Forum

154 Flinders Street
Melbourne, VIC, 3000
Phone:03 8660 4888

Situated in the heart of Melbourne’s CBD on Flinders Street, the Forum Theatre, with its unique Gothic-Romanesque architecture, is the place-to-be. The interior of the venue is no less elaborate with a sky-blue ceiling creating an illusion of an outdoor amphitheatre setting. Venue Address 154 Flinders St, Melbourne VIC 3000 Box Office This Box Office is open one (1) hour before the first screening until fifteen (15) minutes after the final screening commences. All MIFF box offices are cashless so only EFTPOS and credit card are accepted. Cash is not accepted. The Box Office is located inside the Forum on the left-hand side of the ground floor foyer. Forum has one small step up to the central double doors. Step free access is via a ramp through the right-hand side set of doors. Food and Beverage There is a bar on the mezzanine foyer. This is accessible via either the two staircases or via the lift for step-free access. Most of the Marriner service is over the bar but all of the Marriner staff are always happy to assist. All Marriners bars have paper straws available. Please just ask a bar staff member. 

Transport Information

Public Transport - The Forum is located in close vicinity to Flinders Street Train Station and is serviced by both Swanston Street and Flinders Street trams. Go to ptv.vic.gov.au for public transport information. - Level access tram stops nearby are Stop 13 Flinders Street Station, Stop 11 Collins Street (Swanston St/Collins St) for trams 1, 3/3a, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67 and 72 and Stop 6 Russell Street (corner Russell St and Flinders St) and Stop 5 Flinders Street Station for trams 75, 70 and 35. Parking - Secure Parking is proud to be a partner of the Melbourne International Film Festival. They are offering all MIFF filmgoers discounted parking at selected car parks. The closest Secure Parking to the Forum is 300 Flinders St. For more information about how to redeem the discount, please visit https://www.secureparking.com.au/en-au/offers-and-events/miff - There are designated on-street Accessible Parking Bays available at the following locations: • Flinders St between Elizabeth St and Swanston St • Flinders Lane between Elizabeth St and Swanston St Little Collins St between Russell St and Elizabeth St Russell Street • Russell Street between Collins St and Flinders Lane - For more information about accessible parking in the city, please visit https://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/parking-and-transport/parking/Pages/parking-for-people-with-disabilities.aspx - The best spot for drop off and pick-ups is either on Russell Street adjacent to Culture Kings (approx. 100m) or on the Russell Street extension near Federation Square (approx. 300m)

Accessibility Information

Public Transport - Level access tram stops nearby are Stop 13 Flinders Street Station, Stop 11 Collins Street (Swanston St/Collins St) for trams 1, 3/3a, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67 and 72 and Stop 6 Russell Street (corner Russell St and Flinders St) and Stop 5 Flinders Street Station for trams 75, 70 and 35. Parking - There are designated on-street Accessible Parking Bays available at the following locations:  -Flinders St between Elizabeth St and Swanston St -Flinders Lane between Elizabeth St and Swanston St Little Collins St between Russell St and Elizabeth St Russell Street  -Russell Street between Collins St and Flinders Lane - For more information about accessible parking in the city, please visit https://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/parking-and-transport/parking/Pages/parking-for-people-with-disabilities.aspx - The best spot for drop off and pick-ups is either on Russell Street adjacent to Culture Kings (approx. 100m) or on the Russell Street extension near Federation Square (approx. 300m) Venue Access   - The Flinders Street entrance to the Forum has one small step up to the central double doors. Step free access is via a ramp through the righthand side set of doors. - Cinema access from Flinders Street is via the large railed staircases to the left and right of the foyer. The two staircases lead to an upstairs foyer containing a bar and refreshment area. - For step free access to the cinema space as well as the mezzanine foyer bar, there is a lift through the ground floor foyer down the small corridor on the left-hand side. Please see a FOH staff member for lift access. - There are 44 steps in total to enter the cinema, 23 steps to the upstairs foyer and an additional 21 steps to the cinema. Inside the cinema, the steps are quite steeply raked and uneven with no handrails. There are 30 steps from the front row to the back row. - If you require step-free access, please refer to the How to Book Your Tickets section to inform FOH staff that you may require extra assistance. Cinema Seating - Forum is a fully seated venue. There are 4 rows of 17 fixed seats (Rows B-E) that are step-free access at the front of the cinema. Rows F to V are only accessible by stairs which do not have a handrail.  - Forum has some alternate seating options if the stairs or seating within the cinema are not suitable. Approximately 15 moveable plastic chairs without arm rests.  - Forum has a number of wheelchair accessible spaces available at the front of the cinema on the right-hand side (facing the screen). Please refer to the How to Book Your Tickets section to book a wheelchair accessible space. Please ask a MIFF FOH staff member for assistance when you arrive at the venue. - Each seat is cushioned, covered in soft fabric and have arm rests.  Closed Captions - This venue does not have closed caption devices. Open Captions - This venue is able to screen films with Open Captions. Please see the Open Captions section on the miff.com.au/access page for details about which sessions will be screening with Open Captions. Please refer to the How to Book Your Tickets section to book a ticket to an Open Caption session. Please ask a MIFF FOH staff member for assistance when you arrive at the venue. Assistive Listening - This venue will have Fidelio units available for collection at the MIFF Forum Box Office for use with specific films screening at MIFF this year. Please refer to the How to Book Your Tickets section to book an assistive listening device. Please ask a MIFF FOH staff member for assistance when you arrive at the venue. Audio Description - This venue will have Fidelio units available for collection at the Forum Box Office for use with specific films screening at MIFF this year. Please refer to the Audio Description section of the miff.com.au/access page for a full list of sessions that are screening with Audio Description. Please refer to the How to Book Your Tickets section to book an Audio Description device. Please ask a MIFF FOH staff member for assistance when you arrive at the venue. Bathrooms -Bathrooms with Stalls Only: Bathrooms with stalls only are located in the mezzanine foyer on the left-hand side of the bar (when facing the bar) and also on the ground floor through the large double doors and down a large staircase on the left-hand side. -Bathrooms with Stalls and Urinal: These bathrooms are located in the mezzanine foyer on the right-hand side of the bar (when facing the bar) and on the ground floor on the right-hand side of the foyer down a small staircase. -Accessible Bathroom: A fully accessible bathroom is located to the left of the main entrance foyer on the ground level and is accessed through a small corridor or from mezzanine foyer and cinema space, via the lift.  Quiet Space - Forum has quiet space options on the mezzanine level upstairs away from the main cinema space and foyer. There is no music or bright lighting in these spaces. The quiet spaces do not have a view of the screen.  Box Office - The Box Office is located inside the Forum on the left-hand side of the ground floor foyer. Forum has one small step up to the central double doors. Step free access is via a ramp through the right-hand side set of doors.