Industry Initiatives
ACMI is more than just a museum. We have been working closely with the screen sector and small-to-medium creatives since 2015, providing access to a range of resources, programming and connection to industry.
CEO Digital Mentoring Program
ACMI, in conjunction with the Australia Council’s national Cultural Digital Program, will run a new pilot mentoring initiative for strategic technology and digital mentoring for cultural organisations.
ACMI + RMIT Games Prize
A unique opportunity to support the next generation of Australian game developers, championing graduate students to hone their skills and transition into the games industry.
ACMI + RMIT Audience Lab
ACMI and RMIT invites game developers, filmmakers, moving image artists, tech wizards and individual creators to show their products/works at ACMI and gather audience feedback.
Future of Arts, Culture & Technology Symposium
A two-day symposium exploring the future of arts, culture, and technology in Australia – and the mindsets, capabilities and skills we need to get there.
Emporium Creative Hub, Bendigo
A communal work space in Regional Victoria where creatives can create, connect, learn and grow through networking, business development programs and mentoring.
ACMI + MESS partnership
ACMI has partnered with Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio (MESS) in North Melbourne on a new initiative to support local musicians and producers.
ACMI X Screen Industry Works-in-Progress Night
A bi-monthly event giving screen practitioners the opportunity to showcase their project in the early stages of development to an audience of industry peers at ACMI.
ACMI X Coworking
A community of creative practitioners, startups and businesses working with creative technology working across film, TV, videogames and art. Learn more
Apply for an ACMI X Industry Residency
We’re offering subsidised ACMI X Industry Residencies to help support creatives to reconnect in a physical space.
Meet our residents
Learn more about the creative practitioners and businesses that call ACMI X home.
Hire the ACMI X Social Space
With seating up 60 people and equipped with an open kitchen, tiered seating and in-house audio-visual capabilities, this venue in the heart of Melbourne's Arts Precinct is perfect for your next industry event.
Festival Partners
Meet the diverse range of festivals and film clubs on Melbourne’s cultural calendar that call ACMI home.
Past programs and initiatives
Foundry658
Supporting creative people to transform their ideas into sustainable businesses; an initiative of the Victorian Government’s Creative State strategy delivered by ACMI and State Library Victoria.
ACMI Xcel Accelerator
Where creative technology meets cultural entrepreneurship. Supported by Launch Vic.