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    • 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.

    • A Full House for Opening Night
      • We opened our 2024 programme at the Embassy Theatre with a screening of “Barry Lyndon,” warmly received by a full and engaged audience. Almost 750 people experienced Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece on the grand screen of the Embassy Theatre. “We’re amazed with the response to Barry Lyndon and our 2024 programme” said Wellington Film Society President, Harry Evans. “The feedback we’ve received on the night, on social media and on our website has been heartwarming. It reminds us of why the Film Society exists and why we volunteer our time to running it. The experience of seeing a great film on… The post A Full House for Opening Night appeared first on wellingtonfilms.nz.

    • Can a period piece ever be truly ‘authentic’?
      • Stanley Kubrick’s well known obsession with authenticity is exemplified in our season opener Barry Lyndon. It set WFS Vice President Johnny Crawford thinking about the ephemeral concept of ‘authenticity’ in other period films. How can filmmakers depict a setting lost to history in a way that feels authentic? Can a period piece ever be truly ‘authentic’? Wellington Film Society’s opening film of 2024, Barry Lyndon, is a masterpiece of period filmmaking. Using (mostly) lighting that would have been available in the mid-18th Century to evoke paintings from that period (especially those of William Hogarth), it has been praised for its ‘authenticity’. Of… The post Can a period piece ever be truly ‘authentic’? appeared first on wellingtonfilms.nz.

    • Five Film Society Highlights
      • Wellington columnist and all-round film luminary Dan Slevin singled out his Top 5 highlights from our 2024 season in his RNZ Widescreen column. It’s well worth a look – and not just for the Top 5. Dan has been reviewing films for RNZ since 2007 (and even longer for other outlets). His daily recommendations newsletter Funerals & Snakes is is essential reading for film and TV fans, and you may even find out how he came to choose the name. What are your Top 5 Highlights so far? Leave us a comment below. The post Five Film Society Highlights appeared first on wellingtonfilms.nz.

    • 2024 Programme launched
      • Today we are proud to announce our 2024 Programme. One of the most anticipated screenings of the season is our opening night film, Stanley Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon (19 February). This period drama, renowned for its visual splendour and narrative depth, was recently ranked the 12th greatest film of all time in a poll of film directors. The mind bending Russian sci-fi, Solaris (Andrei Tarkovsky) will take audiences on an interstellar journey. Meander through a bad night out in New York in Martin Scorsese’s comedy, After Hours. We’ll return home for Dame Jane Campion’s An Angel at My Table, based on… The post 2024 Programme launched appeared first on wellingtonfilms.nz.

    • Second selection of films for 2024
      • Last month we released our first selection of films that will screen in our 2024 Programme, starting on Monday 19 February. We have now added to that post the full screening details of those films plus reviews and notes. Today we are announcing details of another four great movies.

    • What do filmmakers see in the eyes of animals?
      • With a 2024 programme that includes two masterpieces of bovine cinema, WFS Vice President Johnny Crawford decided to explore how the concept of animal consciousness has been depicted by different filmmakers. What do filmmakers see in the eyes of animals? In the 2012 adaptation of The Life of Pi by Ang Lee , the protagonist is lectured by his father Santosh on the topic of animal consciousness… Animals don’t think like we do! People who forget that get themselves killed. When you look into an animal’s eyes, you are seeing your own emotions reflected back at you, and nothing else.…

    • 2023 Best Film Poll results
      • The votes have been counted, and The Wicker Man is your favourite film of 2023. It was a clear winner, but the poll again showed that our voters had many different favourites. We had 36 screenings, and 22 of these were voted as someone’s best for the year (with another 8 getting someone’s second place vote). The diversity of choice was mentioned by several commenters – (“Keep up the great work, I really enjoy the diverse selection of films and how there is a different mini-focus each year.” A quick check of the list against the weekly ratings showed some…

    • Ryan O’Neal dies aged 82
      • He was remembered by many for his early career in the soap opera Peyton Place and his films such as Love Story, and for Paper Moon, where he starred opposite his daughter Tatum O’Neal. But for me, Barry Lyndon was the film that defined his career. Kubrick’s choice in casting him has been widely debated, and O’Neal reportedly did not enjoy the twelve months he spent on location with Kubrick, or the initial reception of the movie and his part in it. But writer and filmmaker Bilge Ebiri, rates O’Neal’s performance highly… I think O’Neal gives an excellent performance, and…

    • First Selection of 2024 Films Announced
      • We’re busy preparing our 2024 programme and look forward to sharing all the details with you in the new year. We’ve already announced our opening night film, Stanley Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon. Although we’re still confirming all the details, we can share some of themes and titles that we’re looking at screening at the Embassy next year Themes:

    • First Selection of 2024 Films Announced
      • We’re busy preparing our 2024 programme and look forward to sharing all the details with you in the new year. We’ve already announced our opening night film, Stanley Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon. Although we’re still confirming all the details, we can share some of themes and titles that we’re looking at screening at the Embassy next year Themes:

    • Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece Barry Lyndon to open WFS 2024 programme
      • The Wellington Film Society is delighted to announce that Barry Lyndon will open our 2024 programme of cinema next year in Wellington’s Embassy Theatre. Released in 1975, Barry Lyndon is Stanley Kubrick’s take on a period drama, an adaptation of the novel The Luck Of Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray (best known for Vanity Fair). It follows Irish upstart Redmond Barry as his fate rises and falls in the setting of 18th Century Europe. Among the many notable elements of the film, its production design and cinematography are especially outstanding. Kubrick channelled the years of research spent on his abandoned Napoleon project into Barry Lyndon.… The post Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece Barry Lyndon to open WFS 2024 programme appeared first on wellingtonfilms.nz.

    • End of Season Celebration
      • You are Invited to a Celebration of the Final Night of the 2023 Film Society Programme ! On 4 December 2023, right after our last screening of The African Queen , please come to the Welsh Dragon Bar (10a Cambridge Terrace, diagonally across the street from the Embassy Theatre), to meet and mingle with your fellow Film Society members, celebrate the fantastic films we’ve seen this year, and get ready for an even better 2024! Everyone is welcome, see you there! The post End of Season Celebration appeared first on wellingtonfilms.nz.

    • Wellington Film Society on the airwaves
      • Wellington Film Society President, Harry Evans joined host Rosie Howells on RadioActive’s breakfast programme this Monday to discuss all things WFS! They discussed our 2024 programme including our screenings of The Searchers and Taxi Driver, and our African Cinema series. Check out the interview below and share with anyone you think may be interested in hearing more about what we do. The post Wellington Film Society on the airwaves appeared first on wellingtonfilms.nz.

    • Notice of Special General Meeting
      • Under Section 3-5 (d) of the Wellington Film Society Inc. Rules, you are invited to attend a Special General Meeting of the Wellington Film Society Inc., to be held: 6.15pm, Monday 4 December The Grand, The Embassy Theatre, 10 Kent Terrace, Te Aro, Wellington Agenda 1. A life membership Meeting to be followed by screening of the film “The African Queen”. Harry Evans, President The post Notice of Special General Meeting appeared first on wellingtonfilms.nz.

    • Reframing Mental Health
      • Aotearoa Mental Health Film Festival Mental health narratives have long been depicted in cinema – for example, the recent WFS screening of Nightmare Alley shows the ravages of addiction and substance use disorder in the characters of Pete and Stan. These depictions are often negative, contributing to limited societal understanding of mental health conditions and the stigmatisation and discrimination of people living with mental illness. The Aotearoa Mental Health Film Festival aims to shift this narrative of mental health in cinema through a film festival of nine empowering short films and a panel discussion with mental health experts. The Festival will screen… The post Reframing Mental Health appeared first on wellingtonfilms.nz.

    • Reframing Mental Health
      • Aotearoa Mental Health Film Festival Mental health narratives have long been depicted in cinema – for example, the recent WFS screening of Nightmare Alley shows the ravages of addiction and substance use disorder in the characters of Pete and Stan. These depictions are often negative, contributing to limited societal understanding of mental health conditions and the stigmatisation and discrimination of people living with mental illness. The Aotearoa Mental Health Film Festival aims to shift this narrative of mental health in cinema through a film festival of nine empowering short films and a panel discussion with mental health experts. The Festival will screen… The post Reframing Mental Health appeared first on wellingtonfilms.nz.

    • Volunteer slots available for Youth Film Festival
      • As a volunteer, you will be part of an exclusive event where you can experience the glamour and excitement of the special Industry Day and a red carpet Awards Ceremony up close! You’ll get to connect with industry professionals and help aspiring young filmmakers at the same time. Whether you’re a vlogger, a paparazzo, a charismatic host, a helpful assistant, or someone who loves keeping the team entertained this is your chance to get involved. Depending on the role, you will be required on either or both of Thursday 7th and Friday 8th December. Find out more: https://www.nzyff.com/volunteers New Zealand Youth… The post Volunteer slots available for Youth Film Festival appeared first on wellingtonfilms.nz.

    • Halloween week Prom Night: Brian de Palma’s Carrie
      • Ever dreamed of watching one of the horror genre’s most influential films in a gothic church? Keep the Halloween spirits alive all week with a very special screening of Brian De Palma’s iconic 1976 film Carrie at Wellington’s Old St Pauls on Saturday 4 November. Sissy Spacek stars as Carrie White, a pathologically shy, bullied teenager living with her overbearing, hyper-religious mother Margaret (a scene-stealing turn from the late, great Piper Laurie). But Carrie has a secret – and all those mean girls at school will pay… The film screening will be followed by a live performance from Wellington’s Earth Tongue (Gussie… The post Halloween week Prom Night: Brian de Palma’s Carrie appeared first on wellingtonfilms.nz.

    • Entries Closing Soon for Youth Film Festival
      • Entries close on Oct 27 for The NZ Youth Film Festival Awards. It is a free-to-enter film festival for New Zealand youth aged 15-24 years. Tens of thousands of dollars of rewards are up for grabs, including everything from camera gear to studio production tours. New Zealand Youth Film Festival Presented by The New Zealand Herald (NZYFF) is a non-profit dedicated to finding, celebrating, and empowering New Zealand’s next generation of creators and movie stars. The post Entries Closing Soon for Youth Film Festival appeared first on wellingtonfilms.nz.

    • Italian Film Festival 2023
      • Benvenuti from the Embassy of Italy and the organisers who introduce the Festival… “It is our great pleasure to present the Eighth Edition of the Italian Film Festival | Cinema Italiano Festival NZ. We have tried to curate a Programme that combines the best in contemporary Italian cinema with masterpieces from Italy’s rich cinematic tradition that also provides meaningful insights into society. At the same time, we would like to acknowledge the strong cultural relationship between Italy and New Zealand and this year the Italian Embassy in New Zealand are providing the support for us to be able to do… The post Italian Film Festival 2023 appeared first on wellingtonfilms.nz.

    • Exploring the folk horror of The Wicker Man and Eerie Pageantry 
      • Wellington Film Society is delighted to partner with City Gallery Te Whare Toi to celebrate the folk horror connections of our Halloween and fiftieth anniversary screening of The Wicker Man (kindly sponsored by Unity Books) and the upcoming exhibition, Eerie Pageantry. Adelaide artist, Julia Robinson will introduce our screening of The Wicker Man at 6.15pm on 30 October, and City Gallery have organised a special tour of Eerie Pageantry at 5.45pm on 7 Tuesday November for WFS members. Julia Robinson is an Adelaide-based artist working across sculpture and installation. Her works contain references to belief systems and folklore and reflect… The post Exploring the folk horror of The Wicker Man and Eerie Pageantry appeared first on wellingtonfilms.nz.

    • British and Irish Film Festival
      • Opening with One Life starring Anthony Hopkins and Helena Bonham Carter, you can name check a list of great actors and personalities in a range of 2023 releases. Olivia Colman and Timothy Spall in Wicked Little Letters, Dame Helen as Golda Meir in Golda, Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson in The Great Escaper. Liam Neeson plays the part of Finbar Murphy, who is leading a quiet life In The Land Of Saints And Sinners eager to put his dark past behind him. Documentaries Mad About the Boy and Jackie Stewart are also freshly released in 2023 as is Dance First,… The post British and Irish Film Festival appeared first on wellingtonfilms.nz.

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