Rich in documentaries, this year’s selection of New Zealand films feature two World Premieres and an Incredibly Strange SXSW hit, which is sure to have audiences raising horns.

Today’s reveal adds three New Zealand titles to our growing list of early announcements, along with a further collection of locally made shorts that will appear in the Aotearoa section of the programme. NZIFF has worked long and hard to provide this platform for striking work made within our own shores and we salute the filmmakers and their commitment to putting New Zealand and New Zealanders on screen.

The 2015 New Zealand titles are...

Crossing Rachmaninoff

Directed by Rebecca Tansley | 79 mins | World Premiere
A winning portrait of Italian-born Auckland concert pianist Flavio Villani as he returns like the prodigal son to Italy for his concert debut, scaling one of the summits of the Romantic repertoire.

Deathgasm

Director/Screenplay: Jason Lei Howden | 90 mins
Two metalheads unleash a satanic riff that opens the gates of hell in this blood-splattered, heavy shredding comedy-horror. The winner of the Make My Horror Movie competition hits home shores after wowing audiences overseas.

The Price of Peace

Directed by Kim Webby | 87 mins | World Premiere
Kim Webby’s background in investigative journalism is put to riveting use in this documentary about Tame Iti and the Urewera Four, taking a criminal case of national interest to explore a greater social issue.

New Zealand films at NZIFF are proudly sponsored by Resene.