Official Nominee
Where the Whales Still Sing
by Tane Whetu · Aotearoa Tide Films
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Official Nominee
Where the Whales Still Sing
Tane Whetu · New Zealand
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Synopsis
A young marine biologist returns to her ancestral coast to record a song no one has heard in fifty years.
- Creator
- Tane Whetu
- Studio
- Aotearoa Tide Films
- Universe
- —
- Country
- New Zealand
- Language
- English / Te Reo Māori
- Genre
- Adventure
- Runtime
- 126 minutes
- Submission №
- IQS-2026-000179
Best Feature FilmBest Visual DesignBest Original Score
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Awards History
- · NZIFF 2025 — Best Feature
Festival History
- · NZIFF 2025
- · Melbourne IFF 2025
IQStar Awards · 2026
Official Nominee Certificate
This certifies that
Tane Whetu
of Aotearoa Tide Films
for the work
"Where the Whales Still Sing"
Submission №
IQS-2026-000179
Category
Best Feature Film
Year
2026
Digitally signed by the IQStar Awards Foundation
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Official Digital Badges
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Official Nominee
IQStar · 2026
Verified · IQS-2026-000179
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Finalist
IQStar · 2026
Verified · IQS-2026-000179
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Official Selection
IQStar · 2026
Verified · IQS-2026-000179
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