ACMI Summer School Holiday Program

FILMS

 

Sepideh Reaching for the Stars G

Wed 14 Jan – Sun 1 Feb

Full $17, Concession $13, ACMI Member/ACMI Film Member $10

 

An Iranian girl battles the conservative forces in her community as she single-mindedly pursues her dream of becoming an astronaut. Shot over the course of two years, this inspired mix of documentary and drama continues the rich Iranian tradition of looking at the lives of children to subversively make pointed observations about Iranian mores and culture.

 

'…touching and inspiring in equal measure" – The New York Times

 

Berit Madsen, 90 mins, Denmark/Norway/Sweden/Germany/Iran, 2013, DCP, Farsi with English subtitles. Source/Courtesy: Madman Entertainment

 

KIDS' FLICKS

Escape the summer heat with our huge range of fun kids' films for the whole family!

Full/Concession $7 ACMI Member/Film Member $5

3D Full/Concession $9 ACMI Member/Film Member $7

 

Nativity! G

Sat 6 Dec – Wed 15 Dec

A hilarious improvised comedy based around St Bernadette's school nativity play.

Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger! G

Tue 16 Dec – Fri 19 Dec

Marc Wootten continues the hilarious antics at St Bernadette's Primary School as he miraculously gets his students to the Song for Christmas talent competition.

 

The Muppet Christmas Carol G

Sat 20 Dec – Wed 24 Dec

Michael Caine, along with everyone's favourite Muppets, plays it straight as the crotchety Ebenezer Scrooge in this adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic story.

 

Land of the Bears 3D G

Sat 27 Dec – Wed 7 Jan

Emerging from hibernation, the brown bears of the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russia's Far East are hungry and are soon on the hunt for food. This is the first nature documentary shot in 3D.

 

Arrietty G

Wed 31 Dec – Fri 7 Jan

Arrietty is a tiny 14-year-old girl who lives with her family beneath the floorboards of a sprawling Tokyo mansion. They survive by borrowing items from humans.

Minuscule: Valley of the Lost Ants 3D G

Thu 8 Jan – Thu 22 Jan

An army of black ants join forces with a plucky young ladybird to save the ant colony from the invading evil red ants.

 

My Neighbour Totoro G

Thu 15 Jan – Fri 30 Jan

Two girls move to the country to find that they share their new home with giant furry being called Totoro that only they can see!

 

The Little Mermaid 3D G

Fri 23 Jan – Sun 1 Feb

Hans Christian Anderson's classic fable story gets a spirited Disney makeover in this 1989 adaptation, one of the studio's last animated films to use traditional hand-painted cels.

 

WORKSHOPS

 

Make a Movie

Mon 12 Jan – Wed 14 Jan & Mon 19 Jan – Wed 21 Jan

Full $270 Concession $250 ACMI Member $230

A three-day hands-on filmmaking workshop for kids aged 9 to 12. Learn the basics of writing, directing, acting in and editing a short film.

The Massive Minecraft Movie

Fri 16 Jan 10am and Fri 23 Jan 10am

Full $120 Concession $110 ACMI Member $100

Design a unique world and characters, then direct a scene in your own Minecraft movie. For young people aged 12 to 16.

 

CHINA UP CLOSE

China Up Close is an expansive exploration of Chinese culture and art which includes a series of workshops suitable for children, families, and aspiring young creatives. Workshops for January are as follows:

 

Shadowplay Animation Workshop

Thu 15 Jan 10am, Fri 16 Jan 10am, Mon 19 Jan 10am & Tue 20 Jan 10am

Full $120 Concession $110 ACMI Member $100

This one-day workshop combines shadow-puppetry with traditional animation. Recommended for kids aged 8 to 12 years.

 

Monkey! Holiday Green Screen Workshop

Mon 12 Jan 10am, Tue 13 Jan 10am, Thu 22 Jan 10am & Fri 23 Jan 10am

Full $80 Concession $70 ACMI Member $60

Take a magical journey in search of lost scrolls in this one-day workshop inspired by an ancient Chinese story. Recommended for kids aged 8 to 11.

 

Chinese Cut Paper Animation

Mon 19 Jan – Fri 23 Jan, 11.00am – 2.00pm

Free

This free activity invites you to be inspired by the traditions of paper-cut and shadow puppetry in Chinese culture. Recommended for ages 5 and up. Drop in between 11am and 2pm.

 

Chinese Rice Field Installation

Thu 8 Jan – Sun 18 Jan, Daily

In this free workshop, help the Slow Art Collective create an evolving Chinese landscape using ancient Chinese instruments, music and materials. Co-presented with MPavilion. Drop in between 10am and 3pm.

 

INTERMIX

Critique, debate, design and play. Intermix is designed for people aged 15 to 20.

Proudly supported by Naomi Milgrom AO

Free – limited capacity.

Register by emailing intermix@acmi.net.au

 

Wuxia on Film

Sun 14 Dec, 3pm

Discover the incredible history of wuxia on film and experience Ang Lee's 2000 film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, one of the genre's most celebrated modern offerings, with expert analysis by Dr. Peter Gravestock.

 

Visualising Free Speech

Sun 18 Jan, 10am

Create a beautiful generative animation analysing free speech and activist journalism in China and throughout the world using creative code.

 

Analysing Hong Kong Action Films

Sun 25 Jan, 3pm

Discover the brains behind the bullets as we analyse Hong Kong action in an explosive screening package with visiting Chinese cinema expert Dr Stephen Teo.

 

EXHIBITIONS

 

Screen Worlds

Permanent exhibition, open daily 10am – 5pm (except Christmas Day)

FREE

 

Screen Worlds: The Story of Film, Television and Digital Culture is ACMI's permanent exhibition celebrating and exploring the moving image in all its forms: film, television and digital culture.

 

Screen Worlds tells the remarkable story of the moving image - a vibrant biography that explores its past, present and future. Our stunning permanent exhibition will change the way you think about the most pervasive and powerful cultural forms of our time. With an ambitious scope unlike any other exhibition in the world, Screen Worlds brings together rarely-seen footage, fascinating objects and interactive displays.

 

The exhibition spans 110 years of moving image history, charting the early beginnings of film to the rise of television, games, the internet and the dominance of the digital age. From pre-cinematic objects and forms through to the rich and enveloping immersive media we experience today, Screen Worlds contains 220 screen-based displays, 30 hours of moving image content (including newly commissioned works) and hundreds of original objects and memorabilia.

 

Screen Worlds dynamically illustrates how each form of the moving image has emerged as a creative medium. Within three core and conceptually connected sections; Emergence, Voices, and Sensation. The exhibition explores the impact each form has had on our senses and emotions and the role they've played in shaping our society, both from an Australian perspective and in an international context.

 

Screen Worlds Orientation Tour

Daily 11am + 2.30pm

FREE

Our free guided orientation tours are the perfect way to begin your Screen Worlds experience. Tours for individuals and families run for approximately 30 minutes and operate on a first come, first served basis, with a maximum of 15 people per tour. Note: subject to change without notice.

 

Australian Mediatheque

Open daily 12pm – 5pm (except Christmas Day)

FREE

Grab a booth and mine Australia's largest collection of film, video and digital art at the Australian Mediatheque.