New Zealand International Film Festival — Wellington

NZIFF Wellington 2025

August 14 – 27, 2025  •  Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington, New Zealand

54th
Wellington Edition
Womb Best Short Film
My Father’s Shadow Fresh Best Film
Cutting Through Rocks Best Documentary
New Zealand Short Film
Umbrella Best Short Film
Winner
Womb
IMDb
Ira Hetaraka, dir.
Fresh — Debut Features
Fresh Best Film (shared)
Winner
My Father’s Shadow
IMDb
Akinola Davies Jr., dir.
One of Those Days When Hemme Dies— Murat Firatoğlu, dir. (co-winner)
Fresh Audience Award
Winner
Peacock
IMDb
Audience Award — Austria/Germany
Documentary
Best Documentary (shared)
Winner
Cutting Through Rocks
IMDb
Sara Khaki & Mohammadreza Eyri, dirs. — also won Audience Award
Endless Cookie— Peter & Seth Scriver, dirs. (co-winner)
Programme Highlights
Opening Film
Opener
It Was Just an Accident
IMDb
Jafar Panahi, dir. — Palme d’Or winner, Cannes 2025
Closing Film
Closer
Sentimental Value
IMDb
Joachim Trier, dir.