Please scroll down to read further details about our season and our film offerings. To purchase a season ticket, please click on the 1 pm or 7 pm option below. Individual tickets will go on sale starting August 1, 2025.
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.
1) Season tickets are available for purchase (at a 12.5% savings over the single ticket price of $15 for all 8 feature films) until the day before our first film screenings on September 7 and can be purchased:
a) On our website;
b) By e-transfer to info@nifss.ca;
c) By personal check mailed to NIFSS c/o 208-347 Seventh Street, Nanaimo, BC V9R 1E3.
Please note: The name and email address of the purchaser and the desired screening time (1:00 or 7:00) must be specified in your e-transfer memo or with your personal cheque.
2) Season tickets are designated for our feature films screened at 1 and 7 pm. Admission to 4 pm matinee films will require an additional ticket purchase.
3) Our events do not require a paper ticket. If you purchased a season ticket or individual ticket online, your name will be on a list at the registration desk. Online ticket sales end at 9 am on the day of the screenings.
4) All film tickets are fully transferable. If you are unable to attend any film covered by your individual or season ticket, your friend can use it by simply providing your name at the registration desk.
5) For the 2025/26 season, if season ticket holders prefer to attend the matinee film instead of the feature film, they can transfer their ticket to the matinee film (as long as seats are available) by emailing their transfer request to info@nifss.ca.
6) If you need to make changes between your 1 pm and 7 pm screening time, please email your change request to to info@nifss.ca.