NZIFF Wellington 2025

Name: NZIFF Wellington 2025
Start: 2025
End: 2025
Location: Civic Theatre

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

Ira Hetaraka, dir.

Fresh — Debut Features

Fresh Best Film (shared)

Winner

My Father’s Shadow

Akinola Davies Jr., dir.

One of Those Days When Hemme Dies— Murat Firatoğlu, dir. (co-winner)

Fresh Audience Award

Winner

Peacock

Audience Award — Austria/Germany

Documentary

Best Documentary (shared)

Winner

Cutting Through Rocks

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

Jafar Panahi, dir. — Palme d’Or winner, Cannes 2025

Closing Film

Closer

Sentimental Value

Joachim Trier, dir.

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