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CLIMATE FILM FESTIVAL 2026 | SEVEN FILMS. SEVEN DAYS.Monday 19 – Sunday 25 October | Cinema Paradiso, Wānaka
Warm up to Wao Summit 2026 with a week of extraordinary climate and environmental storytelling at Cinema Paradiso, Wānaka. Brought to you by Wao.
The Wao Film Festival 2026 brings together seven highly acclaimed films exploring our relationship with land, food, nature, community, democracy and the future we are creating.
From regenerative farming and environmental activism to young people imagining a better future, each film offers a different lens on some of the defining challenges and possibilities of our time.
THE PROGRAMME
🎬 MONDAY 19 OCTOBER | 7.00PM
Common Wealth
🎬 TUESDAY 20 OCTOBER | 7.00PM
Rachel’s Farm
🎬 WEDNESDAY 21 OCTOBER | 7.00PM
Orwell: 2+2=5
🎬 THURSDAY 22 OCTOBER | 6.30PM
Silent Friend
🎬 FRIDAY 23 OCTOBER | 7.00PM
The Giants
🎬 SATURDAY 24 OCTOBER | 4.30PM
Future Council - Great for kids!
🎬 SUNDAY 25 OCTOBER | 4.30PM
Wilding
Whether you come for one film or make a week of it, the festival is an opportunity to gather, think, be challenged and leave inspired ahead of Wao Summit 2026: Resilience in Action.
📍 Cinema Paradiso, Wānaka
📅 19–25 October 2026
Explore the full programme, watch the trailers and find out more:
www.wao.co.nz/all-events/wao-film-festival-2026
Tickets are booked directly through Cinema Paradiso:
www.paradiso.nz
PLUS A SUMMIT ENCORE
Missed Rachel’s Farm during Film Festival week? There will be an encore screening during Wao Summit on Saturday 31 October at 5.00pm.
Seven films. Seven days. One week of stories to challenge how we see the world — and what we do next.
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Event venue
Cinema Paradiso, 72 Brownston Street,Wanaka, New Zealand, Queenstown
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