The Wellington Film Society is open to everyone
We operate on a subscription basis to comply with screening rights restrictions.
Membership gives you free entry to all our screenings, and most screenings are open to members only.
You can join at any time of the year, with membership running for 12 months from the month of joining. The cost is just $120 yearly, with Discounted and Youth membership even less. You can also choose to start with a 3-film sampler and upgrade to a full membership later.
3 Film Sampler
Choose any 3 films to see over 12 months
- Free entry to any other NZ Film Society screenings nationwide.
- Can upgrade to a Full Year Membership by paying the price difference.
- No discounts at the Whānau Mārama (NZIFF) Festival or at local cinemas.
- Admits only the person named on the card.
$40
Full Year Membership
See every film we screen for 12 months
- Free entry to any other NZ Film Society screenings nationwide.
- You may qualify for a discounted price. Check the details on the next form.
- Discounts at the Whānau Mārama (NZIFF) Festival and at some local cinemas.
- Free admission for a guest to any one screening.
$120
Recently Screened Films
Ghost Dog: Way of the SamuraiRepeating Event
Forest Whitaker is a Zen hitman following a strict samurai code who turns against his mafioso bosses in this surreal, stylish blend of gangster thriller and martial arts action. “It's a nearly pitch-perfect melding of genres, influences and modes of expression.” – LA Times ...
PacifictionRepeating Event
Arthouse maverick Albert Serra takes us on an unsettling tour of the French Polynesian tropics with this anti-epic tale of political paranoia set against a backdrop of picture postcard sunsets. “Set to its own tidal rhythm, it is one of the most beautiful and rigorously introspective movies of this or any year.” – IndieWire ...
Hellzapoppin’Repeating Event
This madcap ’40s comedy, based on a popular Broadway revue, tears down the fourth wall with purely cinematic gags – calling to mind Monty Python more than the Marx Brothers. “The most wonderfully surreal comedy from Hollywood’s Golden Age.” – Film Threat ...
TótemRepeating Event
This moving and sensitive semi-autobiographical feature from Mexican director Lila Avilés follows a family’s journey of grief and loss through the eyes of a young girl. “Expectations were rewarded with an intimate film and impeccable direction.” – The Film Verdict ...
Cléo from 5 to 7Repeating Event
Shooting entirely on location in the streets of Paris, Varda chronicles two anxious hours in a pop singer’s life. Score by Michel Legrand, who cameos alongside Jean-Luc Godard and Anna Karina. “The film...has an amazing quality of life, animation and hope.” – The Philadelphia Inquirer ...
IkiruRepeating Event
A favourite of Steven Spielberg, this deeply affecting, humanist masterpiece stars Kurosawa regular Takashi Shimura as an ordinary civil servant who discovers what it means to live. “An introspective, naturalistic contemporary drama combining progressive social criticism with a universal humanist message.” – Total Film ...