From Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgård in the offbeat fantasy Wicker, to an intimate portrait of legendary British interviewer, Michael Parkinson in documentary Parky, Intrepid British & Irish Film Festival 2026 is bringing a packed programme of British and Irish cinema to audiences across New Zealand later this month.
Running from 27th October to 18th November, the festival will screen films at 34 cinemas from Kerikeri to Dunedin, giving audiences around the country the chance to experience a little slice of British and Irish storytelling.
The highly anticipated Wicker will have its New Zealand premiere, a wonderfully strange romantic fantasy about an ostracised fisherwoman who commissions a husband made from wicker, only for their unconventional romance to cause outrage, jealousy and chaos in her small village.
Other highlights include Danny Boyle’s Ink, starring Guy Pearce and Jack O’Connell in the story of Rupert Murdoch’s takeover of The Sun; The Three Urns, a darkly comic road trip starring Ciarán Hinds; Helen Mirren stars in thriller A Talent For Murder directed by Anton Corbijn; Audience award winner from TIFF, Elsinore is a biographical drama that follows Ian Charleson during the final year of his life; Hill, the documentary tracing Formula 1 champion Damon Hill’s journey from personal loss to World Championship glory; and Parky, an intimate portrait of legendary British interviewer Sir Michael Parkinson, told largely through his own words. New Zealander Thomasin McKenzie stars with Andrew Garfield in historical drama, The Uprising.
Tickets and screening information available HERE
WHERE TO FIND THE FESTIVAL:
27 October – 18 November (Wellington)
28 October – 8 November Tākaka
28 October – 11 November Whangārei, Whitianga, Tauranga, Cambridge, New Plymouth, Napier, Palmerston North, Whanganui, Blenheim, Arrowtown
28 October – 18 November Kerikeri, Matakana, Auckland, Hamilton, Havelock North, Masterton, Nelson, Christchurch, Rangiora, Wānaka, Dunedin