What's on

Film seasons, festivals and clubs (9)

Zac Martin in a superhero costume being held up by a wire in a still from 'Basically Black' (1973)

First Nations Film Club

Ongoing

Sunrise Awakening 2160 x1023

Tjintu Pakani: Sunrise Awakening

6pm

Tue 13 Oct 2026

Klara and the Sun (2160x1023)

Klara and the Sun

6.30pm

Wed 21 Oct 2026

The Book of Fish 2160x1023

Korea Story Festival 2026

10.45am

Sat 24 Oct 2026

Explore the program

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Little Forest

10.45am

Sat 24 Oct 2026

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The Book of Fish

1.45pm

Sat 24 Oct 2026

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LUCK-KEY

4.45pm

Sat 24 Oct 2026

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Japanese Film Festival 2026

Thu 29 Oct – Sun 1 Nov 2026

Separated at Birth ACMI 2160x1023

Free World Premiere

Separated at Birth + Q&A

7pm

Mon 9 Nov 2026

Exhibitions and displays (8)

The Story of the Moving Image at ACMI 2026 (Credit: Charlie-Kinross)

The Story of the Moving Image

10am – 5pm

Ongoing

Big Ant Games Lab at ACMI - photograph by Shannon McGrath

Games Lab Presented by Big Ant Studios

10am – 5pm

Ongoing

Greyhound Bus - Behind the scenes image from Memoir of a Snail

Making Memoir of a Snail

10am – 5pm

Thu 8 Aug 2024 – Sun 1 Nov 2026

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Free Victorian Premiere

Feng Mengbo: Long March Restart 冯梦波: 长征重启

10am – 5pm

19 Aug 2026 – 31 Jan 2027

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Free World Premiere

Play On

10am – 5pm

Mon 12 Oct 2026 – Sun 31 Jan 2027

A woman in a striped top looking at a costume display - SOMI relaxed visit - 2024

Booking fast Free

The Story of the Moving Image – Relaxed Visit

9am-10.30am

29 Aug, 19 Sep, 24 Oct & 21 Nov 2026

Register to attend

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ACMI Relaxed Visits

9–10.30am

29 Aug, 19 Sep, 24 Oct & 21 Nov 2026

Neo from The Matrix on a Mac desktop surrounded by apocalyptic imagery.

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Online experience

Events (16)

Gris (2018)

Women, Trans, and Gender Diverse Gamers Club

Online: monthly on 2nd Wednesday, 6–7pm

In-person: quarterly on Saturdays, 1–2.30pm

Explore the program

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Dungeons of Freeport

Online experience

Wed 14 Oct, 6-7pm

Request invite to Discord

Preschoolers enjoy the Pepper's Ghost installation at ACMI - Phoebe Powell

ACMI Preschoolers

10.30am

3rd or 4th Friday of the month

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ACMI Table Reads

6-8pm

Mon 27 Jul – Mon 16 Nov 2026

Submit your project

Riar Rizaldi header workshop

Riar Rizaldi Workshop

1-5pm

Sat 24 Oct – Sun 25 Oct 2026

Monisme 2160x1023

Riar Rizaldi Workshop FAQ

1pm

2026

Iron Lung 2160 x 1023

Iron Lung

2–4.30pm

Sat 24 Oct 2026

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Booking fast Free

ACMI Experimental Forum

Wed 28 Oct & Wed 18 Nov 2026

Register to attend

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ACMI Crew Night

Thu 29 Oct & Thu 31 Dec 2026

Register to attend

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Cairn

Online experience

Wed 11 Nov, 6-7pm

Request invite to Discord

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Booking fast Free

Artist Led Auslan Tour: Sam Martin

1.30pm

14 Nov 2026

People interacting with large scale artwork - ACMI RMIT Audience Lab 16 March 2024

ACMI + RMIT Audience Lab

12 Sep & 28 Nov 2026

A closeup of hands holding a playstation videogame controller.

ACMI + RMIT Audience Lab: Nov 2026

10am-5pm

Sat 28 Nov 2026

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Women, Trans, and Gender Diverse Gamers Club Awards

Sat 5 Dec, 6-8pm

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ACMI Works-In-Progress Night

6-8pm

Wed 16 September

Register to attend

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ACMI Table Reads Archive

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