Events

Accompanying ACMI's Focus on the Dead is a two-day conference, Mapping Global Horror: Australia, Japan and Beyond, in partnership with Swinburne University of Technology and University of Pittsburgh. Tthe program is an opportunity to further explore the global phenomenon of horror cinema through talks and presentations with world-leading academics, researchers and directors, including Japanese-Australian writer/director Natalie Erika James. Providing an incisive look into horror, the Mapping Global Horror conference is a chance for screen industry professionals, academics and horror fans to deep dive...

The Birrarangga Film Festival, a celebration of Indigenous films from around the globe, is returning to Naarm, from March 23-28. Now in its third year, audiences can look forward to an inspiring collection of stories from First Nations filmmakers, screening at The Capitol, ACMI, Lido, Classic, Victorian Pride Centre, and Federation Square.  Tickets will be on sale from February 23, 2023. Originally conceived by Wurundjeri/Yorta Yorta screen creative Tony Briggs (creator and writer of The Sapphires) and produced by Damienne...

This year's Screenworks Regional to Global Screen Forum will take place from March 30 to April 1 at the Lennox Head Cultural Centre. This year's event will include deep dives into 'The Drovers Wife The Legend of Molly Johnson' Blackfella Films and Inkey Media’s upcoming series 'First Weapons', and SBS Digital Original 'Latecomers'. There will also be sessions on cultural safety and cross-cultural collaboration. As with last year, newcomers will have the opportunity to have their travel and accommodation paid...