The Big Bike Film Night 2024 - Queenstown Basin

Let the good times ROLL Queenstown/ Arrowtown! The Big Bike Film Night is on a mission- bringing the best cycling short films from around the world together for you.

Showcasing 2.5 hours of moving bike films that has everything a cycle-centric audience could want – action, drama, humour, and plenty of inspiration; the evening is unashamedly and utterly, utterly, utterly designed and devised for the two-wheel devotee!

​There’s always an air of mystique about The Big Bike Film Night; we’re not your typical mainstream film festival, we’re left field and damn proud of it.

Not giving too much away BUT... in this line-up, the 2024 treasure chest of films includes:
- A visually commanding film following one rider’s colourful adventure scouring the most beautiful spots from Guatemala to Peru via Bolivia bringing together a masterpiece of breathtaking images and memories
- We discover how a bicycle can be much more than a bicycle, bringing change to people’s lives
- A determined father and his daughter prepare for their greatest adventure together: an ambitious ride that will push them to physical and emotional limits on a gruelling bike ride around Central Otago’s Lake Dunstan Trail
- A passionate and quirky Australian cyclist advocating to us to “Ride your bike, don’t just romance the idea. Ride.”
- We join 10 young people as they learn to ride a long way…. embarking on a 900km bikepacking trip from Wellington to Wānaka in New Zealand
- A fast-paced, fun, and feminist bike race film that finally gives a groundbreaking, nearly forgotten athletic hero her rightful place in history
- A moving movie set in Scotland, showcasing how the simple joy of riding bikes can make a big impact
- And rounding the night off, “Everesting” is a feather few cyclists have in their caps, but what happens if your cap is full? So full in fact, you think “why not do two?”
ALL in the mix!

These short films are a great reminder of why we love to ride our bike; with stories that captivate us, stories that make us think, and most importantly of all – inspiring us to get out and ride.
All celebrate the fun, adventure, and joy that cycling enables.

So...listen to the voice inside you; it’s telling you to go. Grab your mates, grab your tickets, go on… grab your bike and come along for the ride!!

 Win a great rides cycling holiday!Thanks to prize sponsors, presenting partner Ngā Haerenga Great Rides of New Zealand, and the regions of Whakatāne and Tairāwhiti Gisborne, The Motu Trails Great Ride, and Cycle Gisborne you could win a great rides cycling holiday for you and a friend when you buy a ticket to the Big Bike Film Night New Zealand screening.

T’s and C’s apply, you must keep proof of your ticket purchase in the event you are drawn as the winner. One entry per person.

Previous attendee’s comments:
“Wow! If it comes to your town do Not miss it. Something for everyone.”
“The BBFN is always a wonderful, eclectic, wacky mix of films and I love it!”
“One of the most inspiring events of the year"