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
RashomonRepeating Event
Innovative photography and skilled direction create a brilliant illustration of the elusiveness of objective truth in this samurai murder mystery, which was Kurosawa’s international breakthrough. “A chilling, utterly memorable dissection of the nature of human communication.” – The Guardian ...
The Brood
This special screening is presented in association with The Dowse Art Museum ...
Open Your EyesRepeating Event
Amenábar’s dizzying Spanish sci-fi psycho-thriller blurs the lines between reality and illusion and keeps its audience guessing with a series of mind-bending twists. “A stunning movie that'll keep you guessing right until the very last minute... and scratching your head all the way home.” – BBC ...
The CrossingRepeating Event
Oil painted on glass creates a fully dreamlike effect in this poignant animation – a refugee story blending fairytale fantasy with realist drama. “Wonderfully staged with its shifting colour palette and a multitude of subtle ideas gracefully put into images.” – Cineuropa ...
The Phantom of the OperaRepeating Event
Lon Chaney stars as the mysterious Phantom obsessed with opera singer Christine in this first screen adaptation of Gaston Leroux’s 1909 novel. The film will be accompanied by a new score composed and performed live by Pōneke musicians including Ruby Solly (Kāi Tahu, Waitaha, Kāti Māmoe). “An ultra fantastic melodrama.” – Roger Ebert ...
PATU!Repeating Event
In 1981 South Africa’s rugby team, the Springboks, were invited to tour New Zealand. The decision was extremely controversial; some people saw it as a tacit endorsement of apartheid while others insisted that politics had nothing to do with New Zealand’s favourite sport. PATU! is the definitive film of what followed, as attempts to disrupt the Tour pitched protestors against the government, police and rugby crowds, with violent results. Some of the era’s leading cinematographers captured the protests of winter 1981 in raw and confronting street-level footage, while the film made an explicit connection between apartheid abroad and racism at home. ...