It begins: The New Zealand International Film Festival 2011…

Welcome moviegoers of Aotearoa to the New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF) blog – brought to you by Flicks and the Festival itself.

Here you will find:
* Q&As with the stars and filmmakers
* All NZIFF announcements, direct from the Festival organisers
* Guest blog entries from filmmakers and the NZIFF
* Flicks.co.nz’s complete coverage (including the line-up announcement and our annual Trailer Special featuring every trailer from the Fest)

Home of the NZIFF is at nzff.co.nz, where you will full schedules and screening times once they’re announced. Here are the vital stats to date…

The Festival by city for 2011:

* Auckland, July 14th – 31st @ the Civic, Academy, Rialto, Lido and Bridgeway.
* Wellington, July 29th – August 14th @ the Embassy, Paramount, Penthouse and Te Papa.
* Dunedin, August 4th – 21st @ Regent Theatre and Rialto.
* Christchurch, August 11th – 28th – Venues TBC.
* Palmerston North, August 18th – September 4th @ Downtown Cinemas.
* Hamilton, August 25th – September 11th @ Lido.
* Nelson, September 1st – 18th @ Suter and State Cinemas.
* Tauranga, September 8th – 24th @ Rialto Tauranga.
* New Plymouth, September 15th – 28th @ Event Cinemas.
* Hawke’s Bay, September 21st – October 9th @ Cinema Gold.
* Greymouth, October 13th – 19th @ Regent Theatre.
* Masterton, October 27th – November 9th @ Regent 3.
* Gisborne, November 3rd – 16th @ Odeon Cinemas.
* Kerikeri, November 10th – 20th @ Cathay Cinema.

So, stay tuned to this station for all the news, previews and excitement for NZ International Film Festival: Flicks.co.nz’s favourite time of the year…