https://wellington.gen.nz/wellington-film-society+theatre Items tagged with Wellington Film Society and Theatre. https://wellingtonfilms.nz/construction-underway-on-courtenay-place/ As you may already be aware, Wellington City Council is working on a new pedestrian crossing between Cambridge and Kent Terrace. This may have an impact on members that use the crossing outside the Embassy Theatre. On Monday 28 April, Wellington City Council held its groundbreaking ceremony with work to begin in earnest in early […] theatre wcc performingarts government cinema communitygroups wcnhosted Thu, 01 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtonfilms.nz/construction-underway-on-courtenay-place/ Wellington Film Society 2025-05-01T00:00:00Z https://wellingtonfilms.nz/the-camera-as-an-actor-in-cleo-from-5-to-7/ WFS member Alex Cass examines the role of the camera in Agnès Varda’s film, and how it shapes the main character’s thoughts and behaviour. Sometimes, when I’m watching a film, it is easy to forget that the camera exists as the mediator between the audience and the action. The frame simply acts as a theatre […] theatre performingarts cinema communitygroups wcnhosted Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtonfilms.nz/the-camera-as-an-actor-in-cleo-from-5-to-7/ Wellington Film Society 2025-03-27T00:00:00Z https://wellingtonfilms.nz/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 […] theatre performingarts cinema communitygroups wcnhosted Thu, 12 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtonfilms.nz/a-highlight-of-the-nziff-the-wellington-film-society-quiz/ Wellington Film Society 2024-09-12T00:00:00Z https://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. petone architecture theatre places performingarts cinema communitygroups wcnhosted Tue, 09 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtonfilms.nz/architecture-and-design-film-festival/ Wellington Film Society 2024-04-09T00:00:00Z -41.2249675 174.8790351 Petone, New Zealand https://wellingtonfilms.nz/great-embassy-retro-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. theatre performingarts cinema communitygroups wcnhosted Tue, 02 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtonfilms.nz/great-embassy-retro-series/ Wellington Film Society 2024-04-02T00:00:00Z https://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. theatre performingarts cinema communitygroups wcnhosted Thu, 22 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtonfilms.nz/a-full-house-for-opening-night/ Wellington Film Society 2024-02-22T00:00:00Z https://wellingtonfilms.nz/barry-lyndon-to-open-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. theatre performingarts cinema communitygroups wcnhosted Tue, 28 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtonfilms.nz/barry-lyndon-to-open-2024-programme/ Wellington Film Society 2023-11-28T00:00:00Z https://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. theatre performingarts cinema communitygroups wcnhosted Thu, 23 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtonfilms.nz/end-of-season-celebration/ Wellington Film Society 2023-11-23T00:00:00Z https://wellingtonfilms.nz/52nd-wellington-film-festival-starts-tonight/ In 1972, the first Wellington Film Festival launched a programme of seven films – one per day at the Paramount Theatre. theatre performingarts cinema communitygroups wcnhosted Wed, 26 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://wellingtonfilms.nz/52nd-wellington-film-festival-starts-tonight/ Wellington Film Society 2023-07-26T00:00:00Z