Nuku'alofa Film Festival NFF

Nuku'alofa Film Festival NFF Founded in 2015 to encourage our Tongan and Moana people to tell their own stories, and to enhance their voices -in film.

The first Nuku’alofa Film Festival was initiated in October 2015 to show publically and for free the 3 short movies, retellings of Tongan and Samoan myths, and a short documentary, all made locally. Free and open to all, it attracted approximately 300 viewers. This encouraged us to make it an annual event, encouraging local filmmaking and storytelling, despite restricted access to technical traini

ng and equipment, and sharing of other Pacific stories told on screen. With no restriction on genre (fiction, documentary…), theme (contemporary issues, romance, horror…) or process (video, animation, stop motion…), creativity is the key element –and typically not something lacking among the Tongans.

29/04/2025

Community Callout! A feature documentary on the late Jonah Lomu is currently in progress, but they need your help..

We are reaching out to our community to see if anyone has personal footage or photos that can help us tell his incredible story. If you think you do, or know someone who does, please click on the link - Malo aupito!

Malo e lelei, hou’eiki mo hotau kāinga. Ko e ki’i fanongonongo pe ‘eni fekau’aki mo e faiva documentary ‘o e fetu’u ngingila Tonga ko eni ko Siona Lomu. Ka ‘oku ke ma’u ha ngaahi ‘ata pe ko ha vitiō ‘o e tangata ni ke tanaki mo tokoni ki hono fa’u ‘a e fo’i faiva ni, pea ke kataki ‘o click he link ko ‘eni, ke ma’u hono fakaikiiki ‘o e founga hono send mai. Malo ‘aupito, Tu’a ‘ofa atu https://tahiproduction.nz/lomu

LAUNCHING TOMORROW 🌸 🐚📷:
05/06/2024

LAUNCHING TOMORROW 🌸 🐚

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NFF SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN ! 🇹🇴Visit the link in our BIO and if you have any further questions, please feel free to contac...
03/06/2024

NFF SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN ! 🇹🇴

Visit the link in our BIO and if you have any further questions, please feel free to contact our team 🌸

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Nuku’alofa Film Festival is officially open for submissions! 🌸Visit the link in our bio for the most updated T&C’s.We ar...
03/06/2024

Nuku’alofa Film Festival is officially open for submissions! 🌸

Visit the link in our bio for the most updated T&C’s.

We are incredibly excited to receive your film submissions 🤍



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The footprints in the sand of those who continue to centre the needs of Pacific peoples within the Climate Change moveme...
02/06/2024

The footprints in the sand of those who continue to centre the needs of Pacific peoples within the Climate Change movement act as our compass 🌸

This theme reflects the festival’s long-term commitment and vision of the transformative potential the arts harbours. Contributing to the long-standing efforts of the activists who advocate for the voices of the Pacific within the global climate space 🐚

We aspire to curate an impactful dialogue of perspectives, using film as a vessel to empower our communities into meaningful change 🌊

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Meet our NFF24 Team 🌸Melenaite Piu is an accomplished arts professional with extensive experience working for prominent ...
01/06/2024

Meet our NFF24 Team 🌸

Melenaite Piu is an accomplished arts professional with extensive experience working for prominent film festivals and arts organisations, including the Sydney Film Festival, London Film Festival, and the Sydney Opera House.

Currently, she serves as the Pasifika Creative Producer at the Australian Museum 🐚

Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, Melenaite is a proud member of the Tongan diaspora, with her family hailing from Tu’anuku, Vava’u. Her deep cultural roots and diverse professional background contribute to her dynamic approach in the arts sector 🇹🇴

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Meet our NFF24 Team! 🌸Sandra Kailahi is an award-winning journalist, producer and writer 🇹🇴She co-created, co-wrote and ...
30/05/2024

Meet our NFF24 Team! 🌸

Sandra Kailahi is an award-winning journalist, producer and writer 🇹🇴

She co-created, co-wrote and produced two seasons of the first Tongan Bilingual Drama web series, Brutal Live – Mo’ui Faingata’a funded by NZ On Air, alongside Vela Manusaute.

The second series won Best Pasifika Programme at the 2023 NZTV Awards 🏆

She co-produced the feature film, Uproar which had its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival in 2023. She also co-produced the documentary For My Father's Kingdom which was selected for the Berlinale - Berlin International Film Festival NATIVe programme in 2019 and also won Special Jury Prize for International Documentary Asian Pacific Film Festival that year.

Sandra has also produced three short films, The Messiah, Meet Munch Jr and Testimony. Her career as a journalist saw her work for RNZ, Radio 531, Tagata Pasifika, Fair Go, TVNZ7 and One News over a span of three decades.

Kailahi's production company, Kingston Productions NZ, continues to pioneer stories for Pacific stories across the screen sector and we are incredibly grateful to have her expertise on our team!

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Meet our NFF24 Team! 🌸Sisi’uno Helu is a multi-faceted talent 🇹🇴An academic, film producer, performing artist, and the ...
30/05/2024

Meet our NFF24 Team! 🌸

Sisi’uno Helu is a multi-faceted talent 🇹🇴

An academic, film producer, performing artist, and the founder of the Nuku’alofa Film Festival. With a rich background in the arts, she led the division at Atenisi Institute, a prestigious institution founded by her late father, Tongan Philosopher and Historian Futa Helu.

Her most recent live work, Hikule’o, toured to Aotearoa, New Zealand. Its world premiere was staged at the Pacific Dance Festival in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland, and then it toured the Kia Mau Festival in Pōneke, Wellington.

Sisi’uno is based in Warrane, Sydney, and offers pathways for Tongans living in the diaspora to learn ancient Tongan performing arts through modern music & dance.

More amazing announcements are coming this week!

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Oct 21-26, 2024! 🇹🇴
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Oct 21-26, 2024!
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