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The Port Fairy Film Society is a 20 year old Film Society in a small coastal town of 2,500 people in South West Victoria, Australia.
The PFFS became the de facto cinema exhibitor in the 58 year old single screen cinema, the Reardon Theatre, after the private operator quit 5 years ago.
It is run on a not for profit basis by volunteers.
The PFFS has a primary program of 12 monthly Film Society screenings of mainly Australian, independent, arthouse or foreign films, 3 Film Festivals, and for the past 2 years, 2 x 4 film Classic Matinee FS seasons. The Classic Matinees allow our elderly Moyneyana House residents, Day Centre attendees and Senior Citizens Club members who are Film Society members to see Classic films from the 30's 40's 50's and 60's.
During the year, the PFFS also auspices another 14 theatrical Community Fund Raiser screenings for the Community groups such as the Primary Schools, the Red Cross, Local Hospital, Cancer Research, Fire Brigade, RSL, Cycling Club, Book Fair, for appeals for natural disasters such as the Victorian bush fires, the floods in Queensland and Pakistan and so on.
In January each year, the PFFS with the Local Council theatrically screens a program of current Summer Movies on a break even basis, to maintain a 84 year old tradition of "Summer Movies" in Port Fairy.
So our Film Society does a bit to keep Cinema alive and popular as a focus for community activities with something for everyone.
2012 PORT FAIRY FILM SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS
Unlike the Hoyts, Village, Palace, commercial Cinema operators, the Port Fairy Film Society is a community group of non-professional volunteer film lovers who decided to continue to show films in Port Fairy, after the private operator decided it was not viable to continue.
Whilst anyone who buys a ticket, can come to the public, ticketed admission, 14 Community Fundraiser films, Film Festivals and 21 Summer Movies that are also shown in Port Fairy, the Film Distributors do not allow non-members to attend Film Society screenings.
In 2012, the Port Fairy Film Society has 12 monthly 3rd Friday films and eight 4th Tuesday Classic Film Matinees (Feb-May and Aug-Nov).
2011 PFFS memberships are valid until February 2012.
2012 PFFS memberships are valid until February 2013.
We sell annual ($110/90), 6 ($55/45), a minimum 3 ($30/24) memberships at the Reardon Theatre prior to our screenings.
The PFFS membership comes with bonus 8, 2, 1 Classic Tuesday matinee sessions (Feb-May and Aug-Nov).
To become a member of the Film Society, like any club, we will need your name and address, if you wish to see our films.
If you are a Visitor to Port Fairy, we will allow you to part (half)pay for your minimuml membership, with the balance to be paid when you return.
For details see our Port Fairy Film Society Facebook site: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Port-Fairy-Film-Society/237500069613763 or our Website: http://portfairyfilms.blogspot.com/.
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