The Pivotonian Cinema

Corner of Moorabool and Verner Streets
South Geelong VIC

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Geelong’s only independent cinema, screening a range of blockbuster and hand-picked world and independent movies.

For more information, please visit The Pivotonian Cinema’s website: pivotcinema.com.au

What's On

Feature

Sarah Snook lends her voice alongside Kodi Smit-McPhee, Magda Szubanski, Eric Bana and Jacki Weaver in the second claymation feature from Adam Elliot.

2024 / 94 mins / Australia
Feature

Guy Pearce stars in this prison-set portrait of incarceration and salvation – the feature debut from Short Film Palme d’Or winner Charles Williams.

2024 / 104 mins / Australia
Feature

Three Australian girls seek the ultimate success in the world of competitive skateboarding while sliding into an adolescence without handrails.

Dir. Eliza Cox / 2024 / 87 mins / Australia / English
Feature

Be swept up in this homage to the birth of Aussie surf culture compiled from 200 hours of home movies, iconic documentaries and restored 16mm footage.

Dir. Jolyon Hoff / 2024 / 79 mins / Australia / English
Feature

Pulitzer-winning playwright Annie Baker’s debut film is a sublime mother–daughter coming-of-ager that pays extraordinary attention to the ordinary.

Dir. Annie Baker / 2023 / 113 mins / USA / English
Feature

Rooney Mara stars in this gorgeously shot, righteously angry portrait of kitchen workers stewing in the pressure-cooker conditions of an NYC bistro.

Dir. Alonso Ruizpalacios / 2024 / 139 mins / USA, Mexico / English, Spanish
Feature

Executive-produced by Taika Waititi, this fiercely feminist Māori-led debut is an emotive subversion of the ‘coming-of-age delinquent’ narrative.

Dir. Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu / 2024 / 82 mins / New Zealand / English
Feature

Ten animators adapt Alison Lester’s children’s book, crafting a magical mixture of live action and animation destined to become a family favourite.

Dir. Robert Connolly / 2024 / 74 mins / Australia
Feature

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.

Dir. Julio Torres / 2023 / 104 mins / USA / English, Spanish
Feature

Legendary Australian musician Warren Ellis takes us on a guided tour through his world and one very special animal sanctuary.

Dir. Justin Kurzel / 2024 / 105 mins / Australia / English, Indonesian
Feature

In this brutally hilarious black comedy, an Aussie teen’s coma is her family’s time to shine.

2024 / 96 mins / Australia / English
Feature

For eight survivors of childhood sexual abuse, a program that combines boxing and writing turns into a journey of recovery and friendship.

Dir. Shannon Owen / 2024 / 98 mins / Australia

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Box Office

The MIFF Box Office is located on Level 1 at the Fed Square entrance, on the right after you enter through the glass doors. There is step-free/wheelchair access to the Box Office from the Fed Square entrance or via the internal lift from the Flinders St entrance. The MIFF Box Office is not at a wheelchair-accessible height; however, the ACMI Box Office is at wheelchair-accessible height. Patrons can be served at this location where necessary.

Food and Beverage

In the Level 1 foyer is the MIFF Festival Hub, presented by Challenger – a new home for MIFF audiences to eat, drink and discuss cinema at ACMI. Open midday–late at Cameo, ACMI, Fed Square.

Next door is the Campari Cinema Lounge, the place to see and be seen at MIFF this year. Join us for a pre-screening cocktail or a post-screening tipple from 5pm to late each evening.

All cinemas are licensed.

Venue Map

Click here to download the ACMI venue map.

State Library Victoria

State Library Victoria

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State Library Victoria was established in 1854, making it Australia's oldest public library and one of the first free libraries in the world. It is also Australia’s busiest library and, as of 2018, the world's fourth-most-visited library.

As a MIFF 2024 venue, please note that:

  • Main entry is via Swanston St (Entry 1)
  • An accessible entrance is available via Swanston St (Entry 1)

Food and Beverage

Catering and beverage services will be provided for all MIFF functions and events at State Library Victoria.