We're now in the final week of our Australian Cultural Fund campaign to support our 2027 screening program. A massive thank you to everyone who has already made a tax-deductible donation.

Join us this Wednesday 24 June for the second night of our season focused on Roy Andersson, one of the 21st century’s most distinctive auteurs. 7:00pm - YOU, THE LIVING (2007) preceded by NINE COMMERCIALS (1979-89, 10 mins) 9:00pm - GILIAP (1975)

Join us this Wednesday 17 June for the opening night of our new season, Light Without Mercy: The Tragi-Comic World of Roy Andersson. 7:00pm – SONGS FROM THE SECOND FLOOR (2000) preceded by WORLD OF GLORY (1991, 16 mins) 9:15pm – A SWEDISH LOVE STORY (1970)

A huge thank you to everyone who has contributed to our Australian Cultural Fund campaign to support our 2027 screening program! We've raised over $3,000 so far but we still need your help. Visit the link to make a tax-deductible donation by 30 June.

Join us this Wednesday the 10th of June for the final night of our season, No One Here Gets Out Alive: Johnnie To, Dancing While the Building Burns. 7:00pm – THROW DOWN (2004) 8:50pm – RUNNING OUT OF TIME (1999)

Join us this Wednesday the 3rd of June for the second night of our season focused on Hong Kong filmmaker Johnnie To. 7:00pm – RUNNING ON KARMA (2003) 8:45pm – LIFE WITHOUT PRINCIPLE (2011)

We're launching an Australian Cultural Fund fundraising campaign to support our 2027 screening program. Contributions of any amount will help us to present a program that maintains our internationally renowned level of quality. All donations over $2 are tax deductible until 30 June 2026.

Join us this Wednesday the 27th of May for the opening night of our new season, No One Here Gets Out Alive: Johnnie To, Dancing While the Building Burns. 7:00pm – ELECTION (2005) 9:00pm – EXILED (2006)

Join us this Wednesday the 20th of May for the final night of our season, A Woman of Her Time: Julie Christie. 7:00pm – THE GOLD DIGGERS (1983) 8:45pm – AWAY FROM HER (2006)

Join us this Wednesday the 13th of May for the second night of our season focused on Julie Christie. 7:00pm – MCCABE & MRS. MILLER (1971) 9:15pm – THE GO-BETWEEN (1971)

Come along this Wednesday for the opening night of our new season, A Woman of Her Time: Julie Christie. 7:00pm – DARLING (1965) 9:25pm – BILLY LIAR (1963)

Join us this Wednesday the 29th of April for the conclusion of our season, X-Rays of the Soul: The Intimate Human Dramas of Ryusuke Hamaguchi. 7:00pm – TOUCHING THE SKIN OF EERINESS (2013) preceded by HEAVEN IS STILL FAR AWAY (2016) 8:45pm – THE SOUND OF WAVES (2012)

Join us this Wednesday the 22nd of April for the second night of our season focused on one of the most distinctive cinematic voices to emerge from Japan in the new millennium, Ryusuke Hamaguchi. 7:00pm – ASAKO I & II (2018) 9:15pm – THE DEPTHS (2010)

Join us this Wednesday April 15 for the opening night of our new season, X-Rays of the Soul: The Intimate Human Dramas of Ryusuke Hamaguchi. 7:00pm – WHEEL OF FORTUNE AND FANTASY (2021) 9:20pm – LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED (2003) followed by I LOVE THEE FOR GOOD (2009)

Join us this Wednesday April 8 for a special one-night program, Persons of Interest: The Independent Film Work of Haydn Keenan and Esben Storm. 7:00pm – 27A (1974) 8:50pm – GOING DOWN (1982)

Join us this Wednesday 1 April for the final night of our season: Wim Wenders, Roads to Everywhere. 7:00pm – WINGS OF DESIRE (1987) 9:20pm – THE STATE OF THINGS (1982)

Join us this Wednesday 25 March for the second night of our season focusing on Wim Wenders. 7:00pm – WRONG MOVE (1975) 8:55pm – THE GOALKEEPER'S FEAR OF THE PENALTY (1972)

In our final piece in collaboration with @emergingwriters.bsky.social, Tara Grace explores loss, embodiment, and continuity in the 2025 @melbcinematheque.bsky.social season, 'Mother Tongue: Australian Women in Animation', guest programmed by Dr Ruth Richards. tinyurl.com/4khyk4jp

Join us this Wednesday 18 March for the first night of our new season: Wim Wenders, Roads to Everywhere. 7:00pm – KINGS OF THE ROAD (1976) 10:15pm – CHAMBRE 666 (1982) preceded by REVERSE ANGLE: EIN BRIEF AUS NEW YORK (1982)

Join us this Wednesday 11 March for the final night of our season focusing on the singular French writer-director Leos Carax. 7:00pm – IT’S NOT ME (2024, 41 mins) to be preceded by SANS TITRE (1997, 9 mins) and MY LAST MINUTE (2006, 1 min) 8:05pm – PIERRE OU, LES AMBIGUITÉS (2001, 174 mins)

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the order of the next two weeks of our Leos Carax season will be swapped. This Wednesday 4 March we will now be screening: 7:00pm – HOLY MOTORS (2012) 9:10pm – BOY MEETS GIRL (1984)

Join us this Wednesday 25 February for the first night of our new season: Tales of Modern Love: Leos Carax, Rebirthing Cinema. 7:00pm – LES AMANTS DU PONT-NEUF (1991) 35mm 9:25pm – MAUVAIS SANG (1986) 4K DCP

Join us this Wednesday 18 February for the final night of our season exploring early 1970s American road movies. 7:00pm – WANDA (1970) 9:05pm – FIVE EASY PIECES (1970)

Join us this Wednesday 11 February for the second night in our season of 1970s American Road Movies. 7:00pm – THE SUGARLAND EXPRESS (1974) 9:05pm – VANISHING POINT (1971)

Cinémathèque returns this Wednesday 4 February! Join us at ACMI for the opening night of our first 2026 season, You Can Never Go Fast Enough: The Early 1970s Road Movie as the Quintessential New Hollywood Genre. 7:00pm – TWO-LANE BLACKTOP (1971) 9:00pm – BADLANDS (1973)

ACMI's Focus on Lav Diaz proudly presents six spectacular works, including Diaz’s latest feature Magellan. Screening fortnightly on Saturday afternoons from 31 January at ACMI Cinemas. Tickets from $14 for ACMI Members – or save with a multi-session pass.

As part of our collaboration with @emergingwriters.bsky.social and @melbcinematheque.bsky.social, Liên Ta reflects on themes of religious devotion and sacrifice in several films screened during the Cinémathèque's season ‘Cine de Oro: Treasures of Mexican Cinema’s Golden Age.' tinyurl.com/2hycfntr

The Melbourne Cinémathèque is thrilled to announce our full screening program for 2026, comprising seventeen thoughtfully curated seasons covering major artists of world cinema and under-seen local films, through a mix of new digital restorations and rare original film prints.

We’re excited to announce the first season in our 2026 screening program "You can never go fast enough": The Early 1970s Road Movie as the Quintessential New Hollywood Genre. Look out for our full 2026 program announcement coming Tuesday 13 of January!

"Happiness, community, and fantasy are no less present in spaces like this." Sydney Leoli Reyes draws on the sights and sounds of four Filipino masterworks, which screened in October and November as part of the @melbcinematheque.bsky.social Lino Brocka season. tinyurl.com/4j6ru4k2

Join us on Wednesday 17 December for the final Melbourne Cinémathèque program of 2025. 7:00pm – SEED (1931) on 35mm 8:50pm – MEMORY LANE (1926) on 35mm

Join us on Wednesday 10 December for the second night of our focus on the pioneering Hollywood director John M. Stahl. 7:00pm – LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN (1945) 9:05pm – MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION (1935)

Join us on Wednesday 3 December for the first night of our new season, The Courage to Take Things Seriously: John M. Stahl’s Unironic Melodramas. 7:00pm – IMITATION OF LIFE (1934) 9:10pm – BACK STREET (1932)

The annotations from our past three weeks of screenings are now live on @sensesofcinema.bsky.social!

In my absolute flurry of a week (including doing a conference roundtable, driving from Wollongong to Sydney, and flying back to Melbourne to intro this all in one day) I forgot to share that it was all happening 😅 But I think it went well and it was a joy to share these films.

Join us on Wednesday 26 November for a special one-night presentation, Mother Tongue: Australian Women in Animation. 7:00pm – BREAKING GROUND: FIVE ANIMATIONS FROM THE 1980s 8:45pm – PERSONAL AND POETIC: AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S ANIMATION AFTER 1990

Join us on Wednesday 19 November for the second and final night of our focus on Australian Cinema in 1975. 7:00pm – SUNDAY TOO FAR AWAY (1975) preceded by WE ARE ALL ALONE MY DEAR (1975, 22 mins) 9:10pm – PROTECTED: THE TRUTH ABOUT PALM ISLAND (1975)

Join us on Wednesday 12 November for the opening night of our new season, It's Time: Australian Cinema in 1975. 7:00pm – PURE SHIT (1975) Preceded by STRUTTIN’ THE MUTTON (1975) 9:00pm – THE IDES OF NOVEMBER (1979–1980) 10:15pm – HOMOSEXUALITY: A FILM FOR DISCUSSION (1975)

Join us on Wednesday 5 November for the conclusion of our season, Marx, Melodrama and Marcos: Lino Brocka From The Mid-1970s To The Early 1980s. 7:00pm – BONA (1980) 8:40pm – CAIN AND ABEL (1982) Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq

“Marx, Melodrama and Marcos: Lino Brocka from the Mid-1970s to the Early 1980s” opens Wednesday @melbcinematheque.bsky.social ! www.criterion.com/current/post...

Join us on Wednesday 29 October for the opening night of Marx, Melodrama and Marcos: Lino Brocka from the Mid-1970s to the Early 1980s. 7:00pm – INSIANG (1976) 8:55pm – MANILA IN THE CLAWS OF LIGHT (1975) Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq

Join us on Wednesday 22 October for the second part of our focus on Palestinian actor-director Elia Suleiman. 7:00pm – THE TIME THAT REMAINS (2009) 9:05pm – IT MUST BE HEAVEN (2019) Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq

Join us on Wednesday 15 October for the opening night of our new season, "On the Edge of Fiction": Elia Suleiman's Cinema of Belonging. 7:00pm – CHRONICLE OF A DISAPPEARANCE (1996) on 35mm 8:45pm – DIVINE INTERVENTION (2002) on 35mm Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq

Join us on Wednesday 8 October for the final night in our season dedicated to Czech film pioneer František Vláčil. 7:00pm – THE WHITE DOVE (1960) Preceded by CLOUDS OF GLASS (1958) 8:45pm – SHADOWS OF A HOT SUMMER (1978) in 4K Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq

Join us on Wednesday 1 October for the second night of our Czech film season, One For The Ages: The Balladic, Painterly Cinema of František Vláčiz. 7:00pm – THE DEVIL’S TRAP (1962) 8:40pm – ADELHEID (1970) Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq

Join us on Wednesday 24 September for the opening night of our focus on František Vláčil, presented in partnership with the Czech and Slovak Film Festival of Australia. 7:00pm – MARKETA LAZAROVÁ (1967) in 4K Preceded by THE CITY IN WHITE (1972) Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq

Join us on Wednesday 17 September for the final session in our Mexican Cinema season, Cine de Oro: Treasures of Mexican Cinema's Golden Age. 7:00pm – MACARIO (1960) 8:45pm – TWO MONKS (1934) Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq

Our first piece in collaboration with the Emerging Writers' Festival x @melbcinematheque.bsky.social is a work of short fiction by Laetitia Um—a response to the Cinémathèque's recent Seijun Suzuki season that explores the troubled psyche of a side character in BRANDED TO KILL. tinyurl.com/mu2ajak9

The Emerging Writers Festival (EWF), returns from 11–18 September. This year the Melbourne Cinémathèque and @roughcutfilm.bsky.social are partnering with EWF, with three writers selected to creatively respond to our programming. Explore the full EWF 2025 program: emergingwritersfestival.org.au

Join us on Wednesday 10 September for the second week of our season Cine de Oro: Treasures of Mexican Cinema's Golden Age. 7:00pm – VICTIMS OF SIN (1951) 8:45pm – EL FANTASMA DEL CONVENTO (1934) Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq