With a global fanbase grown over 104 episodes of their hit BAFTA-nominated TV show, Kiri and Lou are getting the BIG SCREEN treatment! With WIFT NZ member Fiona Copland as producer, Kiri and Lou Go Raa! is ready to delight audiences young and old at this year's NZIFF as New Zealand’s first stop-motion animated feature.
The film had its world premiere at Annecy International Film Festival, widely regarded as the world’s most prestigious animation festival, last month.
Kiri and Lou Go Raa!
After seven years of friendship captured across 104 episodes, Kiri and Lou Go Raaa! takes us back to the very beginning, telling the story of how Kiri, a feisty little dinosaur, and Lou, a gentle and sensitive ‘palorchecie’, became the unlikeliest of best friends – in their biggest adventure yet.
Featuring the voices of Jemaine Clement and Olivia Tennet, with music by Don McGlashan, Kiri and Lou is quietly one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most successful franchises. From Nickelodeon to the BBC, the series has broken into children’s programming lineups alongside shows like Paw Patrol, Peppa Pig, and Bluey, picking up a BAFTA nomination along the way.
With its signature hand-crafted, stop-motion claymation style, Kiri and Lou takes kids on prehistoric musical adventures that explore themes of empathy and friendship, a welcome antidote to the fast-paced, noisy world of children’s content today.
Kiri and Lou Go Raaa! marks the evolution of the series from five-minute, bite-sized episodes into its first feature-length adventure. A major milestone for the franchise, the film brings its fully fledged, kūmara-eating Kiwiana charm to a story with plenty for parents and tamariki alike.
- Heperi Mita
Kiri and Lou go Raaa! (2026)
Producer: Fiona Copland
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