Melbourne Ticket Information

OPENING NIGHT GALA - MONSIEUR AZNAVOUR

Wednesday 5 March
6pm – Drinks & light refreshments on arrival
6:30pm – Screening
9pm: After Party! Drinks & food
The Astor Theatre

Tickets:

Alliance Française de Melbourne & Movie Club Members $95.00
Non-Members $105.00

CLOSING NIGHT RECEPTION - IN THE SUB FOR LOVE

Wednesday 9 April
6pm – Drinks & light refreshments on arrival
6:30pm – Screening
The Kino Cinema

Tickets:

Alliance Française de Melbourne & Movie Club Members $37.00
Non-Members $42.00

CENTREPIECE PREMIERE - The Count of Monte Cristo

Saturday 8 March
A glass of wine offered on arrival
7pm arrival – 7.30pm film
All Palace Cinemas (excluding Church St)

CINÉWINE (Wine & Film)

A glass of wine offered on arrival

CINÉWINE: Opening
Monsieur Aznavour

Wednesday 5 March
6pm arrival – 6.30pm film
Palace Balwyn
Palace Penny Lane
Palace Westgarth

CINÉWINE: Sneak Preview
Jane Austen Wrecked My Life

Friday 7 March
6pm arrival – 6.30pm film
The Kino Cinema
&
Friday 28 March
5:45pm arrival – 6:15pm film
Palace Brighton Bay

CINÉWINE: Francophonie
No Chains, No Masters

Thursday 20 March
6pm arrival – 6:30pm film
The Kino Cinema

CINÉWINE: Oh La La Night
Emmanuelle

Saturday 22 March
8:30pm arrival – 9pm film
The Kino Cinema

CINÉWINE: Classic Film
Army of Shadows

Sunday 30 March
3:30pm arrival – 4pm film
The Kino Cinema

CINÉWINE
Presented by Michelin Australia
The Stolen Painting

Tuesday 1 April
6pm arrival – 6:30pm film
Palace Como

Tickets:

Alliance Française de Melbourne & Movie Club Members $27.00
Non-Members $32.00

SPECIAL EVENTS

A glass of wine on arrival, plus themed delicacies or a little extra! 

LADIES’ NIGHT
Presented by Blue Illusion
Riviera Revenge

Wednesday 12 March
6pm arrival - 6.30pm film
Palace Brighton Bay

MUSIC TO CINEMA
Bolero
Film preceded by a music performance

Thursday 13 March
6pm arrival – 6.30pm film
The Kino Cinema

TASTE OF FRANCE
Co-presented by Collins Place & Sofitel Melbourne On Collins
All Stirred Up!

Wednesday 19 March
6pm arrival - 6:30pm film
The Kino Cinema

Tickets:

Alliance Française de Melbourne & Movie Club Members $37.00
Non-Members $42.00

TICKET PRICES

GENERAL ADMISSION
(Excluding Opening and Closing Nights, Special Events and CinéWine screenings)

Alliance Française de Melbourne & Palace Movie Club Members* $22.00 
Adults $27.00
Concessions ** $23.00
Children 17 & under (check classifications) $19.00

GENERAL ADMISSION - Weekends after 2:30pm
(Excluding Opening and Closing Nights, Special Events and CinéWine screenings)

Alliance Française de Melbourne & Palace Movie Club Members* $23.00
Adults $28.00
Concessions ** $24.00
Children 17 & under (check classifications) $20.00

Proof of concession/membership or ID/student card must be presented at the cinema box office to obtain discount.

*Two discount tickets per membership card per session will apply.
**One discount per concession. Eligible concessions: Under 25s & Full Time Students, senior (60+) and pensioner.

To purchase your Alliance Française Membership, visit www.afmelbourne.com.au, and your Palace Movie Club Membership, visit www.palacecinemas.com.au

GROUPS
(Excluding Opening/Closing Nights, Special Events)

Groups (10+) $16.00
Bookings at: Phone 03 9816 1777 or email events.vic@palacecinemas.com.au

Schools (20+)*** $14.00
***One teacher admitted free for every 20 students.

Bookings at: FFFschools@afmelbourne.com.au

E-BUNDLES (MOVIE CLUB)

(Excluding Opening and Closing Nights, Special Events and CinéWine screenings)

10 FILM E-BUNDLE (MOVIE CLUB): $189.00

5 FILM E-BUNDLE (MOVIE CLUB): $99.00

The Alliance Francaise French Film Festival eTicket Bundles can be purchased and redeemed by Palace Cinema Movie Club Members only (free tier available) at any Palace Cinema in VIC, NSW, QLD, ACT & WA at the box office or on www.palacecinemas.com.au. Bundles need to be purchased via the Palace Movie Club Member Portal (sign into your membership account in order to purchase). Tickets can be redeemed throughout the duration of the 2025 Festival in each participating state. Please note that the offer is not available to SA. Tickets are valid for Palace Cinemas only, not for partner cinemas (such as Palace Nova or Luna Palace).

ADVANCE TICKETS ON SALE FROM WEDNESDAY 5 FEBRUARY

IN CINEMA

At box offices daily from 11am to 8.30pm until sold out. Cinemas can only sell tickets for their respective venues. There are no booking fees for purchasing at cinema box offices; however, surcharges for credit cards apply.

THE ASTOR THEATRE
Corner Chapel Street & Dandenong Road, St Kilda
tel: (03) 9510 1414
Take the tram! Trams 5 or 64, Stop 32; Tram 78, stop 42
Take the train! Windsor station

PALACE CINEMA COMO
Level 2, Como Centre, Cnr of Toorak Rd & Chapel St, Sth Yarra
Tel: (03) 9827 7533
Take the tram! Tram 58, Stop 128; Tram 78, stop 50
Take the train! South Yarra Station

PALACE BALWYN
231 Whitehorse Rd, Balwyn
Tel: (03) 9817 1277
Take the tram! Tram 109, Stop 46

PALACE BRIGHTON BAY
294 Bay St, Brighton
Tel: (03) 9596 3590
Take the train! Brighton North Station

THE KINO CINEMA
Lower ground floor, 45 Collins St, Melbourne
Tel: (03) 9650 2100
Take the tram! Trams 11,12,48 & 109, Stops 8 or 9.
Take the train! Parliament Station

PALACE WESTGARTH
89 High St, Northcote
Tel: (03) 9482 2001
Take the tram! Tram 86, Stop 27
Take the train! Westgarth Station

PALACE PENNY LANE
17 Puckle St, Moonee Ponds
Tel: (03) 8579 5388
Take the tram! Trams 59 & 82, Stop 32

PENTRIDGE CINEMA
1 Champ Street, Coburg
Tel: (03) 8579 5380
Take the tram! Tram 19, Stops 34 or 36
Take the train! Coburg or Batman stations

PALACE REGENT CINEMA BALLARAT
49 Lydiard St N, Ballarat Central
(03) 5330 5555

ONLINE

Tickets for all venues are available securely online at www.affrenchfilmfestival.org and www.palacecinemas.com.au

All major credit cards accepted (excluding Amex & Diners). Booking fees apply.

BY PHONE

Phone bookings by credit card only (ex. Amex & Diners), which will be debited at time of booking and must be produced when collecting tickets. Credit card transactions by phone will incur booking fees and a credit card surcharge. When calling during busy periods, there may be a delay in answering the phone. Please try again later or visit the website.

DISCLAIMER

The Alliance Française French Film Festival and their exhibition partners reserve the right to modify or cancel your ticket in the wake of a pandemic / an act of God /an unforeseen event preventing a screening from going ahead or similar. In such an event, any tickets purchased will receive a full refund.

FESTIVAL CONDITIONS

All festival films are restricted to persons 18 years of age and over, unless specified (see classification recommendations). This relates not necessarily to the content of the films, but to the legal requirements of holding the festival, as set by the Classification Board.

Box office hours vary between venues. Please check the venue ticketing page for box office hours. Please ask at the venue for accepted Credit Cards and Credit Card Surcharges.

Festival tickets, once acquired, are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. Lost or stolen tickets will not be replaced or refunded. Ticket price includes GST.

We anticipate that door sales will be available for most sessions, however this cannot be guaranteed. Patrons are urged to purchase their tickets in advance to avoid disappointment.

Patrons are encouraged to collect booked tickets 30 minutes prior to the session to avoid queues.

Palace Cinema passes and other complimentary passes, cinema promotions and free ticket offers are not valid for festival screenings.

Dates, times and programs are correct at the time of publication but may need to be altered due to unforeseen circumstances.

We reluctantly reserve the right to withdraw, change and replace programs without notice.

All non-English language films have English subtitles.

Seating is reserved at Palace Cinema Como, Palace Balwyn, Palace Brighton Bay, Palace Penny Lane, Palace Westgarth, Pentridge Cinema and The Kino and unreserved at The Astor Theatre.

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