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The Wellington Film Society Inc, PO Box 1584, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
Registered as a charitable entity under the Charities Act 2005, with donee status
approved by Inland Revenue. Registration No. CC41407
he Wellington Film Society enables you to see in a cinema a range of
international cinema you are unlikely to see elsewhere. Membership
gives you free entry to all our screenings. Full year members also
qualify for generous discounts at the annual New Zealand International
Film Festival held each year in July/August, as well as discounts at
Wellington cinemas and Aro Video.
We are a non-profit incorporated society, affiliated to the New Zealand Federation
of Film Societies, which has been screening films in Wellington for over 60 years.
As well, there are film societies in Auckland, Hamilton, Palmerston North, Nelson,
Canterbury and Dunedin, and several smaller centres. Membership also gives you
free entry at any of these other film societies in New Zealand.
Film Society membership is open to everyone. However, we operate on a
subscription basis because (with just a few exceptions) we have non-commercial
screening rights, and must screen to members only. It is easy to Join, and
membership runs for 12 months from month of joining. We also offer an
upgradeable "Three Film Sampler" to make it easier for potential members to
sample our films. Guests cannot be admitted, unless specifically stated in the
Schedule, in which case visitors are admitted as members’ guests and a donation
is payable at the door.
The Wellington Film Society is run on behalf of its members by a voluntary
committee elected at the Annual General Meeting held in March each year.
All screenings are at the Paramount, 25 Courtenay Place, 6.15pm Mondays from
the beginning of March to the end of November (except for public holidays and
during the annual NZ International Film Festival). The Schedule is on the following
page. As with any list, it is subject to change due to circumstances outside the
Society's control.
Our annual programme, as well as appearing on this web site, is published in a
colour brochure which is distributed widely around the Wellington area. You will find
it on the counters of most movie theatres, libraries, book shops, cafes and other
venues. We invite your comments. Become a Fan of the Wellington Film Society on
Facebook. Join up, get weekly reminders of screenings and comment on the films
We are sometimes asked Where Our Films Come From. Click on the link for a
summary of the process.
Thanks are due to the following: In cooperation with the Goethe-Institut we
have the two German titles in May which investigate artificial intelligence, also in
May, Murnau’s Tabu. Thanks to them also for the silent Hamlet in June and the
three films from the “Berlin School” in August/September. The Institut Francais for
the two recent documentaries in July and the three classic pre-New Wave films in
September/October. Thanks also this year to the Confucious Institute for the two
Lui Hao films in September and November. A renewed relationship between our
parent body and the International Federation of Film Societies has led to a
connection with Cine Sud, resulting in the South American films in July and
October, and the Iranian retrospective in September. Also Reel Brazil for sharing
with us one of the films in their Film Festival. Thanks also to the NZ Film Archive for
the loan of the piano for our silent film and to Cinema Paramount Limited for
generously making their facilities available.
As a fund-raising exercise we are this year offering the Wellington edition of the
Entertainment Book. This offers great discounts at many establishments in the
Wellington region and pays for itself with only two or three nights out. With a face
value of $60.00, the Film Society receives $12 each. Only available for order
on-line, with postal delivery or pick up before our screenings. Order here.