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Universal Everything - Infinity - Photo by Jack Hems

Independent Always: 20 years of Universal Everything

Since their emergence from the music, design and street culture scene of the early 2000s, Universal Everything has moved between galleries, concert stages and brand activations – all while remaining true to themselves.

SIGN

The impact of streaming on Australia's screen industry – the first ten years and the future

Seb Chan

Why we care about videogames

Still from Highway Improvements Australia, 1965

ACMI

What lies beneath Australia's roads?

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The Story of the Moving Image

ACMI

Curating our centrepiece exhibition

Our visitor experience guides pose questions to the curators and creators behind our exhibition, The Story of the Moving Image.

Seb Chan

Why we care about videogames

Director & CEO Seb Chan outlines a manifesto for videogames at ACMI.

Fiona Trigg

Anti-tobacco filmmaking in Australia

Australia is a world-leader in making impactful anti-smoking ads, which not only got people to butt out but also demonstrated the creative possibilities of advertising.

Stephen A Russell

Building a Mystery

Stephen A Russell charts the journey of Ivan Sen’s outback detective Jay Swan from the big screen to our televisions.

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Meet the makers

A man in a blue hat pointing a phone at a tree trunk in a rainforest.

ACMI

Unlocking works of nature with Marshmallow Laser Feast

Venture into Victoria's Great Otway National Park with the team from London-based experiential studio Marshmallow Laser Feast.

Eye closeup - The Dark Current, Angela Tiatia

Laura Castagnini

Making 'The Dark Current'

After a busy day filming her new work The Dark Current, Angela Tiatia spoke with ACMI curator Laura Castagnini about making her most complex film to date.

Sally M. Nangala Mulda - working on Two Girls from Amoonguna - photo by Bec Capp

ACMI

Making Two Girls from Amoonguna

Meet artists Sally M Nangala Mulda and Marlene Rubuntja, and find out how they made Two Girls from Amoonguna.

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Explore our constellations, the connections between film, TV, videogames and art

Migrations

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

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Transfiguration

Transfiguration follows the cycle of evolution through a figure who transforms through the elements, from lava and rock to diamonds and steam. Creatures born from the elements have long been part of screen culture.

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