Your Best Films for 2024
With our last screenings of the 2024 programme behind us, we’d love to know what you thought! As in previous years, we’re conducting our ‘Best of 2024’ poll to see…
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Big News for 2025: The WFS is Doubling Our Screenings!
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. Wellington Film Society (WFS) brings…
Vincent Ward’s ‘Vigil’ – A Plunge into Aotearoa’s Unconscious
For the 40th anniversary of Vigil, Film Talks is showing the film at the Embassy at 6:15 pm on Tuesday, November 19th. Full members of the Wellington Film Society are…
‘Kids’: Revisiting One of the Most Controversial Films of the 90s
Former Wellington Film Society VP, Harriet Wild, explores the impact and legacy of Larry Clark’s Kids, one of our November screenings this year. “It’s 10 p.m. Do you know where…
Gordon Campbell: ‘On the Psychological Horror Film, Possession’
In advance of our screening of Possession, we’re pleased to share this excerpt of this insightful essay by Gordon Campbell. Campbell is a New Zealand writer, editor of Scoop and…
See the latest and greatest British and Irish cinema
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…
“Is It Not Queer?”: Derek Jarman and the Shifting Identities of ‘Edward II’
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…
Join our after-screening get-togethers!
Meet the folks who sit in the seat next to you every Monday night and get to know other members who love movies as much as you do! Listen to…
Cairo Conspiracy, Ashkal and the ‘Decade of Protest’ on Film
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…
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…
Your picks from Whānau Mārama 2024
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…
Derek Jarman — Delphinium Days
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…
What Did You See at the NZIFF?
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…
The Distant Warmth of Stanley Kubrick’s ‘Barry Lyndon’
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…
Feedback from our membership survey
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…
Registrations for the WFS Quiz are open!
July 16th update: That was fast – it’s taken less than a week for our initial spaces to fill up! If you’re still keen to come, please do fill out…
Our top picks from this year’s festival
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…
NZIFF 2024 Programme launched
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…
Full Programme now confirmed
Our full 2024 schedule is now live. New additions include films from the French New Wave (thanks to Institut Francais and The Embassy of France for three great films in…
We’re reopening for business and want to hear from you!
New members can now join up and we have launched a survey. By Harry Evans Wellington Film Society (WFS) has seen significant membership growth in the last two years. Following two…
An Evening with Dame Jane Campion
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…