Doug Dillaman Photo: supplied
When the New Zealand International Film Festival reluctantly cancelled the Auckland sector, due to Covid Delta restrictions, a group of Tāmaki Makaurau film lovers refused to take it lying down.
What they've done is set up an online alternative, using existing streaming and video-on-demand services.
And defying the International Festival's claim that it's impossible to juggle the demands of both online and cinemas, the Auckland Online Film Festival boasts 195 features and 18 shorts.
Simon Morris talks with Festival founder, Doug Dillaman, and to one of his guest curators - and someone well used to dealing with on-line and cinema hybrids - the Terror-Fi Festival's James Partridge.
For more information - including the Festival's complete programme click here.
