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Week 6 Screening - Annual General Meeting (President's Secret Choice >:D)

4/09/2026–4/09/2026

3:00 PM–6:30 PM

Interactive Cinema Space, Room 353, Level 3, North-wing, Arts West Parkville

Film Society

The Annual General Meeting of the University of Melbourne Film Society. Details of the event will be released via email list to all members the week prior, including constitutional amendments to the club adding term limits to executive roles.

The movie choice this week will be chosen by the outgoing president as per tradition and will only be revealed after the election. Pizza will be provided as always and we will be going to the pub afterwards to celebrate another year of FilmSoc and argue about the Presidents taste in films.

Farrago's magazine cover - Edition Four 2026

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