If you can’t make it for the full weekend or want to curate your own festival experience, grab individual session tickets below to join us for specific screenings, masterclasses, and social events!

Opening Night + Short Film Showcase

When: Friday 6 November | Red carpet from 6:00pm, Opening at 7:00pm

Where: Regent Theatre, Te Awamutu

Price: $30

Includes: Red carpet photo ops, drinks & nibbles, official festival welcome, 2026 Short Film Showcase (10 finalist films), and a filmmaker Q&A.

Breakfast + After Hours

When: Saturday 7 November | Morning Breakfast & Evening Get-Together

Where: Peach & Porker, Te Awamutu

Price: $75

Includes: Buffet-style Saturday Festival Breakfast plus entry to the Saturday evening After Hours event (includes one complimentary drink and bar snacks).

Masterclass with Mark Westerby: Know Your Audience

When: Saturday 7 November | 2:00pm

Where: Regent Theatre, Te Awamutu

Price: $60

Details: Learn how to define your target audience early and utilize behind-the-scenes, EPK, and bespoke marketing content to build genuine interest in your film projects.

Feature Film: Smoky (NZ Premiere)

When: Saturday 7 November | 5:30pm

Where: Regent Theatre, Te Awamutu

Price: $20

Includes: New Zealand Premiere screening of Smoky (directed by James Fink-Jensen) followed by an insightful filmmaker Q&A session.

Masterclass with Alix Whittaker: From Short to Sundance

When: Sunday 8 November | 9:00am

Where: Regent Theatre, Te Awamutu

Price: $60

Details: Go behind the scenes of getting a funded first feature off the ground in Aotearoa. Includes a screening of Alix’s short film Help, I’m Alien Pregnant.

Feature Film: Mighty Indeed

When: Sunday 8 November | 11:00am

Where: Regent Theatre, Te Awamutu

Price: $20

Includes: Feature documentary screening of Mighty Indeed (directed by Vanessa Wells) exploring life and Antarctic science, followed by a filmmaker Q&A.

Misty Flicks Challenge Screening

When: Saturday 7 November | Screening 10:30am (red carpet from 10:00am)

Where: Regent Theatre, Te Awamutu

Price: Free

Includes: 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 coathanger.

Note for Misty Flicks Challenge Screening: This is a free event, but registration is essential.

Seating is limited, so please register for everyone in your group who will be attending.

Youth Screening

When: Sunday 8 November | Screening 1:30pm (red carpet from 1:00pm)

Where: Regent Theatre, Te Awamutu

Price: Free

Includes: 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.

Note for Youth Screening: This is a free event, but registration is essential.

Seating is limited, so please register for everyone in your group who will be attending.

Or Grab a Festival Pass

If you plan on attending multiple sessions across the weekend, the Weekend Festival Pass is your best value option! Get full access to all screenings, masterclasses, and social events at a discounted rate.