What's on

Focus on Cristian Mungiu

Mon 2 Nov & Tue 3 Nov 2026

Focus on Cristian Mungiu

Graduation

6.30pm

Mon 2 Nov 2026

Focus on Cristian Mungiu

4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days

2pm

Tue 3 Nov 2026

Melbourne Cinémathèque

The Heart of the Matter: The Film Poetics of Anne-Marie Miéville

Wed 4 Nov – Wed 11 Nov 2026

The Heart of the Matter: The Film Poetics of Anne-Marie Miéville

Mon cher sujet

7pm

Wed 4 Nov 2026

The Heart of the Matter: The Film Poetics of Anne-Marie Miéville

Nous sommes tous encore ici

9.20pm

Wed 4 Nov 2026

Focus on the Taiwan New Wave

Thu 5 Nov – Tue 24 Nov 2026

Focus on the Taiwan New Wave

In Our Time

Thu 5 Nov & Sat 14 Nov 2026

Matinees

Fridays 1.30pm, Saturdays 11am & Sundays 11am

Matinees

The Stranger

Fri 6 Nov – Sun 8 Nov 2026

Free Premiere

Making Marie Antoinette

6pm

Fri 6 Nov 2026

Focus on the Taiwan New Wave

The Sandwich Man

Fri 6 Nov & Sat 14 Nov 2026

Focus on the Taiwan New Wave

Growing Up

Sat 7 Nov & Sat 21 Nov 2026

Focus on the Taiwan New Wave

This Love of Mine

Sat 7 Nov & Mon 16 Nov 2026

New 4K Restoration

Focus on the Taiwan New Wave

That Day, On the Beach

Sat 7 Nov & Thu 19 Nov 2026

Once Upon A Time In 華語 Cinema

Monthly, Sundays at 2pm

1 Feb – 8 Nov 2026

Once Upon A Time In 華語 Cinema

The Way of the Dragon 猛龍過江

2pm

Sun 8 Nov 2026

Focus on the Taiwan New Wave

Autumn Tempest

Mon 9 Nov & Sat 21 Nov 2026

Free World Premiere

Separated at Birth + Q&A

7pm

Mon 9 Nov 2026

Focus on the Taiwan New Wave

Rebels of the Neon God

Tue 10 Nov & Tue 17 Nov 2026

The Heart of the Matter: The Film Poetics of Anne-Marie Miéville

Lou n’a pas dit non

7pm

Wed 11 Nov 2026

The Heart of the Matter: The Film Poetics of Anne-Marie Miéville

Ici et ailleurs

8.30pm

Wed 11 Nov 2026

The Heart of the Matter: The Film Poetics of Anne-Marie Miéville

Après la réconciliation

9.45pm

Wed 11 Nov 2026

Focus on the Taiwan New Wave

A Time to Live, a Time to Die

Thu 12 Nov & Fri 20 Nov 2026

Matinees

The Arab

Fri 13 Nov – Sun 22 Nov 2026

Focus on the Taiwan New Wave

Goodbye Dragon Inn

Fri 13 Nov & Sun 22 Nov 2026

Focus on Frederick Wiseman

Fortnightly, Saturdays at 1.30pm

4K Restoration

Focus on Frederick Wiseman

State Legislature

1.30pm

Sat 14 Nov 2026

Focus on the Taiwan New Wave

Yi Yi

Sun 15 Nov & Sat 21 Nov 2026

Melbourne Cinémathèque

Life on Hold: Jocelyne Saab, A Voice for the Displaced

7pm

Wed 18 Nov 2026

Life on Hold: Jocelyne Saab, A Voice for the Displaced

Jocelyne Saab and the Palestinian Resistance

7pm

Wed 18 Nov 2026

Puppet Master: ​ In Conversation With Dave Barclay​

7.15pm

18 Nov 2026

Life on Hold: Jocelyne Saab, A Voice for the Displaced

The Razor’s Edge

8.45pm

Wed 18 Nov 2026

Melbourne Cinémathèque

Critical Landscapes: The Polymorphic Worlds of Ross Gibson

7pm

Wed 25 Nov 2026

Critical Landscapes: The Polymorphic Worlds of Ross Gibson

Camera Natura

7pm

Wed 25 Nov 2026

Critical Landscapes: The Polymorphic Worlds of Ross Gibson

Dead to the World

8.50pm

Wed 25 Nov 2026

New Voices in Australian Cinema

Ongoing

New Voices in Australian Cinema

TILDE Shorts

7.30pm

Thu 26 Nov 2026

Exclusive to ACMI

Matinees

Marc by Sofia

Fri 27 Nov – Sun 6 Dec 2026

Spotlight on South Korean Horror

Fri 27 Nov – Sat 12 Dec 2026

New 4k Restoration

Spotlight on South Korean Horror

The Host

Fri 27 Nov & Sat 5 Dec 2026

Focus on Frederick Wiseman

City Hall

1.30pm

Sat 28 Nov 2026

Spotlight on South Korean Horror

The Housemaid

Sat 28 Nov & Sun 6 Dec 2026

Spotlight on South Korean Horror

The Wailing

Sat 28 Nov & Mon 7 Dec 2026

35mm Film Print

Spotlight on South Korean Horror

Thirst

Sun 29 Nov & Thu 10 Dec 2026

Spotlight on South Korean Horror

Suddenly in the Dark

Mon 30 Nov & Sat 12 Dec 2026

Melbourne Cinémathèque

Straight Shooter: John Ford, American Master

Wed 2 Dec – Wed 16 Dec 2026

Straight Shooter: John Ford, American Master

7 Women

7pm

Wed 2 Dec 2026

Straight Shooter: John Ford, American Master

Sergeant Rutledge

8.45pm

Wed 2 Dec 2026

Spotlight on South Korean Horror

Seoul Station

Thu 3 Dec & Fri 11 Dec 2026

35mm Film Print

Spotlight on South Korean Horror

Whispering Corridors

Fri 4 Dec & Sat 12 Dec 2026

Spotlight on South Korean Horror

A Bloodthirsty Killer

Sat 5 Dec & Sun 13 Dec 2026

Straight Shooter: John Ford, American Master

Young Mr Lincoln

7pm

Wed 9 Dec 2026

Straight Shooter: John Ford, American Master

How Green Was My Valley

8.55pm

Wed 9 Dec 2026

Matinees

Ningla A-Na

Fri 11 Dec – Sun 13 Dec 2026

4K Restoration

Focus on Frederick Wiseman

Meat

1.30pm

Sat 12 Dec 2026

Preview Screening

Best of 2026

The Debut

6.30pm

Tue 15 Dec 2026

Best of 2026

Tue 15 Dec 2026 – Tue 19 Jan 2027

Straight Shooter: John Ford, American Master

The Grapes of Wrath

7pm

Wed 16 Dec 2026

Straight Shooter: John Ford, American Master

3 Bad Men

9.25pm

Wed 16 Dec 2026

Matinees

Grey Gardens

Sat 26 Dec 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027

4K Restoration

Focus on Frederick Wiseman

The Store

1.30pm

Sat 26 Dec 2026

Best of 2026

Nouvelle Vague

Sun 27 Dec 2026 – Mon 11 Jan 2027

Best of 2026

Christy

Sun 27 Dec 2026 & Mon 4 Jan 2027

Best of 2026

Sirât

Mon 28 Dec 2026 – Fri 15 Jan 2027

Best of 2026

It Was Just an Accident

Mon 28 Dec 2026 – Wed 13 Jan 2027

Best of 2026

The Secret Agent

Mon 28 Dec 2026 – Sat 16 Jan 2027

Best of 2026

La Bola Negra

Tue 29 Dec 2026 – Tue 19 Jan 2027

Best of 2026

The World of Love

Tue 29 Dec 2026 & Tue 12 Jan 2027

Best of 2026

Backrooms

Wed 30 Dec 2026 & Wed 6 Jan 2027

Best of 2026

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

Wed 30 Dec 2026 – Sun 17 Jan 2027

Best of 2026

You Can See Everything

Wed 30 Dec 2026 – Sat 16 Jan 2027

Best of 2026

Fatherland

Thu 31 Dec 2026 – Mon 18 Jan 2027

Best of 2026

Hamnet

Fri 1 Jan & Sun 10 Jan 2027

Kids' Flicks with Feelings

Ongoing

Kids' Flicks with Feelings

Komaneko: The Curious Cat

Mon 4 Jan – Thu 7 Jan 2027

Exclusive to ACMI

Matinees

The Beales of Grey Gardens

Fri 8 Jan – Sun 17 Jan 2027

4K Restoration

Focus on Frederick Wiseman

Racetrack

1.30pm

Sat 9 Jan 2027

Kids' Flicks with Feelings

Where the Wild Things Are

Mon 11 Jan – Thu 14 Jan 2027

Kids' Flicks with Feelings

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Mon 18 Jan – Thu 21 Jan 2027

Exclusive to ACMI

Matinees

Singing Wings

Fri 22 Jan – Sun 31 Jan 2027

4K Restoration

Focus on Frederick Wiseman

Boxing Gym

1.30pm

Sat 23 Jan 2027

Victorian Premiere

Matinees

The Seoul Guardians

Fri 5 Feb – Sun 14 Feb 2027

Focus on Frederick Wiseman

Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

1.30pm

Sat 6 Feb 2027

35mm Print

Picnic at Hanging Rock

2.30pm

Sun 14 Feb 2027

Focus on Frederick Wiseman

Menus-Plaisirs – Les Troisgros

1.30pm

Sat 20 Feb 2027

Cinema 3

Online experience

Rent films on demand 24/7

Free

First Nations Film Club

Ongoing

Melbourne Cinémathèque

Wednesdays from 7pm

ART+FILM

Ongoing

Online

Irish Film Festival Australia 2026

View online

Thu 8 Oct – Sun 15 Nov 2026