Film Archive
2008
Focus Seasons
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A career survey of the provocative, powerhouse filmmaker who revolutionised the role of African American talent in the contemporary cinema.
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Take an idiosyncratic ride through the always unpredictable streets of Hong Kong cinema with one of its greatest and most prolific filmmakers.
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A survey of rare early works and classics by the directors featured in Correspondences, plus key works from their respective film traditions.
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Jim Henson's legacy is celebrated in a special season ranging from rarely screened experimental works to the pioneering puppetry of Sesame Street.
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Lashings of gratuitous sex, violence and fuel-injected muscle car mayhem - the 70s and 80s Aussie exploitation films that broke all the taboos.
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Rediscover the daring and emotionally raw films of the quintessential actor's director and defining figure of American independent cinema.
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Featuring monumental films from Eisenstein and Tarkovsky, don't miss this celebration of newly restored and rarely seen Soviet-era cinema classics.
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Lyrical, wry and formally elegant, the hypnotic films of Gus Van Sant explore the search for love, connection and a place to call home.
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Immigration in Greek Cinema (1956-2006) arrives from Melbourne's sister city, Thessaloniki.
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Weekly & Monthly Programs
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Selections of the finest offerings of new and newly-restored international cinema for extended run seasons.
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What makes Australia's filmmakers tick?
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ACMI presents exclusive monthly screenings of superb new films and restored classics that you won't see anywhere else.
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Worship at the temple of cult cinema every Friday - featuring the enigmatic, the anti-establishment, the quirky and movies so wrong they're right!
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An ongoing program of quality films for discerning audiences that draws on the best of Australian and international cinema.
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From Tigger to Tin Man, our new expanded kids program is the place for movie magic on a budget.
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From cinema classics to experimental and underground achievements, Cinémathèque is Australia's only weekly forum for serious engagement with film.
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Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American film. Monthly screenings celebrate the richness of latin filmmaking, from classics to experimental new work.
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Special Programs
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A selection of animation, video and motion graphic shorts from RMIT's Animation, Interactive Media and Multimedia graduates.
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Celebrate the round ball game with these free screenings, and get seriously inspired by a special Big Issue showcase performance.
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Raise much-needed funds for the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, and at the same time raise the roof with laughter as we bring you Another Gay Sequel!
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Discover the best of Japanese cinema with this annual showcase celebrating its twelfth year at ACMI!
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A program of the best student work of 2008 from the Film and Video major and the Masters of Film and Video of the Faculty of Arts, Deakin University.
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Experience the guitar-strumming tobacco-chewing penitentiary-living whisky-drinking highway-driving and hell-raising at the heart of country music.
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Now in its third year, the Hola Mexico Film Festival returns to ACMI with its biggest program yet.
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The annual showcase from graduating students of the VCA Film and Television School.
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Celebrating the accomplishments of students from the Advanced Diplomas of Animation and Screen at Holmesglen Institute of TAFE in 2008.
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The latest graduate work from Swinburne's Advanced Diploma of Screen.
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Premiering the best in Jewish cinema from around the world.
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Puma Media presents the latest film by acclaimed Polish director Krzysztof Zanussi, screening as part of the 2008 Polish Festival.
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In a wild, sleepless weekend, you and a team will make a movie - write, shoot, edit and score it in 48 hours.
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A film celebrating the great spiritual traditions of the mystical poets of East and West: Rumi and Tagore, Emily Dickenson and Saint Theresa.
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The rich tapestry of films featured in this festival highlight Buddhist values and the cultural aspects of various traditions of Buddhism.
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Presented by Arts Project Australia, a selection of short animated films produced by artists with intellectual disabilities.
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A showcase of works produced by Wesley College students.
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Innovative new works from La Trobe University's best and brightest.
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Don't miss these special films screening as part of Australia's premier celebration of international performing and visual arts.
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A festival of fine films for discerning seniors.
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Two nights with the irrepressible Crispin Glover, presenting his travelling Big Slide Show and two recent films, plus a Q&A and book signings.
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Join the judges for the screenings of all feature films, short films, animation and documentaries in competition for the AFI Awards in 2008.
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Celebrate the life and brilliant career of a fashion icon with this selection of documentaries and feature films starring his muse Catherine Deneuve.
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Encore! The funky, revolutionary, and fist-shakingly brilliant 1972 concert film returns.
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This outstanding program features some of Malaysia's newest and best films - a must for culture lovers and film lovers alike.
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This year's Melbourne International Film Festival will screen films from world-renowned filmmakers, as well as some unknown, hidden gems.
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The first film to be made in Hindi in this country, this is a drama about four Indian families living in Australia, and the conflicts between them.
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A collection of films from all corners of the globe showcasing the round ball and those who love it.
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Welcome to a world of pain at the first ever extreme movie marathon for gamers!
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Five short films made by young local film makers celebrate the diversity and dynamism of new African Australian cultures emerging in Melbourne.
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The debut screening of an ambitious new independent horror short, presented by the filmmakers.
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Never smile at a crocodile? Meet the man who does, and who lives to tell the tale!
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A dynamic new series of screenings that combine live music performances with the moving image.
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Videobrasil Director Solange Farkas presents the Jury selection from the 2007 Festival.
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Featuring over 300 films from all around the world, MIAF combines the best new animation with retrospective programs and historical films.
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Here's your chance to see the latest and coolest machinima films from around the world.
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East and West collide in a heady mix of biting realism and Bollywood escapism.
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An inspiring, meaningful and fun-filled festival highlighting the best in local and international children's shorts, animations and documentaries.
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Eight filmmakers pitch an original human rights short film idea for the chance to get their film made.
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Computers can create image representations that are more optically 'perfect' than ever before. But what makes a character 'realistic'?
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Founding member of Ultravox! - John Foxx - presents an explosion of film fragments.
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The 5th biennial ReelDance International Dance on Screen Festival.
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Each year, Top Screen profiles the state's best screen based art and moving image works created by year 12 VCE students from around Victoria.
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A deep, poetic meditation on the nature of suffering and the possibilities for reconciliation.
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Jewels of Spanish Cinema.
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See the latest in new media and moving image practice being produced in Britain today.
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A long strange trip through Thailand's soul in a time of crisis.
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A poetic and powerful story of a father forced to choose between love and duty.
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A stunning documentary delving into the worlds of fashion, style and multiculturalism.
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The 18th Melbourne Queer Film Festival brings to ACMI the best in queer film from Australia and around the world.
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From Coco to Karl, delve into the world of one of the few remaining couture fashion houses.
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These hard-hitting and heart-warming films will inspire debate about our sustenance on this planet.
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The 2008 La Mirada Festival program is being launched with a screening of the 2007 Festival's sold out inaugural film.
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The very best music videos being produced in Britain today.
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