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Key art from the videogame silksong, featuring hornet, a small bug like character in a red cloak with a needle and large red eyes and a white face, dashing downwards.
Jini Maxwell

From Ludum Dare to Pharloom

We spoke to Team Cherry about the journey from Hungry Knight to Hollow Knight: Silksong
The Path of Pain in Hollow Knight. Courtesy Team Cherry. (2160 x 1023)
Claire Osborn-Li

Hollow Knight: Born of void, bound by struggle

Celeste (2018) courtesy of Maddy Makes Games - (2160 x 1023) (1)
Mikolai Napieralski

Video games and the third place

A scared woman in a bridal dress, covered in mud and blood, looking up at the camera, as if about to climb a ladder. Stringy blonde hair frames her face and her eyes are wide with shock but a steely determination to survive.
Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

Australian women in horror: a beginner's guide

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The Path of Pain in Hollow Knight. Courtesy Team Cherry. (2160 x 1023)

Videogames

Game on! Interviews, videos and articles from the gaming universe.
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Iconic film and TV moments

Find out why we chose these moments to feature in our Edit Line interactive experience in The Story of the Moving Image.
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ACMI Recommends

We always have one eye on a screen. Find out which films, TV shows, games and artworks we're watching, playing and experiencing.
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Personal Response

Writers, poets, artists, academics and ACMI staff share thoughts and memories sparked by the objects and artworks featured in our exhibitions.
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We need to talk about ...

Join our curators and programmers for a chat about the hottest, most underrappreciated and polarising screen works today.
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First Nations stories

Get to the heart of the moving image with stories from First Peoples' perspectives.
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Inside ACMI X Podcast

Meet the ACMI X residents at the cutting edge of Australia's screen culture in this monthly podcast series exploring film, TV, videogames and creative technologies.
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The Story of the Moving Image

A visitor looks at The Last Emperor costumes in The Story of the Moving Image - photo by Shannon McGrath
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Curating our centrepiece exhibition

Our visitor experience guides pose questions to the curators and creators behind our exhibition, The Story of the Moving Image.
Opening scene from The Dry (2020) Eric Bana

Field Carr

The Cinematic Landscapes of Regional Victoria

Discover how regional Victoria has set the scene for iconic screen stories.
People looking a cyberpunk building miniatures - The Future & Other Fictions

Maria Lewis

They be little, they be fierce: miniatures used in sci-fi

From King Kong to Blade Runner 2049, filmmakers have been making movie magic with the help of miniatures for decades – and new technology isn't changing that.
Grace, Pinky and Ken in Memoir of a Snail

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Memoir of a Snail – props, sets and characters with Adam Elliot

The Academy Award®-winning director introduces us to the clay people and places that feature in his latest film.
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Meet the makers

Artist Mick Harding

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Mick Harding sings Land, Water and Sky into existence

Mick and his sons record the vocal soundscape for 'Baan Biik Woora Woora' in the picturesque Tahbilk wetlands.
Ruth E. Carter and Ryan Coogler on the set of Marvel Studios' 'Black Panther' (2022) Credit: Ron Harvey / Alamy Stock Photo

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From Spike Lee to Black Panther: Ruth E. Carter's career in costumes

Costumes don’t just dress characters – they tell meaningful, world-building stories.
Artworks by The Pacific Sisters - The Future & Other Fictions, ACMI, 2024, image by Eugene Hyland (36) copy

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The Pacific Sisters on art, activism and upcycled expression

Meet the collective behind the costumes mixing Māori and Pacific heritage with rebellion.
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Explore our constellations, the connections between film, TV, videogames and art

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    Universal Everything's Migrations features fantastical creatures born from elements of other animals, just like the titles in this Constellation.

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    Education Perspectives

    Educator and two students discuss work on iPad
    Susan Bye

    Listen, learn, act – creating change with ACMI and Ecolinc

    ACMI and Ecolinc’s two-day program saw high-ability students tackle plastic pollution through science, creativity and media-making, transforming their learning into targeted messages for change.
    Small child animates clay character
    Susan Bye

    Guided play and imagination at ACMI’s Preschoolers Program

    Our free monthly Preschoolers program provides guided play-based experiences offering young learners the chance to wonder, imagine, explore and discover.
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    ACMI The Future & Other Fictions x RMIT School of Art

    ACMI and students from RMIT’s Time Based Practice studio in the Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) and Bachelor of Photography programs collaborated on a project inspired by The Future...
    Matt Harrison

    Choosing the right game for collaborative learning

    Videogames have become an integral part of our culture and schools are recognising the opportunities they can present.
    Zoe McDonald

    The (Queer) Kids Are Alright

    Connection and creativity can blossom when a safe space is created.
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