A Few Teasers for the 2026 Programme
We’re busy getting the last of our 2026 programme and materials ready for the full announcement at the end of the month. It’s looking seriously good, and we can’t wait…
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Your Top Ten from the 2025 Programme
Now that we’re approaching the end of the year with (frankly terrifying) speed, it’s time to explore what our members chose as their favourite films of the 2025 Film Society…
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Quiz-mas!
To round off another wonderful year of films, on December 1st our members descended in droves upon the Welsh Dragon to show off their knowledge. Our year-end quiz tested the…
Your Best Films for 2025
With our last screenings of the 2025 programme behind us, we’d love to know what you thought! As in previous years, we’re conducting our ‘Best of 2025’ poll to see…
It’s a Wonderful… Quiz?
To round off an excellent year at the Wellington Film Society, we’re holding a quiz on the evening of the 1st of December, to coincide with our screenings of It’s a…
‘Ghosts and People are All the Same’ – the Eerie Loneliness of ‘Pulse’
In this analysis, WFS VP Russ Kale explores the metaphors of Pulse, and how the film focuses on the anxieties of Japanese culture, while still pointing forward to the perils…
Your top picks from Whānau Mārama 2025!
Several weeks ago, we asked you what your favourite films from the 2025 Whānau Mārama NZIFF were. Over 150 of you chose your top three, and the results are in!…
Your NZIFF 2025 Favourites
Another wonderful year at the NZIFF has drawn to a close, with over 120 different titles gracing the screens all around Pōneke! Now’s a great chance to tell us what…
NZIFF Recommendations from the WFS Committee!
Each year, we ask members of the Wellington Film Society committee to tell us what they’re most looking forward to in this year’s Festival. While a lot of this year’s…
‘Polyester’ – It’ll Blow Your Nose!
Caleb Gordon is a Wellington Film Society member and an aficionado of ‘trash cinema’. Here, he briefly explores how John Waters brought classic Hollywood and campy gimmicks together to make Polyester…
Rupert Julian: A Life on the Screen
Film historian Robert Catto is the foremost expert on Rupert Julian, the director of 1925’s The Phantom of the Opera. Catto wrote this brief biography of the director for NZ On…
Bring Your Friends to Face the Phantom of the Opera!
We’re very excited about our upcoming screenings of The Phantom of the Opera on the 12th and 13th of May, and we’re taking the opportunity to share the love by…
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…
How Dario Argento’s ‘Suspiria’ Pried My Eyes Open to Cinema
In advance of Monday’s screenings, WFS Committee member Jessy Reese reflects on her first encounter with Dario Argento’s Suspiria. I’m nineteen years old in a cold flat in Melbourne’s inner…
Wellington Film Society Recognises Decades of Service with Life Memberships
The Wellington Film Society bestowed its highest honour, a life membership, upon two long-serving committee members, Miles Buckingham and Chris Hormann, at its Annual General Meeting on Monday 31 March,…
The Camera as an Actor in ‘Cléo 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,…
Back By Popular Demand: Our WFS Film Socials!
Just like old times, WFS is pleased to announce that its regular social events are returning for 2025. We have planned these events to correspond with some of our shorter…
Get ready for opening night!
In 2025, we’re playing every film in our programme twice: Because of these changes we wish to provide some updated timing and guidance to ensure everything runs smoothly and we…
High and Low: Wellington Film Society’s 2025 Programme is Live!
The Wellington Film Society’s 2025 programme features ghosts, cowboys, samurai, and dazzling musical numbers – and that’s just the beginning. With a line-up that spans beloved filmmakers like Akira Kurosawa…
The Best of 2024’s Season – As Voted By You!
We screened them; you rated them! After a successful run of screenings in 2024, it was over to you, our membership, to select what you enjoyed the most. Over 200…
The hits keep coming in 2025: Kurosawa, Fosse, Argento, Varda, and Powell and Pressburger!
We’re busy preparing our 2025 programme and look forward to sharing all the details with you in the new year. We’re expecting to start screening in late February and our…