Melbourne Ticket Information
OPENING NIGHT GALA
The Three Musketeers: D’Artagnan
Wednesday 6 March
6pm – A drink on arrival and snacks
6:30pm – Screening
9pm: After Party!
The Astor Theatre
Tickets:
AF Melbourne & Movie Club
Members : $94.00
Non-Members : $99.00
CLOSING NIGHT RECEPTION
Second Round
Tuesday 2 April
6pm – A drink on arrival & food box
6:30pm – Screening
Palace Como
Tickets:
AF Melbourne & Movie Club
Members : $35.00
Non-Members : $40.00
CINÉWINE (Wine & Film)
A glass of French wine offered on arrival
CINÉWINE: Opening
The Three Musketeers: D’artagnan
Wednesday 6 March
6pm arrival – 6.30pm film
Palace Balwyn, Palace Penny Lane, Pentridge Cinema
CINÉWINE: International Women’s Day
The Edge of the Blade
Friday 8 March
6pm arrival – 6.30pm film
Palace Brighton Bay, Palace Como, Palace Westgarth
CINÉWINE: Inspiration
Divertimento
Tuesday 12 March
6pm arrival – 6.30pm film
Palace Como
CINÉWINE: Restorative Justice
All your Faces
Tuesday 19 March
6pm arrival – 6.30pm film
Palace Westgarth
CINÉWINE
Children of Paradise
Sunday 24 March
3:30pm arrival – 4pm film
The Kino
CINÉWINE: 35th Anniversary
The Untouchables
Tuesday 26 March
6pm arrival – 6:30pm film
Palace Como, Palace Penny Lane
CINÉWINE: Canada Night
Nature of Love
Thursday 28 March
6pm arrival – 6:30pm film
Palace Como
Tickets:
AF Melbourne & Movie Club Members : $25.00
Non-Members : $30.00
SPECIAL EVENTS
Themed French delicacies and a glass of French wine offered on arrival!
LADIES’ NIGHT
The President’s Wife
Thursday 14 March
6pm arrival - 6.30pm film
Palace Brighton Bay
DOUBLE BILL
The Three Musketeers: 1 & 2
Sunday 17 March
2:30pm arrival, 3pm
The Astor Theatre
Tickets:
AF Melbourne & Movie Club Members : $45.00
Non-Members : $50.00
TASTE OF FRANCE (Co-presented by Collins Place and Sofitel Melbourne on Collins)
The Taste of Things
Thursday 21 March
6pm arrival - 6:30pm film
The Kino
MATINÉE
Mr Blake at your service!
Wednesday 27 March
10:30am arrival, 11am film
Palace Balwyn
Morning tea & macarons
Tickets:
AF Melbourne & Movie Club
Members : $35.00
Non-Members : $40.00
TICKET PRICES
GENERAL ADMISSION
(Excluding Opening and Closing Nights, Special Events and CinéWine screenings)
AF Melbourne & Palace Movie Club Members : $21.00
Adults : $26.00
Concessions** : $20.00
Children 12 & under (check classifications) $17.00
Week-end prices
Saturday & Sunday Post 2:30pm
GENERAL ADMISSION
Members (Alliance Française, Palace Movie Club & Golden) : $22.00
Adults : $27.00
Concessions (Full-time Students, Under 25, concession card) : $21.00
Children 12 & under $18.00
Proof of concession/membership or ID/student card must be presented at the cinema box office to obtain discount.
*Two discount tickets per member-ship 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: $159
5 FILM E-BUNDLE: $95
The Alliance Française 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 2024 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 7 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 & 64 Stop 32, or Tram 78, stop 42
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 or Tram 78, stop 50
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!
Stop at Brighton North
THE KINO
Lower ground floor, 45 Collins St, Melbourne
Tel: (03) 9650 2100
Take the tram! Tram 11,12,48 & 109, stop 8 or 9
PALACE WESTGARTH
89 High St, Northcote
Tel: (03) 9482 2001
Take the tram! Tram 86 Stop 27
PALACE PENNY LANE
17 Puckle St, Moonee Ponds
Tel: (03) 8579 5388
Take the tram! Tram 59 & 82 Stop 32
PENTRIDGE CINEMA
1 Champ Street, Coburg
Tel: (03) 8579 5380
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. Patrons are encouraged to collect tickets 30 min prior to the session to avoid queues. 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.
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. Palace Cinema passes and other complimentary passes, cinema promotions and free ticket offers are not valid for festival screenings.