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Sun 9 Feb 2025
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Join us in the cinema for a very special conversation with Peter Weir – one of Australia's key filmmakers on the world stage.
Within the past two years, Peter Weir retired from filmmaking, received an honourary Academy Award and was the recipient of the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice International Film Festival. There really is no better time to celebrate the cinema of Peter Weir.
Join us as we welcome Peter Weir to ACMI to reflect on his cinema and his iconic career. Peter Weir will join us on stage for a conversation moderated by Katrina Sedgwick OAM, the former Director & CEO of ACMI and current Director & CEO of MAP Co. Sedgwick has a special connection to Weir, having starred in The Last Wave (1977) as a child. Don't miss this exceptional opportunity to hear from one of Australia's finest directors.
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