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By: Isabel Dunstan
Date: 7th Jul 08
Venue: Bar
Meal: Party Time
What:
The Coopers Festival Lounge
The Yalumba Festival Wine Bar
Where:
Forum Theatre, Flinders St (Coopers)
Greater Union, Russell St (Yalumba)
When:
Mon-Fri 2pm-midnight, Sat-Sun 12pm-1am
How much:
Free entry
The Festival Lounges at MIFF are not just comfortable waterholes for movie-talk. They're like life-saving cordial stations for marathon runners - because when a MIFF fiend has exited from their fifth-going-on-sixth movie for the day, a visit to the bar can pull them back from the brink of lunacy. The nervous twitching can sometimes only be eased by social interaction over a quick tipple, so when you visit either of these two venues, tip the bartender for keeping the men in white coats away.
It's not surprising what's available at The Coopers Festival Lounge: lounging and beer. Most people would say this is their favourite combination of things. The Coopers Festival Lounge can be found under the faux-night sky at the Forum Theatre, where there'll be special film-related events throughout the festival. If you've planned your evening of screen-gazing Russell Street-ways, you won't need to travel far for the Yalumba Festival Wine Bar. We dare you to order a chardy in a super-sized coke cup.