Whangarei Film Society - AGM and first film screening for 2023
Good people
Please join us for the WFS AGM and 2023 Season Launch on Thursday, March 2nd at 6pm.
It will be held at Forum North, 7 Rust Ave Whangarei in the Capitaine Bougainville Theatre.
After a short interval where people can renew their memberships, we will show our first film of the 2023 season, The Phantom of the Open.
Members from 2022 who attend the AGM can see the film for free.
Please note: At the December WFS Committee meeting it was decided that the membership fee will now be $30 per year.
For those who wish to pay online, details are available on the WFS website.
The Phantom of the Open
2021, Comedy, UK, Rated M, 102 mins
Director: Craig Roberts. Cast: Mark Rylance, Sally Hawkins Rhys Ifans
The heart-warming true story of Maurice Flitcroft, a dreamer and unrelenting optimist, who manages to gain entry to the 1976 British Open Golf Championship qualifiers despite having never played golf.
See the trailer at: www.youtube.com...
Go to whangareifilmsociety.org... to sign up for our free weekly email which provides information on all our screenings.
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