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  • Seated customers in a cinema lit with red neon  lights, facing a large screen.
  • Large screen and rows of empty seats at Fortress Melbourne.
  • People in a small theatre, seated in rows, watching and reacting to something.
  • The venue's bar area and gaming consoles.
4 Mar - 25 Mar

Gaming Film Festival

  • Film
  • Entertainment

Fortress Melbourne, the southern hemisphere's largest gaming and entertainment venue, is hosting a free Gaming Film Festival dedicated to video game fans.

Come along every Thursday to watch the highs and hilarious lows of gaming’s greatest flicks on a huge 10-metre wide screen in the Alienware Arena.

This month's screenings:
Mar 4 - Tron: The Original Classic
Mar 11 - Lara Croft Tomb Raider
Mar 18 - SPY Kids
March 25 - Resident Evil

Attendees can kick back with movie themed cocktails and snacks purchasable from the bar, and for dedicated movie buffs there’s a chance to win a bar tab for best costume getup matching that week’s movie theme. This event is 18+.

Dates and times

Date Times
Thu 11 Mar
  • 6pm - 9pm 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Thu 18 Mar
  • 6pm - 9pm 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Thu 25 Mar
  • 6pm - 9pm 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Location

Fortress Melbourne
23 Caledonian Ln
Melbourne 3000

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Price and bookings

This is a free event

Booking not required

Book online for Gaming Film Festival

Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 9606 8800
  • email address: hi@fortressmelbourne.com
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