Matinees

Celebrate cinema at a sensible hour with our thoughtfully curated line-up of films from Australia and around the world.

Let’s agree: Melbourne does winter well.

There’s something very special about seeing a matinee at ACMI in winter. Perhaps it’s the smell of coffee in the air, or the steam off a hot tea, or maybe it’s the buzz of seeing a film in a museum dedicated to film, TV, videogames and video art – the art forms you love – with people around you who love them, too. Where else can you step out of a film screening and into a free exhibition examining the rich context around it?

So shake off the umbrella and join us in the cinema for an everyday treat. This winter we’re kicking off the program with one of the greatest musicals of all time, Singin’ in the Rain, which will be projected in crisp 4K. Also screening in 4K is Tsai Ming-liang’s heartbreaking Vive L’Amour, which follows three strangers covertly living in an empty Taipei apartment. During NAIDOC week we’re screening Miranda Tapsell’s series Top End Bub – a rare chance to see it on the big screen. And Tony Leung Chiu-wai makes his very welcome return to our screens in his new film Silent Friend.

Matinee sessions run every Friday, Saturday and Sunday throughout winter with a short break during the MIFF period in mid-August.

Reece Goodwin, Senior Programmer (Film & Screen Industry)