TERROR-FI PRESENTS

Premieres, exclusive or advanced screenings, and special limited theatrical releases throughout the year.

READY OR NOT 2

Event: Opening Night Event / Premiere
Genre: Horror, Action, Thriller, Comedy
Runtime: 104 mins
Rating: R16 – violence, offensive language & drug use

WELLINGTON
Thu 19 Mar, 8:25pm
The Roxy

AUCKLAND
Mon 16 Mar, 6:30pm
Rialto Newmarket

THEY WILL KILL YOU

Event: New Zealand Premiere
Genre: Action, Thriller, Horror
Runtime: 94 mins
Rating: tbc

WELLINGTON
Tue 24 Mar, 6:30pm
The Roxy

Tue 24 Mar, 8:30pm
The Roxy

AUCKLAND
Tue 24 Mar, 8:00pm
The Capitol

CHRISTCHURCH
Tue 24 Mar, 7:30pm
Silky Otter Wigram

TERROR-FI 2025

TERROR-FI 2025

Wellington and Auckland tickets are now live! Christchurch soon!

Terror-Fi 2025’s line-up is our biggest and most diverse yet.

Carefully curated to include award-winning and audience favourites from festivals like Cannes, SXSW, Fantasia, Toronto, Sitges, and Fantastic Fest … with World and New Zealand premieres across a wide range of genres … from blockbuster hits to those indie gems you tell your friends about discovering … there’s something for everyone!

We’ve kept our ticket prices the same as last two years – $18.50 Adults and $16.50 Students, Seniors, and Guilds.

You can buy a Fan Badge to see all 17 screenings (including all bonus screenings) for just $199 – that’s less than $12 per film!

A massive thanks to everyone who helps make the festival a success – fans, filmakers, distributors, cinemas and sponsors.

DATES

Opening Night (all cities)
29 October
Wellington
30 October – 2 November
Auckland
6 November – 9 November
Christchurch
12 November – 18 November
Bonus Screenings (all cities)
5 + 12 + 13 November

ABOUT TERROR-FI 

TERROR-FI FILM FESTIVAL

ABOUT

Terror-Fi is New Zealand’s premier genre film festival; showcasing the best horror, thriller, sci-fi and other fantastically awesome films from around the world.

We champion the big screen and the films that deserve to be seen on it. We celebrate filmmakers, unique stories, new voices, and also local talent.

TERROR-FI wouldn’t be anything without the fans, so we provide truly unique experiences both on and off screen; including custom pre-shows, themed lobbies, custom food and drink menus, dress-up events, DJs, special guests, and filmmaking masterclasses.

Founded in 2017 by New Zealand genre producer and distributor James Partridge, TERROR-FI now has a home in New Zealand’s three largest cities (Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch) playing to an audience of over 7,000 of passionate genre fans each year.

Terror-Fi has featured World and New Zealand Premiere screenings of the top genre films for each year, including: HERETIC, STRANGE DARLING, FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S, COBWEB, WHEN EVIL LURKS, HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS, BARBARIAN, BODIES BODIES BODIES, SOMETHING IN THE DIRT, ANTLERS, NEW YORK NINJA, POSSESSOR, PSYCHO GOREMAN, COLOR OUT OF SPACE, OVERLORD, SUSPIRIA, ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE, PROSPECT, ANTEBELLUM, READY OR NOT and many more.

One-off premieres, exclusive releases and advanced screenings throughout the year have included: THE MONKEY, MICKEY 17, NOSFERATU, THE SUBSTANCE, ALIEN: ROMULUS, MAXXXINE, LONGLEGS, CIVIL WAR, POOR THINGS, SALTBURN, ABIGAIL, LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL, DREAM SCENARIO, X, PEARL, EVIL DEAD RISE, COCAINE BEAR, SCREAM V & VI, NOPE, THE BLACK PHONE, and PIG.

We’re proud to be a New Zealand festival, where 100% of the profits from the festival go toward supporting local films and filmmakers.

MERCH

Terror-Fi has some sweet merch available. T-shirts, caps, beanies, water bottles, and coffee mugs. Everything you could want. 

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