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ALL LIGHT, EVERYWHERE and THE LOVE WITCH are now available to stream on Cinema 3 as new additions to our Light on Film curated selection.
Watch here: cinema3.acmi.net.au/page/light/
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#KOFFIA2022 Melbourne starts tonight with SPECIAL DELIVERY (특송) at 6pm and THE ROUNDUP (범죄도시 2) at 8.25pm! acmi.me/koffia22
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MELBOURNE leg of KOFFIA 2022 is just around the corner, check the amazing lineup and book tickets NOW! koffia.com.au/2022/
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Our Sept Works-In-Progress night is coming up & we're excited to announce Game Dev Madeleine Clute () will be showcasing her game (pre-alpha) 'Call of the Golden Valley'. RSVP to attend:
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Like most viral trends there’s been a divide between younger Gen Z and the Millennials who were actually around for the “Indie Sleeze” period.
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Some celebs have joined in to take us back a touch further than Y2K.
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Wheatus released the song 20+ years ago but its nostalgic allure endures as people take up the #TeenageDirtbag challenge. 's contribution has made it into a temporary display in our museum where we screen recent viral moments.
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Game creators & from just dropped past the new HEAVENLY BODIES display in The Story of the Moving Image exhibition with curator before tonight’s ACMI + Talk. Live-streaming at 6pm: youtu.be/S_wDCXeYxko
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3 part-time residencies have opened up at ACMI X. Desks available until Nov 2022. Apply within if you're interested in working alongside screen industry practitioners:
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The publication accompanying Light: Works from Tate’s Collection is available to purchase in the ACMI shop. Collect your own copy, covering over 200 years of art history! ✨
acmi.me/lightpublicati
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We're saddened to learn of the passing of artist Oliver Frey, one of the founders of Newsfield, the publisher largely responsible for the explosion of gaming magazines in the early 1980s.
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Dive into deep space with , the creators behind mobile hit POGOCAT and beloved cosmonaut puzzle game HEAVENLY BODIES.
Meet & at the next ACMI + Games Talk this Weds. acmi.me/2ptinteractive
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"For movie fans, the indie studio’s badge means something... An A24 movie is auteur driven and visually stunning with an offbeat sense of humor and a setting or perspective you’ve never seen before." via
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Long before Marvel and Minions, audiences in 19th century Britain flocked to magic lantern shows in droves to be wowed by cutting edge special effects and to be transported to fantastical worlds.
Catch a show at ACMI 9–11 Sep. acmi.me/magiclantern
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Witness some of the most extraordinary storytelling, breathtaking cinematography and powerful performances in 's stellar program of films from Korea's top filmmakers. #KOFFIA starts next week!
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Peering into Yayoi Kusama's 'The Passing Winter' (2005) compels you to ponder the many ways your life could've been different.
Read about the links between Kusama's sculpture & EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE (2022).
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HEARTBREAK HIGH returns and the halls of Hartley High are alive again!
Become an ACMI Member for this chance to watch the Melbourne premiere of the first two episodes before the new series hits on Wed 14 Sep.
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ICYMI: Author Denis Lim () joined on 's The Screen Show to discuss his monograph on Hong Sang Soo’s TALE OF CINEMA for . The book launches Sep 1 at ACMI. acmi.me/taleofcinema
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"Superb, engrossing...manages to dissect both an institution and an art form with extraordinary skill and beauty." – Kate Stables,
🗓️ Sun 28 Aug
Presented with &
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✨ Date night sorted! ✨
Head to ACMI after work this Friday for an evening of art, tunes and cocktails. acmi.me/lightlatenight
🖼️ Raemar, Blue, 1969, James Turrell,
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Experience the phantasmagorical wonder of a 19th century magic lantern live at ACMI, accompanied by a musical performance.
9–11 Sep. acmi.me/magiclantern
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See Emmanuel's interruptions in our free exhibition as part of a regularly updated display of internet videos - until he gets replaced by the next viral sensation!
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Taylor Blake runs the farm with her girlfriend , who was previously one half of the first LGBT+ couple to appear on reality show THE BACHELOR IN PARADISE.
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Emmanuel’s most famous antics involve disrupting his owner, the influencer , as she attempts to film content for her 2M TikTok followers.
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Emmanuel the attention-seeking emu from Knuckle Bump Farms is TikTok’s latest animal viral sensation, and he's just made it into the social video display in our museum. #emmanueltheemu
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Experience invisible artworks with Melbourne’s largest, free augmented reality art trail, AR.Trail. From 22 Aug – 30 Sep, discover 22 digital artworks from the minds of Cao Fei, Patricia Piccinini, Reko Rennie, Ron Mueck & more.
#ARTrail acmi.me/artrail
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“Reading about these games and consoles offered suburban Australian kids a glimpse into a parallel universe, a high-tech fever dream…”
looks back at the golden era of video game magazines.
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The Aussie video game industry is celebrating its latest success, with Melbourne game developer 'Massive Monster' having had a surprise hit with 'Cult of the Lamb'. @JulianWilton_, Massive Monster’s Creative Director, joins us.
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Hong Sangsoo's sixth feature is a bifurcated tale of what cinema can do to those in its thrall. Dennis Lim's new book on TALE OF CINEMA (2005) launches Thu 1 Sep with a screening of the film.
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We regularly update screen culture displays in our year-round free exhibition. Latest additions include costumes from Marvel Studios’ Thor: Love and Thunder, & new playable videogames such as ’s HEAVENLY BODIES and .
📅Open daily
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Explore plant communication, posthumanism and alternate forms of perception in a multi-sensory virtual reality work by Tully Arnot.
📅4–27 Nov, Free
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We've added Soiree sessions to our eclectic line-up of daytime spring Matinees!
Visit ACMI on selected Tuesday evenings to watch films including AZNAVOUR BY CHARLES (2019) & THE SOUVENIR PART II (2021).
General admission $9, ACMI member $7
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Join us for an evening celebrating the rich culture of sound and image experimentation by contemporary women artists in Australia, presented in partnership with Liquid Architecture ().
📅Sat 15 Oct
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Explore our full Light program featuring:
🧑🏫an animation workshops for adults acmi.me/lightanimation
🌙 late night access acmi.me/lightlatenight
🧑🎨curator tours acmi.me/lightcurator
🏮 a magic lantern show acmi.me/magiclantern
and more.
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Monet, Kusama, Turrell, Kandinsky, Eliasson, Turner, Riley, Pissaro and more... See the sublime, spiritual and scientific interpretations of light over 200 years of art history in Light: Works from Tate’s Collection, open daily.
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We're warming up for a vibrant spring season.
See artists who harnessed the elemental force of light from , experience VR magic with 's new work, and enjoy an evening of experimental music and cinema from .
Explore what’s on: acmi.net.au/whats-on
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Explore more connections between the universe of films, TV, videogames and art in our expertly curated constellations. acmi.net.au/constellations/
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