School students visiting ACMI
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ACMI School Access Fund

Screen media skills in the hands of young people facing barriers

It has never been more important to give young people the skills to thoughtfully and critically engage with screen media.

Around 100,000 students journey through the screen universe with ACMI every year, but thousands more are missing out.

Your tax-deductible donation to the ACMI School Access Fund prepares more students for success in today's creative and digital economy.

A special thank you to Belinda Kendall-White for her generous leadership gift of $10,000 to this year’s campaign.

Extending Linda's legacy

Linda White was a Senator for Victoria and ACMI Board Member. She left an extraordinary gift of $150,000 in her will to give equitable access to ACMI's programs. You can sustain the School Access Fund that Linda initiated with your gift today.

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School students visiting ACMI

How you can help

There are around 400 schools in Victoria where students face a high level of disadvantage. For these kids and their families a visit to ACMI can seem too hard to manage. A chartered bus can cost up to $1,200, and more for schools outside metro Melbourne.

The ACMI School Access Fund currently provides bus and ticket subsidies to over 700 students a year. We need your help to open the door to hundreds and thousands more.

ACMI belongs to the people of Victoria, and yet there are young people missing out on the wonder of an ACMI visit. Please donate today to share filmmaking, storytelling, animation, game design, news literacy and extraordinary exhibitions with young Victorians.

Thank you for your support

For questions or to discuss a leadership gift please contact:

Patrick Fitzgerald, Philanthropy and Grants Manager

E: patrick.fitzgerald@acmi.net.au