Wellington Film Society
The Wellington Film Society (WFS) is a non-profit incorporated society and registered charitable organisation. We have been screening films in Wellington for over 75 years and were one of the founding members of the New Zealand Federation of Film Societies (NZIFF), New Zealand’s only alternative non-profit network of film exhibitors. Film Society membership is open to everyone and there are subscription options from a 3-Film sampler to a 12-month membership.
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Big News for 2025: The WFS is Doubling Our Screenings!
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- 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.
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Vincent Ward’s ‘Vigil’ – A Plunge into Aotearoa’s Unconscious
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- For the 40th anniversary of Vigil, Film Talks is showing the film at the Embassy at 6:15 pm on Tuesday, November 19th.
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‘Kids’: Revisiting One of the Most Controversial Films of the 90s
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- Former Wellington Film Society VP, Harriet Wild, explores the impact and legacy of Larry Clark’s Kids, one of our November screenings this year.
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Gordon Campbell: ‘On the Psychological Horror Film, Possession’
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- In advance of our screening of Possession, we’re pleased to share this excerpt of this insightful essay by Gordon Campbell.
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See the latest and greatest British and Irish cinema
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- 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 […]
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“Is It Not Queer?”: Derek Jarman and the Shifting Identities of ‘Edward II’
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- WFS committee member Russ Kale looks back on his first encounter with Edward II, and tries to uncover what Jarman was saying about queer identity. In 2006, I moved to Te Whanganui-a-Tara for university. This was my first time living in a city that had a recognisable queer community, and of course my first strategy […]
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‘Cairo Conspiracy’, ‘Ashkal’ and the ‘Decade of Protest’ on film
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- In its 2024 programme, Wellington Film Society is playing two 2022 films set in North Africa: Cairo Conspiracy (a European production set in Egypt) and Ashkal (from Tunisia). Both films deal with the fallout from the so-called ‘Arab Spring’ that unfolded during the prior decade. Johnny Crawford explores the way this ‘decade of protest’ has […]
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A Highlight of the NZIFF: The Wellington Film Society Quiz
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- 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 […]
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Your picks from Whānau Mārama 2024
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- 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 […]
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Derek Jarman — Delphinium Days
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- 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 […]
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The Distant Warmth of Stanley Kubrick’s ‘Barry Lyndon’
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- 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 […]
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What Did You See at the NZIFF?
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- 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! […]
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Feedback from our membership survey!
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- 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 […]
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Registrations for the WFS Quiz are open!
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- 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. […]
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Our top picks from this year’s festival
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- 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 […]
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NZIFF 2024 Programme launched
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- 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 […]
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Full Programme now confirmed
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- Our full 2024 schedule is now live.
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We’re reopening for business and want to hear from you!
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- New members can now join up and we have launched a survey.
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We’re frothing with excitement …
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- 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).
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An Evening with Dame Jane Campion
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- 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.
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Mishima: Sumptous, Iconoclastic
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- 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.
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Director Christine Jeffs revisits Rain
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- 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.
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Architecture and Design Film Festival
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- by Michael Donn The Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival breaks ground at the Embassy Theatre and Lighthouse Cinema (Cuba & Petone) from 16 May.
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Embassy Retro Classics Series
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- 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.
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Join our after-screening get together
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- 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.
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Annual General Meeting
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- 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.
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Opportunity to join our team
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- As our AGM comes around, our thinking has turned to what skills we would love to add to the Wellington Film Society volunteer committee.
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New memberships sales paused
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- My, how we’ve grown! In recent weeks, Wellington Film Society has enjoyed unprecedented membership growth.
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3 Film Upgrades now available online
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- 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.
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A Full House for Opening Night
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- We opened our 2024 programme at the Embassy Theatre with a screening of “Barry Lyndon,” warmly received by a full and engaged audience.
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