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The hub of cinema culture at the University of Calgary. For general inquires, please contact us at uo Our office is located in Social Sciences 200.

The Film Society is an organization formed by enthusiastic students and film viewers who enjoy learning about the art, history and technique of cinema. We are a community committed to the entertainment of film society members through the regular screening of quality films and various film related events. We offer our members the opportunity to view and discuss films, as well as the chance to meet new and exciting people who share an interest in film. We are a non profit organization, composed of members who pay an annual membership fee of five dollars. Drop by and say hello! Website: http://comcul.ucalgary.ca/filmsociety
Twitter: http://twitter.com/UofCFilmSociety,
Email: [email protected]

Co-President: Erin Craig
Co-President: Jacob Bews
VP Communications: Zach Green
VP Operations: Erin Shanks
Programming Board Chair: Jocelyn Illing
VP Finances: Martin Sroka
MTM Coodinator: Amanda Galvao
MTM Communications: Martin Sroka

10/14/2026

Honestly this Japanese poster for Om Shanti Om (dir. Farah Khan, India, 2007) cannot be topped. Join us this Friday 10/16 for screening+discussion on this film!

For some dreams, one lifetime is not enough.
Reincarnated 30 years after being killed in a suspicious on-set fire, a small-time actor is determined to punish the person who ignited the blaze.
The University of Calgary’s Film Society holds weekly screenings throughout the Fall semester. Screenings are free for members. This is a great opportunity to view and discuss great movies, and get acquainted with others who share an interest in film!

If you’re not yet a member of Film Society, you can sign up at the screening by paying the membership fee of $5.

All screenings are held on Fridays at 5:30pm in SS217, on the second floor of the Social Sciences building at the University of Calgary.

10/06/2026

Join us on Friday for LE GRAND AMOUR!

Pierre married Florence, the only daughter of a small industrialist. 15 years later, he is the boss, but his middle-class life worries him a lot. When a new young and lovely secretary comes, he starts dreaming.
The University of Calgary’s Film Society holds weekly screenings throughout the Fall semester. Screenings are free for members. This is a great opportunity to view and discuss great movies, and get acquainted with others who share an interest in film!

If you’re not yet a member of Film Society, you can sign up at the screening by paying the membership fee of $5.

All screenings are held on Fridays at 5:30pm in SS217, on the second floor of the Social Sciences building at the University of Calgary.

09/22/2026

Join us on Friday for RUN LOLA RUN!

Lola receives a phone call from her boyfriend Manni. He lost 100,000 DM in a subway train that belongs to a very bad guy. She has 20 minutes to raise this amount and meet Manni. Otherwise, he will rob a store to get the money. Three different alternatives may happen depending on some minor event along Lola’s run.
The University of Calgary’s Film Society holds weekly screenings throughout the Fall semester. Screenings are free for members. This is a great opportunity to view and discuss great movies, and get acquainted with others who share an interest in film!

If you’re not yet a member of Film Society, you can sign up at the screening by paying the membership fee of $5.

All screenings are held on Fridays at 5:30pm in SS217, on the second floor of the Social Sciences building at the University of Calgary.

09/16/2026

THE LONG-AWAITED FALL 2026 UOFC FILM SOCIETY SCREENING SCHEDULE!

09/10/2026

Please join us for TANGERINE this Friday!

Sin-Dee is back. Upon hearing that her pimp boyfriend was unfaithful during the days she was jailed, the s*x worker and her friend, Alexandra, set out to get to the bottom of this. Their odyssey leads them through subcultures of Los Angeles.
The University of Calgary’s Film Society holds weekly screenings throughout the Fall semester. Screenings are free for members. This is a great opportunity to view and discuss great movies, and get acquainted with others who share an interest in film!

If you’re not yet a member of Film Society, you can sign up at the screening by paying the membership fee of $5.

All screenings are held on Fridays at 5:30pm in SS217, on the second floor of the Social Sciences building at the University of Calgary.

03/19/2026

please join us for tomorrow’s screening and discussion of The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover!

The wife of an abusive criminal finds solace in the arms of a kind regular guest in her husband’s restaurant.
The University of Calgary’s Film Society holds weekly screenings throughout the Fall semester. Screenings are free for members. This is a great opportunity to view and discuss great movies, and get acquainted with others who share an interest in film!

If you’re not yet a member of Film Society, you can sign up at the screening by paying the membership fee of $5.

All screenings are held on Fridays at 5:30pm in SS217, on the second floor of the Social Sciences building at the University of Calgary.

03/04/2026

Hello! We invite you to UofC Film Society party and movie trivia night 🍿🍿🍿

Movie trivia will cover a variety of films, and topics of interest in film. This will include questions about popular movies, as well as some more related to film studies and Film Society. We’ve planned to make sure the game will be accessible and fun for casual cinephiles and film students alike.

Guest judge Alan Johnson (hosts film trivia at dickens)

- Thursday March 5 room SS217
- Doors open and food provided at 5:30PM, first round at 6:30PM
- Everyone will be put into teams
- Anyone attending please RSVP at the link in our bio or on our story :)

If you’re not a Film Society member and would like to become one, you can bring $5 cash to the next screening you attend, or to the party, and talk to an exec!

Hope to see you there!

02/12/2026

Come to this Friday’s screening+discussion of THE HARDER THEY COME!!

Ivanhoe Martin arrives in Kingston, Jamaica, looking for work and, after some initial struggles, lands a recording contract as a reggae singer. He records his first song, “The Harder They Come,” but after a bitter dispute with a manipulative producer named Hilton, soon finds himself resorting to petty crime in order to pay the bills. He deals ma*****na, kills some abusive cops and earns local folk hero status. Meanwhile, his record is topping the charts.
The University of Calgary’s Film Society holds weekly screenings throughout the Fall semester. Screenings are free for members. This is a great opportunity to view and discuss great movies, and get acquainted with others who share an interest in film!

If you’re not yet a member of Film Society, you can sign up at the screening by paying the membership fee of $5.

All screenings are held on Fridays at 5:30pm in SS217, on the second floor of the Social Sciences building at the University of Calgary.

02/03/2026

Come to this week’s screening + discussion of TERRORISM AND KEBAB on Friday!

Ahmed heads to Tahrir compound to extract papers to move his son to another school. There he clashes with the administrative obstacles. He suddenly finds himself involved in carrying a weapon and taking hostages at the government building and becomes a terrorist in the process.
The University of Calgary’s Film Society holds weekly screenings throughout the Fall semester. Screenings are free for members. This is a great opportunity to view and discuss great movies, and get acquainted with others who share an interest in film!

If you’re not yet a member of Film Society, you can sign up at the screening by paying the membership fee of $5.

All screenings are held on Fridays at 5:30pm in SS217, on the second floor of the Social Sciences building at the University of Calgary.

01/21/2026

FILM SOCIETY WINTER 2026 OFFICIAL SCHEDULE!!
Join us on Friday the 23rd for Deus e Diabo na Terra do Sol (1964) in room SS217!

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SS200, 2500 University Drive NW
Calgary, AB
T2N1N4

Website

http://uofcfilmsociety.com/

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