Star Cinema
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Greater Bendigo’s own boutique cinema with plush couches, a licensed bar serving local beers, wines and snacks, and an amazing program of current and classic films for the discerning film enthusiast.
For more information, please visit the Star Cinema website: starcinema.org.au/miff-2024
Accessibility
The Star Cinema Bendigo is step-free and wheelchair-accessible via a ramp on the Sailors Gully Road, between the Town Hall and the Library.
The Star Cinema Bendigo is a single-level venue and all facilities for MIFF screenings, including bathrooms, box office and candy bar, are step-free and wheelchair-accessible.
The Star Cinema Bendigo has a seated capacity of 181, with six (6) wheelchair-accessible spaces.
Assistive Listening: Star Cinema Bendigo is equipped with Compact Audio Receivers. It is recommended to bring your own headphones with a 3.5mm jack. Compact Audio Receivers can be requested at the bar. Please see the venue’s website for more information.
The bathrooms are located on the ground level. This includes an accessible bathroom.
What's On
Ten animators adapt Alison Lester’s children’s book, crafting a magical mixture of live action and animation destined to become a family favourite.
Tilda Swinton plays the boss from hell in this absurdist satire of US immigration policy and the New York art scene from multi-hyphenate Julio Torres.
For eight survivors of childhood sexual abuse, a program that combines boxing and writing turns into a journey of recovery and friendship.
Sarah Snook lends her voice alongside Kodi Smit-McPhee, Magda Szubanski, Eric Bana and Jacki Weaver in the second claymation feature from Adam Elliot.
Three Australian girls seek the ultimate success in the world of competitive skateboarding while sliding into an adolescence without handrails.
Pulitzer-winning playwright Annie Baker’s debut film is a sublime mother–daughter coming-of-ager that pays extraordinary attention to the ordinary.
Rooney Mara stars in this gorgeously shot, righteously angry portrait of kitchen workers stewing in the pressure-cooker conditions of an NYC bistro.
A 93-year-old grandma’s mission – and, yes, she chooses to accept it – is to reclaim her money from scammers by any means necessary.
Two men in rural Queensland search for solace in spirituality in this cinematic blend of documentary and fiction.
Legendary Australian musician Warren Ellis takes us on a guided tour through his world and one very special animal sanctuary.
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