St Kilda Film Festival
The City of Port Phillip

Transport & Accessibility

In 2024, St Kilda Film Festival will take place at several venues in the City of Port Phillip. Below is information about how to navigate to and from the Festival locations. 

Parking at venues

Parking at most festival venues facilitated by festival partner PayStay. Parking provided by PayStay is available across the Alex Theatre, JMC Academy and the Backlot Studios, the Victorian Pride Centre, the Hotel Esplanade and the Golden Gate Hotel. 

By using PayStay to park in the Local Government Area of the City of Port Phillip across the festival period, you also go into the draw to win a year's free parking. For more information, click here.

Accessible seating and wheelchair access

If you require accessible seating or wheelchair access, please contact filmfest@portphillip.vic.gov.au before purchasing tickets, to ensure spaces are available.

Film captions

There are three Caption Mixtape sessions included in this year's festival program, in which all films are captioned.

The Astor Theatre

1 Chapel Street, St Kilda, VIC 3182

Parking:

Only on-street parking available. Note that there will be a particular decrease in parking availability during school pick-up times.

Public Transport:

A short walk from:

  • Tram Route 5: Stop 32
  • Tram Route 64: Stop 32
  • Tram Route 78: Stop 78
  • Sandringham Line: Windsor Station

Accessibility:

  • Sessions are wheelchair accessible. Please contact filmfest@portphillip.vic.gov.au before purchasing tickets, to ensure spaces are available.
  • Wheelchair accessible via a ramp entry point located in the adjacent bar/café Overlook - just ask for help at the door.
  • Fully accessible bathrooms available.

JMC Academy - Park St Campus

208 Park St, South Melbourne, VIC 3205

Parking:

1P paid parking available onsite from 8am to 6pm. Provided by PayStay.

Public Transport:

A Short walk from:

  • Tram Route 1: Stop 24
  • Tram Route 12: Stop 129
  • Tram Routes 16/3/3a/5/6/64/67/72: Stop 20 (1km walk)

Accessibility:

  • Park St has been built to current accessibility standards with wheelchair access to all levels and accessibility considerations for students, staff and visitors who are vision impaired. There are disabled bathrooms located on ground, 1 and 2 that are all accessible via elevator

The Backlot Studios

165 Bank St, South Melbourne, VIC 3205

Parking:

No onsite parking. There is a commercial car park located at 69-75 Clarke St, South Melbourne, 3205 (approximately a 500m walk)

Public Transport:

A Short walk from:

  • Tram Route 1: Stop 24
  • Tram Route 12: Stop 129
  • Tram Routes 16/3/3a/5/6/64/67/72: Stop 20 (1km walk)

Accessibility:

  • Unfortunately, the auditorium – where the screenings are held – is not wheelchair accessible.

Victorian Pride Centre

79-81 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda, VIC 3182

Parking:

1P and 2P parking available on Fitzroy Street, 8am – 6pm on Fitzroy Street. There's also a car park on Jackson Street, offering 3P parking from 8am – midnight. Parking provided by PayStay.

Public Transport:

A Short walk from:

  • Tram Route 16: Stop 113
  • Tram Route 96: Stop 113

Accessibility:

  • Full wheelchair accessibility for all levels. Please contact filmfest@portphillip.vic.gov.au before purchasing tickets, to ensure spaces are available.
  • All toilets all-gender
  • Public reflection room available as a quiet space

Hotel Esplanade (The Espy)

11 The Esplanade, St Kilda, VIC 3182

Parking:

All day paid parking available onsite until 12am. Provided by PayStay.

No onsite parking. There is some street parking, and there is a nearby commercial car park (Metropol) at 64 Fitzroy St, St Kilda, VIC 3182 (300m walk)

Public Transport:

A Short walk from:

  • Tram Route 16: Stop 136
  • Tram Route 96: Stop 136
  • Tram Route 3a: Stop 136

Accessibility:

South Melbourne Market

322-326 Coventry St, South Melbourne VIC 3205

Please use the 328 Coventry Street entrance for film sessions. All other entrances to South Melbourne Market will be closed.

Parking:

The rooftop carpark is open from 5 am - 10.30 pm daily and parking rates are per day.

Additional paid parking is also available is all across Coventry Street, Cecil Street, York Street and Market Street, with a mix of 1P and 2P, 8am to 6pm, 7 days a week. Provided by PayStay.

More information is available on the South Melbourne Market website.

Public Transport:

A short walk from:

  • Tram Route 1: Stop 25
  • Tram Route 12: Stop 127
  • Tram Route 96: Stop 127

Accessibility:

  • Screenings are wheelchair accessible. Please contact filmfest@portphillip.vic.gov.au before purchasing tickets, to ensure spaces are available.
  • There are six disabled parking spaces available in our rooftop carpark. The rooftop carpark is accessible by ramps located on Coventry Street and the corner of York and Cecil Streets.
  • There are also three disabled parking spaces in the York Street carpark and four disabled parking spaces along York Street.

Golden Gate Hotel

238 Clarendon St, South Melbourne VIC 3205

Parking

1P and 2P paid parking is available on nearby Coventry and York Streets, 8am to 6pm. Provided by PayStay.

Please check parking signage for any parking restrictions.

Public Transport:

A short walk from:

  • Tram Route 12: Stop 127
  • Tram Route 58: Stop 118
  • Tram Route 96: Stop 127

Accessibility:

  • Unfortunately, screenings are not wheelchair accessible.