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Opening Night + Short Film Showcase ticket
MISTY FLICKS OPENING NIGHT + SHORT FILM SHOWCASE Friday 6 November | Regent Theatre, Te Awamutu Join us at the Regent Theatre for Opening Night as we kick off three days of independent film, filmmakers and conversations. We’ll start the evening with the chance to walk the red carpet, drinks and nibbles, and our official Festival welcome. Then it’s time to settle in for the 2026 Short Film Showcase. Ten finalist films from emerging and established Aotearoa filmmakers will take you from a sailboat in Russell and a dusty Central Otago woolshed to wartime Germany and beyond. Expect drama, suspense, humour, animation and music, with stories exploring family, grief, connection, creativity, identity, history and justice. Then stay for the filmmaker Q&A and hear from some of the people behind the films. Your Opening Night ticket includes: • Red carpet and photo opportunities from 6pm • Drinks and nibbles • Festival welcome and opening at 7pm • Short Film Showcase • Filmmaker Q&A Come along and help us kick off Misty Flicks 2026. Misty Flicks Film Festival 2026 6–8 November | Regent Theatre, Te Awamutu Home of independent film in the heart of Aotearoa.
MISTY FLICKS OPENING NIGHT + SHORT FILM SHOWCASE Friday 6 November | Regent Theatre, Te Awamutu Join us at the Regent Theatre for Opening Night as we kick off three days of independent film, filmmakers and conversations. We’ll start the evening with the chance to walk the red carpet, drinks and nibbles, and our official Festival welcome. Then it’s time to settle in for the 2026 Short Film Showcase. Ten finalist films from emerging and established Aotearoa filmmakers will take you from a sailboat in Russell and a dusty Central Otago woolshed to wartime Germany and beyond. Expect drama, suspense, humour, animation and music, with stories exploring family, grief, connection, creativity, identity, history and justice. Then stay for the filmmaker Q&A and hear from some of the people behind the films. Your Opening Night ticket includes: • Red carpet and photo opportunities from 6pm • Drinks and nibbles • Festival welcome and opening at 7pm • Short Film Showcase • Filmmaker Q&A Come along and help us kick off Misty Flicks 2026. Misty Flicks Film Festival 2026 6–8 November | Regent Theatre, Te Awamutu Home of independent film in the heart of Aotearoa.
$30.00Use arrow keys to change quantityBreakfast + After Hours ticket
BREAKFAST + AFTER HOURS - $75 Saturday 7 November | Peach & Porker, Te Awamutu Breakfast + After Hours brings together two of the most social parts of the Misty Flicks weekend - our Saturday morning Festival Breakfast and Saturday evening get-together. Start the day over breakfast at Peach & Porker with filmmakers, film lovers and Festival guests. The Festival Breakfast has become a highlight of Misty Flicks, and this year we’re giving you even more time to catch up, meet people and talk film before the day’s programme gets underway. Then, after a full day at the Regent, head back to Peach & Porker for After Hours. Grab a drink, enjoy some nibbles, and keep the conversations going. Whether you work in film, want to work in film, or simply enjoy independent film and meeting the people behind it, you’re welcome. Your ticket includes: • Saturday Festival Breakfast – buffet style • Saturday evening After Hours event – one complimentary drink and bar snacks Two events, good food and plenty of time to connect. Misty Flicks Film Festival 2026 6–8 November | Te Awamutu Home of independent film in the heart of Aotearoa.
BREAKFAST + AFTER HOURS - $75 Saturday 7 November | Peach & Porker, Te Awamutu Breakfast + After Hours brings together two of the most social parts of the Misty Flicks weekend - our Saturday morning Festival Breakfast and Saturday evening get-together. Start the day over breakfast at Peach & Porker with filmmakers, film lovers and Festival guests. The Festival Breakfast has become a highlight of Misty Flicks, and this year we’re giving you even more time to catch up, meet people and talk film before the day’s programme gets underway. Then, after a full day at the Regent, head back to Peach & Porker for After Hours. Grab a drink, enjoy some nibbles, and keep the conversations going. Whether you work in film, want to work in film, or simply enjoy independent film and meeting the people behind it, you’re welcome. Your ticket includes: • Saturday Festival Breakfast – buffet style • Saturday evening After Hours event – one complimentary drink and bar snacks Two events, good food and plenty of time to connect. Misty Flicks Film Festival 2026 6–8 November | Te Awamutu Home of independent film in the heart of Aotearoa.
$75.00Use arrow keys to change quantityMasterclass with Mark Westerby - Know your Audience ticket
MASTERCLASS WITH MARK WESTERBY - KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE Saturday 7 November, 2.00pm | Regent Theatre, Te Awamutu You’ve got a poster and a trailer. But is that enough to reach your audience? In an increasingly crowded marketplace, filmmakers need to think differently about how they get their projects in front of the right people. In Know Your Audience, Mark will explore how filmmakers can use behind-the-scenes, EPK and other bespoke marketing content to help their projects connect with their audience. Drawing on examples from film and television projects he’s worked on, Mark will unpack how different content is conceived, created and used, and why it all starts with understanding exactly who you’re trying to reach. Every project has a different audience, identity and pathway to market. Define your audience early, and you’re better placed to create content that speaks directly to them, builds interest and gives your project the best chance of being discovered. Expect plenty of practical examples of BTS and EPK material, along with the thinking and strategy behind them. Misty Flicks Film Festival 2026 6–8 November | Regent Theatre, Te Awamutu Home of independent film in the heart of Aotearoa.
MASTERCLASS WITH MARK WESTERBY - KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE Saturday 7 November, 2.00pm | Regent Theatre, Te Awamutu You’ve got a poster and a trailer. But is that enough to reach your audience? In an increasingly crowded marketplace, filmmakers need to think differently about how they get their projects in front of the right people. In Know Your Audience, Mark will explore how filmmakers can use behind-the-scenes, EPK and other bespoke marketing content to help their projects connect with their audience. Drawing on examples from film and television projects he’s worked on, Mark will unpack how different content is conceived, created and used, and why it all starts with understanding exactly who you’re trying to reach. Every project has a different audience, identity and pathway to market. Define your audience early, and you’re better placed to create content that speaks directly to them, builds interest and gives your project the best chance of being discovered. Expect plenty of practical examples of BTS and EPK material, along with the thinking and strategy behind them. Misty Flicks Film Festival 2026 6–8 November | Regent Theatre, Te Awamutu Home of independent film in the heart of Aotearoa.
$60.00Use arrow keys to change quantitySmoky - Feature Film ticket
Saturday 7 November, 5.30pm | Regent Theatre, Te Awamutu NEW ZEALAND PREMIERE Smoky Directed by James Fink-Jensen Smoky the Clown is missing on the eve of a life-saving surgery. Nobody seems alarmed or in a hurry to find him. Dawn doesn't accept it. Already under pressure at law school, she turns to her cousin Chloe, Smoky's daughter, and starts piecing together what's been left out. What begins as a search for a missing man turns into something else entirely. Smoky is the debut feature film from award-winning Aotearoa writer and director James Fink-Jensen, whose work explores everyday tensions and the moments they boil over. Following the screening, stay for a filmmaker Q&A and hear more about the story, the filmmaking process and what it takes to bring an independent feature to the screen. Your ticket includes: • New Zealand Premiere screening of Smoky • Filmmaker Q&A Misty Flicks Film Festival 2026 6–8 November | Regent Theatre, Te Awamutu The home of independent film in the heart of Aotearoa.
Saturday 7 November, 5.30pm | Regent Theatre, Te Awamutu NEW ZEALAND PREMIERE Smoky Directed by James Fink-Jensen Smoky the Clown is missing on the eve of a life-saving surgery. Nobody seems alarmed or in a hurry to find him. Dawn doesn't accept it. Already under pressure at law school, she turns to her cousin Chloe, Smoky's daughter, and starts piecing together what's been left out. What begins as a search for a missing man turns into something else entirely. Smoky is the debut feature film from award-winning Aotearoa writer and director James Fink-Jensen, whose work explores everyday tensions and the moments they boil over. Following the screening, stay for a filmmaker Q&A and hear more about the story, the filmmaking process and what it takes to bring an independent feature to the screen. Your ticket includes: • New Zealand Premiere screening of Smoky • Filmmaker Q&A Misty Flicks Film Festival 2026 6–8 November | Regent Theatre, Te Awamutu The home of independent film in the heart of Aotearoa.
$20.00Use arrow keys to change quantityMasterclass with Alix Whittaker - From Short to Sundance ticket
MASTERCLASS WITH ALIX WHITTAKER - FROM SHORT TO SUNDANCE Sunday 8 November, 9.00am | Regent Theatre, Te Awamutu How do you go from making music videos to premiering a feature film at Sundance? Good question. In From Short to Sundance, Alix Whittaker takes us behind the scenes of the decade+ journey to getting her first feature film off the ground. And no, it wasn’t a straight line. There were music videos and 48Hours films. Feature ideas that didn’t become the first feature. Screenplay development. Taking a film to market. Making a short film to prove the concept. Finding partners. Financing. Then actually making the film. And taking it to Sundance. Alix will talk candidly about what it really takes to get a funded first feature film made in Aotearoa and help untangle some of the mystery around how you get from “I want to make a feature” to “We’re making a feature.” As part of the Masterclass, you’ll also get to see Alix’s short film Help, I’m Alien Pregnant. If making a feature is somewhere on your filmmaking horizon, this is a chance to hear what that journey can actually look like from someone who has done it. Misty Flicks Film Festival 2026 6–8 November | Regent Theatre, Te Awamutu Home of independent film in the heart of Aotearoa.
MASTERCLASS WITH ALIX WHITTAKER - FROM SHORT TO SUNDANCE Sunday 8 November, 9.00am | Regent Theatre, Te Awamutu How do you go from making music videos to premiering a feature film at Sundance? Good question. In From Short to Sundance, Alix Whittaker takes us behind the scenes of the decade+ journey to getting her first feature film off the ground. And no, it wasn’t a straight line. There were music videos and 48Hours films. Feature ideas that didn’t become the first feature. Screenplay development. Taking a film to market. Making a short film to prove the concept. Finding partners. Financing. Then actually making the film. And taking it to Sundance. Alix will talk candidly about what it really takes to get a funded first feature film made in Aotearoa and help untangle some of the mystery around how you get from “I want to make a feature” to “We’re making a feature.” As part of the Masterclass, you’ll also get to see Alix’s short film Help, I’m Alien Pregnant. If making a feature is somewhere on your filmmaking horizon, this is a chance to hear what that journey can actually look like from someone who has done it. Misty Flicks Film Festival 2026 6–8 November | Regent Theatre, Te Awamutu Home of independent film in the heart of Aotearoa.
$60.00Use arrow keys to change quantityMighty Indeed - Feature Film ticket
FEATURE FILM - MIGHTY INDEED Sunday 8 November, 11am | Regent Theatre, Te Awamutu Mighty Indeed Directed by Vanessa Wells In one of the harshest places on Earth, three women from different generations chase a hidden and ephemeral world beneath the Antarctic sea ice. Dr Natalie Robinson leads an expedition to McMurdo Sound, joined by PhD student and microbiologist Jacqui Stuart on her first trip south. Mentoring them from afar is veteran sea ice physicist Professor Pat Langhorne. Battling brutal weather and isolation, the team discovers extraordinary tiny creatures within the delicate structures of the ice. Weaving personal stories with groundbreaking science, Mighty Indeed is an intimate and deeply human portrait of life set against the immense scale of Antarctica, told with grit, wit, and surprising warmth. Director Vanessa Wells has travelled to Antarctica three times and has spent more than 20 years working across film and theatre in Aotearoa. Following the screening, stay for a filmmaker Q&A and hear more about the making of the film and the extraordinary world behind the story. Your ticket includes: • Feature documentary screening of Mighty Indeed • Filmmaker Q&A Misty Flicks Film Festival 2026 6–8 November | Regent Theatre, Te Awamutu The home of independent film in the heart of Aotearoa. Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7r8vHU30Yo
FEATURE FILM - MIGHTY INDEED Sunday 8 November, 11am | Regent Theatre, Te Awamutu Mighty Indeed Directed by Vanessa Wells In one of the harshest places on Earth, three women from different generations chase a hidden and ephemeral world beneath the Antarctic sea ice. Dr Natalie Robinson leads an expedition to McMurdo Sound, joined by PhD student and microbiologist Jacqui Stuart on her first trip south. Mentoring them from afar is veteran sea ice physicist Professor Pat Langhorne. Battling brutal weather and isolation, the team discovers extraordinary tiny creatures within the delicate structures of the ice. Weaving personal stories with groundbreaking science, Mighty Indeed is an intimate and deeply human portrait of life set against the immense scale of Antarctica, told with grit, wit, and surprising warmth. Director Vanessa Wells has travelled to Antarctica three times and has spent more than 20 years working across film and theatre in Aotearoa. Following the screening, stay for a filmmaker Q&A and hear more about the making of the film and the extraordinary world behind the story. Your ticket includes: • Feature documentary screening of Mighty Indeed • Filmmaker Q&A Misty Flicks Film Festival 2026 6–8 November | Regent Theatre, Te Awamutu The home of independent film in the heart of Aotearoa. Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7r8vHU30Yo
$20.00Use arrow keys to change quantityMisty Flicks Challenge 2026 ticket
One challenge. Two essential elements. Twelve very different films. For the 2026 Misty Flicks Challenge, filmmakers were given two things that had to appear in their film: a character named Ginger and a coat hanger. What they did with them was entirely up to them. Join us for the big-screen screening of this year’s 12 Challenge films: Bandwidth, Dress Code, Final Boarding, First Kiss, Five Fingers of Ginger, Into Darkness, Showgirl, The Getaway Kit, The Memory Palace Package, The Play Within, Two Mums One Film and Waiting For A Date. Expect 12 different interpretations of the same brief, then stay for the Q&A and hear from some of the filmmakers about what they created and how they approached the Challenge. And while you’re watching, keep an eye out for Ginger and that coat hanger. Saturday, 7 November 2026 Red carpet from 10.00am Screening starts 10.30am Screening + Q&A: approximately 1 hour Regent Theatre, Te Awamutu This is a free event, but registration is essential. Seating is limited, so please register for everyone in your group who will be attending.
One challenge. Two essential elements. Twelve very different films. For the 2026 Misty Flicks Challenge, filmmakers were given two things that had to appear in their film: a character named Ginger and a coat hanger. What they did with them was entirely up to them. Join us for the big-screen screening of this year’s 12 Challenge films: Bandwidth, Dress Code, Final Boarding, First Kiss, Five Fingers of Ginger, Into Darkness, Showgirl, The Getaway Kit, The Memory Palace Package, The Play Within, Two Mums One Film and Waiting For A Date. Expect 12 different interpretations of the same brief, then stay for the Q&A and hear from some of the filmmakers about what they created and how they approached the Challenge. And while you’re watching, keep an eye out for Ginger and that coat hanger. Saturday, 7 November 2026 Red carpet from 10.00am Screening starts 10.30am Screening + Q&A: approximately 1 hour Regent Theatre, Te Awamutu This is a free event, but registration is essential. Seating is limited, so please register for everyone in your group who will be attending.
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See what the next generation of filmmakers is creating on the big screen. Join us for the 2026 Misty Flicks Youth Screening, showcasing films created by emerging young filmmakers from across Aotearoa. The films are Dubiety, I Think, Paperclips, Skip, The Time Elevator, Trash, Trash Pickup Day, Fishy Business and The Party Invitation. Following the screening, stay for a Q&A and hear directly from some of the young filmmakers about their films and the experience of bringing their ideas to the screen. Sunday 8 November 2026 Red carpet from 1.00pm Screening starts 1.30pm Screening + Q&A: 1 hour Regent Theatre, Te Awamutu This is a free event, but registration is essential. Seating is limited, so please register for everyone in your group who will be attending.
See what the next generation of filmmakers is creating on the big screen. Join us for the 2026 Misty Flicks Youth Screening, showcasing films created by emerging young filmmakers from across Aotearoa. The films are Dubiety, I Think, Paperclips, Skip, The Time Elevator, Trash, Trash Pickup Day, Fishy Business and The Party Invitation. Following the screening, stay for a Q&A and hear directly from some of the young filmmakers about their films and the experience of bringing their ideas to the screen. Sunday 8 November 2026 Red carpet from 1.00pm Screening starts 1.30pm Screening + Q&A: 1 hour Regent Theatre, Te Awamutu This is a free event, but registration is essential. Seating is limited, so please register for everyone in your group who will be attending.
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