The Big Bike Film Night returns to Whakatāne this month for its 11th year.

Featuring a feast of New Zealand and international movies all focused on cycling, the event is on at Whakamax on Monday, February 24. It is also screening in Tauranga on Tuesday, February 25, and Rotorua on Thursday, February  27.

The films have been selected by Taupō-based curator Brett Cotter.

“Each year I set out with just one goal: to bring together the best short cycling films from around the world for our audiences, celebrating the fun, the adventure, and inspiration that bikes enable,” said Cotter.

“Our 2025 collection contains eight mesmerising films that are as varied and diverse as you could hope for with arguably the finest selection of backyard adventures in New Zealand yet."

Cotter said the international selection included films from northern Pakistan to the suburban streets of Santa Barbara in America, from the mountain peaks of Austria to the highlands in Scotland.

All In or Nothing is a classic Kiwi story set around the Nelson-Tasman region, and follows the young 19-year-old trailblazer, Matt Fairbrother, as he participates in the multistage enduro event, The New Zealand Mountain Bike Rally, against 120 riders.

This showcases Matt’s grit, determination, and resilience over the 27 downhill enduro race stages, as well as the additional 500km cycling that he did between the stages carrying his own kit, eating what he carried, sleeping rough in a bivy, kayaking 50 kilometres across the ocean, and grinding up 18,000 extra vertical metres to get to the finish line.

“The power of storytelling is at the forefront of what we offer, and the belief that the humble bicycle can help improve our health and inspire and uplift people with where it can take us.”

Big Bike Film Night movies:

* A Type of Fun | Six Corners
* All In or Nothing
* Cycling Without Age
* Gravel Mania
* Inshallah
*  The Annual Greamsteam
* Three wheel drive
* Your Time is Now