on his land. Shot over three years, Derek vs Derek wonderfully juxtaposes the two wholly opposing approaches to farming, as tempers fray, wild animals run amok, and the land is radically transformed.
Space available: 50+
Tuesday 3 November 2026
5:00 PM
A smouldering psychological thriller set in the lush, isolated forests of Southern Ireland.
Space available: 50+
Tuesday 3 November 2026
7:15 PM
British national treasure Helen Mirren plays The Talented Mr. Ripley author Patricia Highsmith in this deeply intriguing thriller.
Space available: 50+
Wednesday 4 November 2026
3:00 PM
From his upbringing in Glasgow tenements, to his breakout stardom at Celtic, and his record-breaking transfer to Liverpool FC in 1977, this documentary explores Kenny’s profound humanity and leadership during deeply turbulent times. With skill, strength, flair, and sharp humour, the Scotsman became one of the club’s and Europe’s greatest players.
Space available: 50+
BIFF: Virgina Woolf's Night & Day #1
Wednesday 4 November 2026
5:15 PM
An inventive adaptation of Woolf’s novel Night & Day that is as relevant today as it ever was.
Space available: 50+
Wednesday 4 November 2026
7:15 PM
The film follows Cal Harley washed-up musician haunted by his past success. Returning to his hometown, he faces a family still grieving his mother’s death, and their beloved pub on the brink of closure.
Space available: 50+
Thursday 5 November 2026
3:00 PM
One name. Two champions. BAFTA-nominated filmmaker Alex Holmes delivers the definitive portrait of how Damon Hill overcame the loss of his legendary father, Graham Hill, and followed in his footsteps to become a Formula 1 world champion himself. Hill is a gripping documentary that charts the racing legend’s journey through tragedy, pressure, and some of the most iconic moments in F1 history
Space available: 50+
Thursday 5 November 2026
5:00 PM
Oscar-nominee Saoirse Ronan delivers one of her most daring and memorable roles in the satirical thriller Bad Apples, a bold and timely film that challenges how deeply we hold our core beliefs.
Space available: 50+
Thursday 5 November 2026
7:15 PM
The Incomer follows siblings Isla, and Sandy who have lived alone on a remote, windswept Scottish island for 30 years since their parents disappeared. The siblings live a totally normal life, hunting seabirds, chatting to mythic creatures, and defending their isle from dreaded incomers. But their world is upended with the arrival of Daniel an awkward and socially inept council worker, come to uproot them to the mainland.
Space available: 50+
Friday 6 November 2026
3:00 PM
Take in the beauty of Ireland’s striking landscapes with The Three Urns, a delightful follow-up to the crowd-pleasing The Man in the Hat, starring Oscar-nominee Ciarán Hinds. Hinds plays Mr O’Connor, who, after years of living in France, sets out on a pilgrimage to his former home in Ireland to scatter his late wife’s ashes. When his car breaks down, O’Connor acquires a solar-paneled milk float, and an offbeat road trip along the scenic northwest coast of Donegal begins.
Space available: 50+
Friday 6 November 2026
5:15 PM
On a country road in Devon live two ideologically opposed neighbouring farmers - both called Derek. Derek Banbury believes in the intensive farming of his land, while Derek Gow is focused on creating a “rewilding” oasis for nature and wildlife on his land. Shot over three years, Derek vs Derek wonderfully juxtaposes the two wholly opposing approaches to farming, as tempers fray, wild animals run amok, and the land is radically transformed.
Space available: 50+
Friday 6 November 2026
7:15 PM
Set in 1381, in the aftermath of the devastating Black Plague, The Uprising centres on an England under the tyranny of the young King Richard II.
Space available: 50+
BIFF: The Lost Children of Tuam #2
Saturday 7 November 2026
12:30 PM
The film follows Catherine Corless as she begins researching “Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home”, a former institution for unmarried mothers and their children in Tuam, County Galway. Catherine soon uncovers one of the darkest chapters in modern Irish history, a long-buried story of neglect and loss. Faced with deafening silence from the church and state, she embarks on a campaign for justice, confronting deep wounds that continue to shape Ireland today.
Space available: 50+
Saturday 7 November 2026
2:30 PM
The film follows a week in the life of Amy, a dedicated social worker who gives everything she has to support those in need. Amy’s personal life is upended when her beloved father begins facing serious health issues, forcing her and her mother to accept a painful new reality.
Space available: 50+
Saturday 7 November 2026
5:00 PM
The always-brilliant Bill Nighy stars in 500 Miles, a life-affirming celebration of the human spirit that follows a broken family who are forced to come together when their two young boys run away from home.
Space available: 50+
Saturday 7 November 2026
7:15 PM
The latest film from British cinema royalty Danny Boyle Ink charts the rise of Rupert Murdoch’s notorious newspaper The Sun, and the creation of the UK’s tabloid culture.
Space available: 50+
BIFF: Virginia Woolf's Night & Day #2
Sunday 8 November 2026
12:15 PM
An inventive adaptation of Woolf’s novel Night & Day that is as relevant today as it ever was.
Space available: 50+
Sunday 8 November 2026
2:15 PM
Screen legends Joan Collins and Isabella Rossellini are bringing old Hollywood class to this year’s Festival with My Duchess. Joan Collins plays Wallis, the Duchess of Windsor, who following the death of Edward Duke of Windsor, lives a secluded life in her Paris chateau.
Space available: 50+
Sunday 8 November 2026
4:45 PM
British national treasure Helen Mirren plays The Talented Mr. Ripley author Patricia Highsmith in this deeply intriguing thriller.
Space available: 50+
Sunday 8 November 2026
7:00 PM
A smouldering psychological thriller set in the lush, isolated forests of Southern Ireland.
Space available: 50+
Tuesday 10 November 2026
3:00 PM
Inspired by the real-life tale of Scottish rap duo “Silibil N’ Brains”, California Schemin’ follows lifelong friends Gavin Bain and Billy Boyd. Chasing their dream of becoming successful rappers, Gavin and Billy are faced with one problem - no one will take their aspirations seriously with their thick regional accents.
Space available: 50+
Tuesday 10 November 2026
5:15 PM
The film follows Cal Harley washed-up musician haunted by his past success. Returning to his hometown, he faces a family still grieving his mother’s death, and their beloved pub on the brink of closure.
Space available: 50+
Tuesday 10 November 2026
7:15 PM
Sir Michael Parkinson, often affectionately known as “Parky”, was one of the most ubiquitous figures on UK Television. This riveting new documentary examines the career and milestones of the man known as “the great British talkshow host.”
Space available: 50+
BIFF: Once Upon a Time in a Cinema#2
Wednesday 11 November 2026
3:00 PM
This witty, light-hearted Irish comedy-drama centres on a Friday night in a small-town cinema, as a series of comic mishaps draws an entire community together in unexpected and touching ways.
Space available: 50+
Wednesday 11 November 2026
5:00 PM
British national treasure Helen Mirren plays The Talented Mr. Ripley author Patricia Highsmith in this deeply intriguing thriller.
Space available: 50+
Wednesday 11 November 2026
7:15 PM
The latest film from British cinema royalty Danny Boyle Ink charts the rise of Rupert Murdoch’s notorious newspaper The Sun, and the creation of the UK’s tabloid culture.
Space available: 50+
EOS: Vermeer - The Greatest Exhibition #1
Thursday 26 November 2026
7:00 PM
In the spring of 2023, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam opened its doors to the largest Vermeer exhibition in history. The show sold out within days of going on sale. This award-winning film offers you the chance to experience the exhibition of the century on the big screen… Rated E | Runtime 90 mins
Space available: 50+
EOS: Vermeer - The Greatest Exhibition #2
Sunday 29 November 2026
2:00 PM
In the spring of 2023, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam opened its doors to the largest Vermeer exhibition in history. The show sold out within days of going on sale. This award-winning film offers you the chance to experience the exhibition of the century on the big screen… Rated E | Runtime 90 mins
Space available: 50+
