The Winchelsea Movie Club Project
A 5 Pillars Project:
People, Place, Planet, Prosperity, Participation
ABOUT THE MOVIE CLUB
10 screenings annually for $70 (Concession $65)
5 screenings Autumn or Spring season $40 (Concession $35)
The Winchelsea Movie Club brings affordable, carefully chosen, entertaining movies for your enjoyment.
The subscription fee is excellent value. Membership is essential.
Join the audience for a light supper and a chat after the show (included in the price). Special events will be run from time to time.
Experience movies close to home in Winchelsea, meet new people and enjoy the heritage and atmosphere of The Globe Theatre (17-19 Willis Street, Winchelsea).
Movies are shown the 3rd Thursday of each month.
Enquiries to Jenny (0409 672054) or Sue (0413 487915), or email movies@growingwinchelsea.com
What is a Movie Club?
The Winchelsea Movie Club screens 10 carefully selected movies throughout 2025 in the Globe Theatre for its members. Movies are screened with the pre-agreement of royalty prices with the Federation of Victorian Film Societies which allows members to enjoy these movies at a low price.
How much will it cost to join?
Membership is open to any person aged 15 or more. Annual membership fee is $70 ($65 for Health Care Card holders). A seasonal membership, either autumn or spring season (five movies) of $40 ($35 for HCC holders) is also available.
What movies will be screened?
The committee have selected a mix of comedy, drama, romance, adventure and documentaries to appeal to a broad range of members. All movies will start at 7:30pm.
Can I buy a ticket at the door?
No. If Winchelsea Movie Club screened movies to the public without membership, royalties of up to $300 for each movie would be charged and so ticket prices would be much higher and could differ each month.
As a member, can I bring a guest to a movie?
All members may bring up to two guests a year for one visit each.
Is membership transferable?
Yes. Any member can transfer their membership to a guest. To facilitate this, members will need to give their membership card to their guest to show at the door.
What does my membership include?
Members can relax and enjoy each movie in an air-conditioned environment. After each movie, members can stay for a chat over a light supper of fresh sandwiches, wine and tea/coffee. Also, from time to time, special events will be held.
MOVIE CLUB BACKGROUND
Following the success of the Dressmaker exhibition at Barwon Park by the National Trust and the showing of the film by Growing Winchelsea members in 2016, a small subcommittee of Growing Winchelsea set up the Winchelsea Movie Club.
The Surf Coast shire provided sound equipment at approximately $30,000 and later through the work of the Globe Theatre committee an air-conditioning unit was installed. This made for a very comfortable environment.
In 2025, the Winchelsea Movie Club entered its 8th year of successful operation with one disrupted year due to Covid.
The Movie Club is a member of the Federation of Victorian Film Society, giving it access to film information and most of all, a greatly reduced royalty’s fee. This comes with conditions, one of which is that the Club must be on a membership basis only. Annual or half yearly tickets are available.
The committee select a mix of 10 movies for the year from comedy, drama, romance, adventure, or documentary. Showings are on the third Thursday of each month at 7.30 pm at the Globe Theatre. Delicious supper including wine is included.
For any details enquire at movies@growingwinchelsea.com
Sub-committee Members
- Jenny Mathison Convenor
- Sue Hutton Secretary
- Sylvia Abdelkader
- Felicity Grzemski
- Rosalie Clark
- Jane Bartier (Growing Winchelsea Representative)
2025 Movie Line-up
Finding Your Feet
May 15th
When Lady Sandra Abbott discovers that her husband of 40 years is having an affair with her best friend, she seeks refuge in London with her estranged, older sister Bif. The two could not be more different – Sandra is a fish out of water next to her outspoken, serial dating, free-spirited sibling. But different is just what Sandra needs at the moment, and she reluctantly lets Bif drag her along to a community dance class, where she starts finding her feet.
rottentomatoes.com/m/finding_your_feet
The Teachers' Lounge
Jun 19th
Carla Nowak, a dedicated sports and math teacher, starts her first job at a high school. She stands out among the new staff because of her idealism. When a series of thefts occur at the school and one of her students is suspected, she decides to get to the bottom of the matter on her own. Carla tries to mediate between outraged parents, opinionated colleagues and aggressive students, but is relentlessly confronted with the structures of the school system. The more desperately she tries to do everything right, the more the young teacher threatens to break.
rottentomatoes.com/m/the_teachers_lounge
The Courier
Aug 21st
THE COURIER is a true-life spy thriller, the story of an unassuming British businessman Greville Wynne (Benedict Cumberbatch) recruited into one of the greatest international conflicts in history. At the behest of the UK’s MI-6 and a CIA operative (Rachel Brosnahan), he forms a covert, dangerous partnership with Soviet officer Oleg Penkovsky (Merab Ninidze) in an effort to provide crucial intelligence needed to prevent a nuclear confrontation and defuse the Cuban Missile Crisis.
rottentomatoes.com/m/the_courier
The Old Oak
Sep 18th
The Old Oak is the last pub standing in a once thriving mining village in northern England, a gathering space for a community that has fallen on hard times. There is growing anger, resentment, and a lack of hope among the residents, but the pub and its proprietor TJ are a fond presence to their customers. When a group of Syrian refugees move into the floundering village, a decisive rift fueled by prejudices develops between the community and its newest inhabitants. The formation of an unexpected friendship between TJ and a young Syrian woman named Yara opens up new possibilities for the divided village in this deeply moving drama about loss, fear, and the difficulty of finding hope.
rottentomatoes.com/m/the_old_oak
Wicked Little Letters
Oct 16th
A 1920s English seaside town bears witness to a farcical and occasionally sinister scandal in this riotous mystery comedy. Based on a stranger than fiction true story, WICKED LITTLE LETTERS follows two neighbors: deeply conservative local Edith Swan (Olivia Colman) and rowdy Irish migrant Rose Gooding (Jessie Buckley). When Edith and fellow residents begin to receive wicked letters full of unintentionally hilarious profanities, foul-mouthed Rose is charged with the crime. The anonymous letters prompt a national uproar, and a trial ensues. However, as the town’s women — led by Police Officer Gladys Moss (Anjana Vasan) — begin to investigate the crime themselves, they suspect that something is amiss, and Rose may not be the culprit after all.
rottentomatoes.com/m/wicked_little_letters
Anatomy of a Fall
Nov 20th
For the past year, Sandra, her husband Samuel, and their eleven-year-old son Daniel have lived a secluded life in a remote town in the French Alps. When Samuel is found dead in the snow below their chalet, the police question whether he was murdered or committed suicide. Samuel’s suspicious death is presumed murder, and Sandra becomes the main suspect. What follows is not just an investigation into the circumstances of Samuel’s death but an unsettling psychological journey into the depths of Sandra and Samuel’s conflicted relationship.
rottentomatoes.com/m/anatomy_of_a_fall
A Street Cat Named Bob
Dec 11th
A stray ginger cat changes the life of James Bowen (Luke Treadaway), a homeless London street musician and recovering drug addict.
rottentomatoes.com/m/a_street_cat_named_bob