Nanaimo International Film Screening Society

05/16/2026

We're excited to introduce our 2026-2027 season! 🎈

Get your season tickets to take advantage of our early bird 🐦 discount price of $95 (over 20% discount, valid until July 31).

You can also become a NIFSS Supporter 💜💙💚💛❤️ and attend ALL our films of season 26-27 (feature and matinee) for only $200.

Early bird season tickets have additional rewards.

Visit our website www.nifss.ca to check our fall season film lineup 🎬 and get your tickets 🎫 as of today!

05/01/2026

Our 2025-2026 season comes to an end and we are thankful for your support!

Can't wait to see you back in September for our next season!

03/30/2026

Wrong Husband (Uiksaringitara) is our April and last feature film of our 2025-2026 season!

Zacharias Kunuk’s latest film is described as a captivating, epic "folk tale" set 4,000 years ago. A strange death, village upheavals, and swarming suitors lead to a love story gone awry in this enthralling imagining of ancient Inuit stories.

Born from oral traditions, and committed to authenticity, Uiksaringitara (Wrong Husband) is a unique feat of both cultural conservation and engrossing cinema.



📆 Sunday, April 12, 2026 - 1pm & 7pm
📍Shaw Auditorium, Commercial St, Nanaimo
🎟 $15 on our website and at the door. $10 for people under age 25
🔗 nifss.ca/event

02/27/2026

NIFSS March Films for Francophone Month have been featured in the Nanaimo News Bulletin.

02/16/2026

Meet the Barbarians is our March feature film! 🇫🇷
NIFSS will be celebrating Francophonie Month on March 1 with our partners at l’Association des Francophones de Nanaimo.

A small town in France preparing to welcome a Ukrainian refugee family is surprised when a Syrian family shows up instead, in Julie Delpy’s touching comedy of integration.



📆 Sunday, March 1st, 2026 - 1pm & 7pm
📍Shaw Auditorium, Commercial St, Nanaimo
🎟 $15 on our website and at the door. $10 for people under age 25
🔗 nifss.ca/event

02/16/2026

We’re happy to share that Miss Boots is our March matinee film 🇨🇦!

When an orphaned girl loses her grandmother, her uncle, a one hit wonder opera composer, needs to take care of her until a foster family is found, while also struggling to finish his next big hit.

Mlle Bottine est un film québécois réalisé par Yan Lanouette Turgeon sorti en 2024, inspiré du classique Conte pour tous de 1986 Bach et Bottine du réalisateur André Melançon.



📆 Sunday, March 1st, 2026 - 4pm
📍Shaw Auditorium, Commercial St, Nanaimo
🎟 $15 on our website and at the door. $10 for people under age 25
🔗 nifss.ca/event

02/02/2026

NIFSS was recently featured in the Nanaimo News Bulletin for our recent films Urchin and Liyana.

01/20/2026

LIYANA, our matinee February feature is a genre-defying documentary that tells the story of five children in the Kingdom of Eswatini 🇸🇿 who turn past trauma into an original tale about a girl named Liyana who embarks on a perilous quest to save her young twin brothers. The film weaves her animated journey together with poetic documentary scenes to create an inspiring story of perseverance and hope.

📆 Sunday, February 1, 2026 - 4pm
📍 Shaw Auditorium, Commercial St, Nanaimo
🎟 $15 on website/at the door. $10 for people under age 25
🔗 nifss.ca

For security reasons, the 80 Commercial St entrance will be locked 15 minutes after the scheduled start time for the film. There will be no admission to the films after this time.

01/20/2026

Urchin is our feature film on February 1 and screens at 1 pm and 7 pm. 🇬🇧

The film follows a teenage runaway navigating the rough edges of London, caught between fleeting moments of freedom and the harsh realities of survival. As he drifts through a city that is at once indifferent and overwhelming, he encounters friendship, danger, and the fragile hope of belonging.

📆 Sunday, February 1, 2026
📍Shaw Auditorium, Commercial St, Nanaimo
🎟 $15 on website/at the door. $10 for people under age 25
🔗 nifss.ca

12/25/2025

Upcoming at NIFSS in January at 1 pm and 4 pm.

Our January feature film: A Poet. An aging, obscure writer mentors a talented teen, hoping to give her what he never had. But their bond — rooted in good intentions — spirals into a web of poor decisions and the weight of unmet ambitions. #🇨🇴

📆 Sunday, January 4, 2026 - 1pm & 7pm
📍Shaw Auditorium, Commercial St, Nanaimo
🎟 $15 on our website and at the door. $10 for people under age 25
🔗 nifss.ca