Those that like their movies short and sweet are in for a treat when the Show Me Shorts film festival kicks off in Northland.
The festival screens a collection of hand-picked short films called The Sampler which has screened in Kaitaia, Dargaville over the weekend and is on in Whangarei next week.
The collection is described as "some of our most accessible, heart-warming, vibrant and fun shorts from New Zealand and around the world".
For festival director Gina Dellabarca getting to the smaller centres was an important consideration.
"Most festivals go to the major cities, it's really cool to get into the smaller areas. There's some beautiful films in the festival and we're really excited to see what people think."