Next Open Event

Kiriata Aotearoa Double Feature

Monday 14 October 7:30pm
Philip Carter Family Auditorium
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu
Open to the public, entry by donation/koha
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The Flight of Te Hookioi
7:30pm start
Allan Baldwin: In Frame
8:45pm start

LOCATION

Canterbury Film Society screenings are held on Mondays, 7:30pm in the Philip Carter Family Auditorium,
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, Montreal St, Christchurch Central.
Doors open 7pm for socialising, food and drink.

Metered street parking is free after 6pm in the central city.
​Christchurch Art Gallery's underground carpark on Gloucester St is currently free for the first hour, then $1 per half hour.
Next Screening
Weird and Wonderful

Brazil

Monday 7 October, 7.30pm
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu
New members welcome
Doors open 7.00pm for socialising, food and drink
Director
Terry Gilliam
Year
1985
Country
UK
​USA
Running time
142 mins
Rating
M
​Language
English
A bureaucrat in a retro-future world tries to correct an administrative error and becomes an enemy of the state.
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Next Screening
Out of Africa

Makala

Monday 15 July, 7.30pm
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu
Members only, new members welcome
Doors open 7.00pm for socialising, food and drink
Director
Emmanuel Gras
Year
2017
Country
France
Running time
96 mins
Rating
E
​Language
Swahili
French
In Congo, a young peasant dreams of a better future for his loved ones. His only wealth lies in the strength of his arms, the bushland around him and his strong will. As he sets out on dangerous and exhausting adventures to trade the fruit of his work, he discovers the value of his effort and the price he must pay for his dreams.
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Next Screening (Double Feature) STARTING 7PM
Ripples of New Wave

Daisies

Monday 1 July, 7.00pm
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu
Members only, new members welcome
Doors open 6.30pm for socialising, food and drink
Director
Vera Chytilová
Year
1966
Country
Czechoslovakia
Running time
74 mins
Rating
M
​Language
Czech
Two teenage girls decide that since the world is spoiled, they will be spoiled too. They embark on a series of destructive pranks to rebel against a materialistic society.
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Weird and Wonderful

Heart of a Dog

Monday 1 July, 8.30pm
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu
Members only, new members welcome
Doors open 8.15pm
Director
Laurie Anderson
Year
2015
Country
USA
​France
Running time
75 mins
Rating
PG
​Language
English
An enchanted cinematic essay by legendary performance artist Laurie Anderson. A self-narrated punk meditation on love and death; exquisitely crafted and effortlessly profound.
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ABOUT  /  SCHEDULE  /  JOIN
​Welcome to Canterbury Film Society
The Canterbury Film Society will kick-start its fabulous new season in the New Year on Monday 18 February 2019. Sign up for more information about our weekly screenings of top-quality arthouse, international, local, rare and classic feature films, documentaries and more — all on the big screen, the way nature intended!  

Full membership provides access to all screenings through our eight-month season in the brilliant Philip Carter Family Auditorium at the Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu, for just over $4 per film!

We provide a friendly, welcoming atmosphere with drinks and snacks for purchase, opportunities to socialise, guest introductions, and a carefully curated programme of films which is sure to captivate, inform and inspire film buffs as well as those searching for alternatives to mainstream cinema.
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Let us take you further into film!
SCREENINGS
Screenings are held on Mondays, 7:30pm, February–October, at the
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu. Doors open 7pm for socialising, food and drink.
2018 SEASON
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JOIN​
For membership options, and to join the Canterbury Film Society, click here.  

​Contact for enquiries:
canterburyfilmsoc@gmail.com
SPECIAL EVENT
Documentary

Tātarakihi: The Children of Parihaka​

Sunday 4th November, 2pm
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu
Members only
Doors open 1:30pm, drinks and snacks for sale
Director
Joseph/Preston
Year
2012
Country
NZ
Running time
65 mins
Rating
Exempt
​Language
English
A group of Parihaka children traces the footsteps of their ancestors who were imprisoned in the South Island after the Taranaki land confiscations of the 1860s.
Guest speaker: Tonga Karena
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CELEBRATE WITH US!

It’s our 60th Anniversary! In addition to our usual stellar programme of international cinema, animation, and cult classics, we have a number of special events planned this year:
Celebrations begin on Opening Night with a screening of THE BLUE ANGEL (1930), a film shown during our very first season in 1958. This is open to the public (koha), so bring your friends.  A free drink and snack will be served. Our anniversary theme continues on 5 March with the French comedy MON ONCLE, the 1958 Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Language Film.
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Raffle tickets go on sale 26 February for two epic prize packs full of film-related goodies and vouchers from local businesses. Be sure to buy your tickets early, as winners will be drawn at our 9 April screening of MUSTANG (2015). 
Canterbury Film Society will have a stand this year at the Armageddon Expo over Queen’s Birthday weekend (2–4 June). This is an exciting first! If you’re going, do stop by to say ‘hello’.

A sizzling mid-winter Christmas raffle will also be drawn 25 June.

In August, a Film Quiz will be hosted during the Christchurch International Film Festival. We hope you’ll put a team together and join us. Be sure to follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for dates and more information.
Free events! 
This year we have seven events that are open to the public (koha). If you’re curious about our Society, these are perfect opportunities to meet film enthusiasts and discover what we’re about. Diarise these events and bring your friends!

We are on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! Follow us for all the latest information about our screenings, special events, and other film news.
We look forward to celebrating sixty years of cinema with you throughout 2018!
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— Canterbury Film Society Committee

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2018 Brochure

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Available at select locations around Christchurch.
Request a mailout using the form, or view a downloadable A4 version here.

ABOUT US

Canterbury Film Society is a non-profit incorporated society and a registered charitable organisation. CFS is a member of the New Zealand Federation of Film Societies, which has been screening films throughout the country for over 70 years. Each year film societies screen to an estimated total combined audience of 2,000 New Zealanders.

Many distinguished and innovative films are never released commercially or shown on television in New Zealand. Film societies specialise in screening these quality films that cannot be seen anywhere else: documentaries, features from around the world, classics, director retrospectives and national cinema seasons. 

Film Society membership is open to everyone. We operate on an annual subscription basis because (with just a few exceptions) we have non-commercial screening rights, and must screen to members only. Your annual subscription contributes to programming services, venue hire and administration costs.

All film societies are run by committees of volunteers from the general membership. The Canterbury Film Society committee is elected at our AGM in March each year. Current committee members are Dakota Gibbs (President/Film Handler), Helen Mann (Vice President), Megumi Woodtli (Treasurer), Marina Chester (Co-Secretary), Gill Beadon (Co-Secretary), Tim Wang (IT/website), Mat Daniel (Hospitality).

We acknowledge the generous assistance of the Embassy of France, the Goethe Institut, the Confucius Institute, Victoria University of Wellington, and the Rata Foundation.

Our 2018 Season is brought to you with the support of the following cultural organisations: