Wellington Film Society and Cinema
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Mishima: Sumptous, Iconoclastic
- Wellington Film Society
- 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
- Wellington Film Society
- 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
- Wellington Film Society
- 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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Petone, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Embassy Retro Classics Series
- Wellington Film Society
- 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
- Wellington Film Society
- 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
- Wellington Film Society
- 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
- Wellington Film Society
- 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
- Wellington Film Society
- 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
- Wellington Film Society
- 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
- Wellington Film Society
- 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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Can a period piece ever be truly ‘authentic’?
- Wellington Film Society
- Stanley Kubrick’s well known obsession with authenticity is exemplified in our season opener Barry Lyndon.
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Five Film Society Highlights
- Wellington Film Society
- Wellington columnist and all-round film luminary Dan Slevin singled out his Top 5 highlights from our 2024 season in his RNZ Widescreen column.
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2024 Programme launched
- Wellington Film Society
- Today we are proud to announce our 2024 Programme.
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Second selection of films for 2024
- Wellington Film Society
- 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.
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What do filmmakers see in the eyes of animals?
- Wellington Film Society
- 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.
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2023 Best Film Poll results
- Wellington Film Society
- The votes have been counted, and The Wicker Man is your favourite film of 2023.
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Ryan O’Neal dies aged 82
- Wellington Film Society
- 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.
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First Selection of 2024 Films Announced
- Wellington Film Society
- 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:
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Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece Barry Lyndon to open WFS 2024 programme
- Wellington Film Society
- 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.
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End of Season Celebration
- Wellington Film Society
- 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.
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Wellington Film Society on the airwaves
- Wellington Film Society
- 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.
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Notice of Special General Meeting
- Wellington Film Society
- Under Section 3-5 (d) of the Wellington Film Society Inc.
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Reframing Mental Health
- Wellington Film Society
- 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.
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Reframing Mental Health
- Wellington Film Society
- 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.
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Volunteer slots available for Youth Film Festival
- Wellington Film Society
- 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.
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Halloween week Prom Night: Brian de Palma’s Carrie
- Wellington Film Society
- 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.
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Entries Closing Soon for Youth Film Festival
- Wellington Film Society
- Entries close on Oct 27 for The NZ Youth Film Festival Awards.
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Italian Film Festival 2023
- Wellington Film Society
- 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.
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Exploring the folk horror of The Wicker Man and Eerie Pageantry
- Wellington Film Society
- 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.
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British and Irish Film Festival
- Wellington Film Society
- 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.
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