Events

Ritz Cinemas, Randwick continues to celebrate its 85th birthday by announcing Australia on Celluloid, a year of Australian Classics presented on 35mm prints. Proudly presented by Ritz Cinemas, the National Film and Sound Archive and Umbrella Entertainment, Australia on Celluloid is a historical celebration of Australia's rich and unique film heritage, with special 35mm screenings of iconic and overlooked films from the NFSA's Kodak/Atlab and Deluxe/Kodak collections presented together for the first time. Screenings will occur every Saturday at 4pm, with select films accompanied by discussions...

After the anni horribiles that were 2020 and 2021, 2022 has been a big return to form for cinema. To celebrate, ACMI's screening its best films of 2022, spanning features, documentary and animation from Australia and around the world. Program highlights include Ruben Östlund's Triangle of Sadness, Apichatpong Weerasethakul's Memoria, Jonas Poher Rasmussen's Flee and Alejandro G. Iñárritu's Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths. Australian selections include Goran Stolevski's You Won't Be Alone and James Vaughn's Friends and...

ACMI has announced its next major exhibition, How I See It: Blak Art and Film, a presentation showcasing works that explore new visions from eight Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander creatives. Spanning moving image, installation, documentary, photography and video games, How I See It is designed to amplify artists and filmmakers’ perspectives on representation, the gaze, colonial archives, and knowledge systems. Curated by Kate ten Buuren (Taungurung), the exhibition t will unveil five new commissions by Amrita Hepi, Jazz Money,...

ACMI celebrates the hottest season of the year on screen. Program highlights include Spike Lee's Do The Right Thing (1989), Olivia Newton-John in Xanadu (1980) and Peter Weir's Australian classic Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975).