The Top of the South Film Festival (TSFF) returns for it’s 12th annual edition.
Top of the South Film Festival 2026
Ticketing details:
- Nelson events are scheduled for Friday and Saturday, 2. and 3. October (Suter Theatre). Tickets available at:
Session 1 – Fri, 2 Oct, 7pm - 9pm
Session 2 – Sat, 3 Oct, 6pm - 8pm
Session 3 – Sat, 3 Oct, 8:15pm - 10:15pm - Marlborough screenings are scheduled for Sunday, October 10 (Event Cinemas Blenheim). Tickets available at:
Session 4 – Sat, 10 Oct, 6pm - 8pm
Session 5 – Sat, 10 Oct, 8:15pm - 10:15pm
All festival proceeds are donated to the Top of the South Film Production Society, which provides financial support to its members who pursue the art of filmmaking in our Top of the South region.
2026 Programme of Events
Friday 2nd Oct
Screening 1
7-9pm | The Suter, Nelson | M rating
Welcoming by the Mayor of Nelson, followed by a screening of NZ finest short films.
| A Helping Hand |
| Absolute |
| Assistance |
| Threads Across The Pacific |
| Going Down |
| Hardly Working |
| Porkie Pies |
| Rumpelstilchen |
| Cookies & Cream |
| XPT |
| When life gives you lemons. |
| Yeah The Girls |
Saturday 3rd Oct
Screening 2
6-8pm | The Suter, Nelson | M rating
Screening of NZ finest short films. :
| The Adventures Of Boy and Luann |
| The Pair |
| Miss 32 |
| Birds of a Feather |
| Sister Josephine |
| Ōpaoa |
| The Magnum Opal |
| Banana Destiny |
| The Wizard of Wellington |
| Washed Up |
| Big Boys |
| Sail Away |
Screening 3
8.15-10.15pm | The Suter, Nelson | M rating
Screening of NZ finest short films.
| MoonLite |
| A Starling Called Matisse |
| MAN AND HIS WILL |
| Static Noises |
| Engari |
| Spleenberg |
| Trace |
| More Than Anything |
| The Subantarctic: Wild Islands |
Saturday 10 Oct
Screening 4
6-8pm | Blenheim Event Cinemas | M rating
Screening of NZ finest short films.
| Ōpaoa |
| A Helping Hand |
| Porkie Pies |
| Birds of a Feather |
| Hardly Working |
| Threads Across The Pacific |
| Rumpelstilzchen |
| The Wizard of Wellington |
| Absolute |
| Cookies & Cream |
| Yeah The Girls |
| Trace |
Screening 5
8.15-10.15pm | Blenheim Event Cinemas | M rating
Screening of NZ finest short films.
| XPT |
| Our Glass |
| Engari |
| Banana Destiny |
| A Starling Called Matisse |
| MoonLite |
| Sail Away |
| When life gives you lemons. |
| Spleenberg |
| MAN AND HIS WILL |
| Washed Up |
| Static Noises |
| The Subantarctic: Wild Islands |
| More Than Anything |
From thrillers and dramas to westerns, animated comedies and documentaries—this year’s screenings contain entertainment for all.