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    • Big News for 2025: The WFS is Doubling Our Screenings!
      • Wellington Film Society will screen each film in its 2025 programme twice, doubling the offering to current and prospective members for the same low price. Wellington Film Society (WFS) brings hundreds of Wellingtonians together at the Embassy Theatre on Monday nights throughout the year to watch a diverse range of classic and contemporary cinema from […] The post Big News for 2025: The WFS is Doubling Our Screenings! appeared first on wellingtonfilms.nz.

    • Vincent Ward’s ‘Vigil’ – A Plunge into Aotearoa’s Unconscious
      • For the 40th anniversary of Vigil, Film Talks is showing the film at the Embassy at 6:15 pm on Tuesday, November 19th. Full members of the Wellington Film Society are eligible for $12 concession tickets to this screening, which also features a Q&A with Vincent Ward and lead actress Fiona Kay. As a taster, Russ […] The post Vincent Ward’s ‘Vigil’ – A Plunge into Aotearoa’s Unconscious appeared first on wellingtonfilms.nz.

    • ‘Kids’: Revisiting One of the Most Controversial Films of the 90s
      • Former Wellington Film Society VP, Harriet Wild, explores the impact and legacy of Larry Clark’s Kids, one of our November screenings this year. “It’s 10 p.m. Do you know where your children are?” This often-parodied public service announcement could be a tagline to Larry Clark’s Kids (1995), a film that in the nearly 30 years […] The post ‘Kids’: Revisiting One of the Most Controversial Films of the 90s appeared first on wellingtonfilms.nz.

    • Gordon Campbell: ‘On the Psychological Horror Film, Possession’
      • In advance of our screening of Possession, we’re pleased to share this excerpt of this insightful essay by Gordon Campbell. Campbell is a New Zealand writer, editor of Scoop and member of Christchurch Film Society. He publishes his writing on Werewolf. You don’t need to have gone through a horrible breakup to relate to the […] The post Gordon Campbell: ‘On the Psychological Horror Film, Possession’ appeared first on wellingtonfilms.nz.

    • See the latest and greatest British and Irish cinema
      • The British and Irish Film Festival is coming back to Wellington cinemas from 23 October to 13 November. They’ve put together an awesome programme of new titles, and a few classics as well! The team have kindly given us three double passes to give away to our members, redeemable for any film in the Wellington […]

    • A Highlight of the NZIFF: The Wellington Film Society Quiz
      • For decades, the Wellington Film Society has hosted a quiz as part of the Wellington and, more recently, the New Zealand International Film Festival, Whānau Mārama. In 2024, the tradition continued, with the event once again taking place at the fantastic Welsh Dragon Bar, conveniently located across the road from the Embassy Theatre. This year’s […]

    • Your picks from Whānau Mārama 2024
      • The results you’ve all been eagerly waiting for have been collated, and we’re pleased to reveal what our members picked for the best films of Whānau Mārama NZIFF 2024! Across all the responses, nearly 60 different films were chosen, which shows just how much variety was in the theatres this year. That’s nearly three-quarters of […]

    • Derek Jarman — Delphinium Days
      • Artist and activist Derek Jarman (1942-1994) is one of the most important and influential figures in twentieth century British culture. As an early campaigner for the rights of the LGBTQIA+ community and people living with HIV and AIDS, he created art that sought to challenge the normative culture and reigning neoliberal politics of his […]

    • What Did You See at the NZIFF?
      • Just like that, 2024’s Whānau Mārama in Wellington has come to a close, with dozens of spectacular films making their way to our screens over two weeks. If you’re reading this, you’ve no doubt come across a few new favourites yourself, and we’d love to hear what your top picks of the festival have been! […]

    • The Distant Warmth of Stanley Kubrick’s ‘Barry Lyndon’
      • In advance of our repeat screening of Stanley Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon, committee member Russ Kale shares his thoughts on the film’s reputation, and how it compared with the enthusiastic WFS screening in February. Like Alfred Hitchcock and Orson Welles before him, Stanley Kubrick has developed a reputation as a director who is difficult to enjoy […]

    • Feedback from our membership survey!
      • Thank you to everyone who filled in our recent survey. We really appreciate you taking your time to share your views with us. We’re continuing to consider our options around how to best support our ongoing growth, including the potential for a second screening each week. We’re keeping a close eye on our membership numbers […]

    • Registrations for the WFS Quiz are open!
      • It’s festival season once more, which means registrations are open for the Wellington Film Society Quiz! The Welsh Dragon will be our wonderful hosts once again for an afternoon of film trivia, featuring everything from Alphaville to Zabriskie Point. Our quiz is always a popular event and spaces are limited, so we encourage early registration. […]

    • Our top picks from this year’s festival
      • After an incredible programme launch at our screening of Joyland this month, we’re sure that many of you have been eagerly making your lists of must-see films in this year’s Whānau Mārama New Zealand International Film Festival. You’re not alone: the members of the WFS committee have been making their top picks, too. With tickets […]

    • NZIFF 2024 Programme launched
      • Whānau Mārama New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF) is pleased to announce 86 feature films and 19 shorts in the 2024 line-up. We will open in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington on 31 July before touring nine other centres across the country until 4 September. Tickets for all Wellington screenings will be on sale from 10am Friday […]

    • Full Programme now confirmed
      • Our full 2024 schedule is now live. New additions include films from the French New Wave (thanks to Institut Francais and The Embassy of France for three great films in the French Connections series), psychological horrors, two films from Ukranian auteur Kira Muratova, more Carol Reed, some great World cinema, and a comedic look at a very young Nicolas Cage. We are also announcing two screenings in association with the Derek Jarman: Delphinium Days exhibition — Ken Russell’s The Devils, and Derek Jarman’s daring, queer, anachronistic adaptation of, Christopher Marlowe’s play Edward II. Earlier, we announced some brilliant classic films… The post Full Programme now confirmed appeared first on wellingtonfilms.nz.

    • We’re reopening for business and want to hear from you!
      • New members can now join up and we have launched a survey. By Harry Evans Wellington Film Society (WFS) has seen significant membership growth in the last two years. Following two occasions early in our 2024 season where more people turned up to screenings than could be seated in the Embassy theatre, WFS paused new memberships. During this time, the committee that runs WFS has actively considered options for managing membership growth sustainably and fairly. We have now decided to reopen memberships and are keen for your views to inform our strategy in the longer term. We want as many WFS… The post We’re reopening for business and want to hear from you! appeared first on wellingtonfilms.nz.

    • We’re reopening for business and want to hear from you!
      • New members can now join up and we have launched a survey. By Harry Evans Wellington Film Society (WFS) has seen significant membership growth in the last two years. Following two occasions early in our 2024 season where more people turned up to screenings than could be seated in the Embassy theatre, WFS paused new memberships. During this time, the committee that runs WFS has actively considered options for managing membership growth sustainably and fairly. We have now decided to reopen memberships and are keen for your views to inform our strategy in the longer term. We want as many WFS… The post We’re reopening for business and want to hear from you! appeared first on wellingtonfilms.nz.

    • We’re frothing with excitement …
      • We’re frothing with excitement at this year’s edition of the French Film Festival Aotearoa – starting on 5 June at the Lighthouse, Penthouse and our favourite Embassy big screen (and a couple of the smaller screens downstairs). With a whopping 11 films direct from Cannes, Toronto and Karlovy Vary, plus the year’s French blockbusters and two new films from our favourite French stage presence, the irrepressible Isabelle Huppert, we’re grateful that the festival runs for a full three weeks, as there’s a lot to see. Highlights we’re particularly looking forward to are: You can download the full programme for… The post We’re frothing with excitement … appeared first on wellingtonfilms.nz.

    • An Evening with Dame Jane Campion
      • By Harry Evans Wellington Film Society members got a treat on Monday night when none other than Palme d’Or winning director Dame Jane Campion came along in person to give a surprise introduction of her 1990 film, An Angel at My Table. We love connecting filmmakers and our audiences and are delighted that this year the directors of each of our two New Zealand films were able to join us in person (the other was Christine Jeffs who directed Rain (2001). Dame Jane engaged members with stories of loving Janet Frame as a reader, meeting her and convincing her to let Jane turn… The post An Evening with Dame Jane Campion appeared first on wellingtonfilms.nz.

    • Mishima: Sumptous, Iconoclastic
      • Based on the life of Japanese author Yukio Mishima, Paul Schrader considered his 1985 film, Mishima:A Life in Four Chapters to be the best film he directed. It has never had an official screening in Japan. WFS Committe member Russ Kale saw it first on a grainy ex-rental VHS tape on a small screen. He was back to see it at The Embassy last week and was inspired to write this review. Mishima: Sumptuous, Iconoclastic Considering how psychologically and politically complex the author Yukio Mishima was, it’s hardly surprising that Paul Schrader’s 1985 film Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters needs to… The post Mishima: Sumptous, Iconoclastic appeared first on wellingtonfilms.nz.

    • Director Christine Jeffs revisits Rain
      • By Harry Evans On April 8th, the Wellington Film Society welcomed esteemed New Zealand director Christine Jeffs to introduce our screening of her 2001 film Rain. Joining her in attendance were John Toon, the cinematographer of Rain and Christine’s other films (including Sylvia and Sunshine Cleaning) and Carl Shuker, the author of the novel A Mistake, which forms the basis of Christine’s latest film, due out in the second half of this year. WFS was delighted to host Christine, John and Carl at our screening, and hearing from Christine deepened our appreciation of this film that captures a family’s fading innocence during a long summer holiday in the 1970s. Rather than delivering a formal address,… The post Director Christine Jeffs revisits Rain appeared first on wellingtonfilms.nz.

    • Architecture and Design Film Festival
      • by Michael Donn The Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival breaks ground at the Embassy Theatre and Lighthouse Cinema (Cuba & Petone) from 16 May. Check out the programme on the Resene Website or click through for tickets to the Embassy or Lighthouse websites. The creative team from Art Dept (who are the team behind Island magazine) have curated this collection of documentaries into four categories – the iconoclastic (7 films), design radicals (4), a feminine vision (4), and green-minded (3). You might like to go to these movies and then discuss the categories and what they say about us.… The post Architecture and Design Film Festival appeared first on wellingtonfilms.nz.

    • Embassy Retro Classics Series
      • The Embassy has a knockout slate of retro screenings to celebrate its 100th birthday! Our home base, The Embassy Theatre, is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2024! This is an incredible milestone for this beautiful building that means so much to many of us. To celebrate this, the Event Cinema team that runs the theatre has recently announced a Retro Classics series and given us two passes to two classic films to give away. The Embassy has announced several titles already, some among the most acclaimed films ever made, and we understand there might be more to come! We encourage… The post Embassy Retro Classics Series appeared first on wellingtonfilms.nz.

    • Join our after-screening get together
      • Please join your fellow Film Society movie lovers next week, 25 March at the Welsh Dragon (across the street from the Embassy Theater), right after the screening of Shiva Baby, for a get-together of fellowship, film talk, and fine drink. Meet the folks who sit in the seat next to you every Monday night and get to know other members who love movies as much as you do. Discuss the programme, your favourite films so far this year, and perhaps even kōrero on topics unrelated to cinema! This hui will kick off a series of get-togethers at the Welsh Dragon… The post Join our after-screening get together appeared first on wellingtonfilms.nz.

    • Annual General Meeting
      • The Wellington Film Society AGM will be held on the 25th March at 6:15pm prior to the screening of the film Shiva Baby You can read or download the copies of the Notice and Reports which have been published here. The post Annual General Meeting appeared first on wellingtonfilms.nz.

    • New memberships sales paused
      • My, how we’ve grown! In recent weeks, Wellington Film Society has enjoyed unprecedented membership growth. While we are thrilled so many Wellingtonians want to share in the magic that comes from watching films on the big screen, we have now had two screenings where we have not been able to accommodate everyone who came to see the film. We hate turning people away. As a result, the WFS Committee has decided to pause all new memberships, both annual and 3-Film Sampler, until further notice. Current Members can still renew Current members will still be able to renew their memberships when… The post New memberships sales paused appeared first on wellingtonfilms.nz.

    • Opportunity to join our team
      • As our AGM comes around, our thinking has turned to what skills we would love to add to the Wellington Film Society volunteer committee. With so many members in 2024, there is more for our volunteers to do but more people to draw them from! We elect our committee at the AGM each year, but we can co-opt new committee members at any time – so if now doesn’t work please feel free to get in touch in a few months! Wellington Film Society is entirely run by volunteers who are committed to providing special artistic and entertaining experiences of… The post Opportunity to join our team appeared first on wellingtonfilms.nz.

    • 3 Film Upgrades now available online
      • If you have recently signed up to a 3 Film membership, you may not be aware of the value of the card after you have seen a couple of films – or even all three. Look after the card as if it was cash because at any time before the 12 month expiry date is over, it is still worth $40. Even with all 3 clips used. That’s because we offer a full credit of the $40 you paid for it against the upgrade to a full year membership. Up until now, you needed to bring the card back to… The post 3 Film Upgrades now available online appeared first on wellingtonfilms.nz.

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