Melbourne Cinematheque
@melbcinematheque.bsky.social
Established 1948. Screening significant films on 35mm and in restorations. Independent and volunteer-run. Wednesday nights at ACMI
https://www.melbournecinematheque.org/
https://www.melbournecinematheque.org/
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)
7:00pm – TWO-LANE BLACKTOP (1971)
9:00pm – BADLANDS (1973)
February 2, 2026 at 5:27 AM
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)
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.
Screening fortnightly on Saturday afternoons from 31 January at ACMI Cinemas. Tickets from $14 for ACMI Members – or save with a multi-session pass.
Focus on Lav Diaz
Embrace a steady pace at ACMI for a while with a program of Filipino auteur Lav Diaz’s slow cinema films.
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January 28, 2026 at 8:09 AM
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.
Screening fortnightly on Saturday afternoons from 31 January at ACMI Cinemas. Tickets from $14 for ACMI Members – or save with a multi-session pass.
Reposted by Melbourne Cinematheque
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.'
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tinyurl.com/2hycfntr
At the Cinémathèque: Faith and Futility in the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema
In another instalment of our partnership with the Emerging Writers’ Festival, Liên Ta reflects on the September season’s miracles and tragedies.
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January 15, 2026 at 11:48 PM
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
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.
January 13, 2026 at 2:26 AM
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!
Look out for our full 2026 program announcement coming Tuesday 13 of January!
You can never go fast enough: The Early 1970s Road Movie as the Quintessential New Hollywood Genre - Wed 4 Feb- Wed 18 Feb 2026
ACMI is Australia's national museum of screen culture, located in Fed Square, Melbourne. Navigate the universe of film, TV, videogames and art with us.
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January 8, 2026 at 11:04 PM
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!
Look out for our full 2026 program announcement coming Tuesday 13 of January!
Reposted by Melbourne Cinematheque
"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
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
At the Cinémathèque: Lino Brocka’s Scenes of Defiance
Sydney Leoli Reyes draws on the sights and sounds of four Filipino masterworks, which screened in October and November as part of the Melbourne Cinémathèque’s season ‘Marx, Melodrama and Marcos: Li…
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December 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
"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
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
7:00pm – SEED (1931) on 35mm
8:50pm – MEMORY LANE (1926) on 35mm
December 15, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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
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)
7:00pm – LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN (1945)
9:05pm – MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION (1935)
December 8, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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)
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)
7:00pm – IMITATION OF LIFE (1934)
9:10pm – BACK STREET (1932)
December 1, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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)
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!
November 27, 2025 at 5:54 AM
The annotations from our past three weeks of screenings are now live on @sensesofcinema.bsky.social!
Reposted by Melbourne Cinematheque
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
7:00pm – BREAKING GROUND: FIVE ANIMATIONS FROM THE 1980s
8:45pm – PERSONAL AND POETIC: AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S ANIMATION AFTER 1990
November 27, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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
7:00pm – BREAKING GROUND: FIVE ANIMATIONS FROM THE 1980s
8:45pm – PERSONAL AND POETIC: AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S ANIMATION AFTER 1990
November 24, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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
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)
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)
November 17, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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)
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)
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)
November 10, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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)
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
7:00pm – BONA (1980)
8:40pm – CAIN AND ABEL (1982)
Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq
November 3, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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
7:00pm – BONA (1980)
8:40pm – CAIN AND ABEL (1982)
Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq
Reposted by Melbourne Cinematheque
“Marx, Melodrama and Marcos: Lino Brocka from the Mid-1970s to the Early 1980s” opens Wednesday @melbcinematheque.bsky.social ! www.criterion.com/current/post...
October 27, 2025 at 1:53 PM
“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
7:00pm – INSIANG (1976)
8:55pm – MANILA IN THE CLAWS OF LIGHT (1975)
Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq
October 27, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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
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
7:00pm – THE TIME THAT REMAINS (2009)
9:05pm – IT MUST BE HEAVEN (2019)
Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq
October 20, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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
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
7:00pm – CHRONICLE OF A DISAPPEARANCE (1996) on 35mm
8:45pm – DIVINE INTERVENTION (2002) on 35mm
Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq
October 13, 2025 at 5:59 AM
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
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
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
October 6, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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
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
7:00pm – THE DEVIL’S TRAP (1962)
8:40pm – ADELHEID (1970)
Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq
September 30, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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
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
7:00pm – MARKETA LAZAROVÁ (1967) in 4K
Preceded by THE CITY IN WHITE (1972)
Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq
September 22, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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
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
7:00pm – MACARIO (1960)
8:45pm – TWO MONKS (1934)
Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq
September 15, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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
7:00pm – MACARIO (1960)
8:45pm – TWO MONKS (1934)
Memberships: acmi.net.au/cteq
Reposted by Melbourne Cinematheque
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
tinyurl.com/mu2ajak9
At the Cinémathèque: ‘Stranger Desires’
In a work of short fiction commissioned as part of our collaboration with the Emerging Writers’ Festival, Laetitia Um unearths latent desires in Seijun Suzuki’s ‘Branded to Kill’ (1967).
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September 11, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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
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
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
September 10, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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
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