Join us this Wednesday 29 July for an evening of films by Aotearoa New Zealand director Geoff Murphy. This will be our final screening before we break for this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival. 7:00pm - THE QUIET EARTH (1985) 8:50pm - UTU REDUX (2013)

Join us this Wednesday 22 July for the final double bill of our season focused on the films of Spike Lee. 7:00pm - 4 Little Girls (1997) 8:55pm - Summer of Sam (1999)

Join us this Wednesday 15 July for the second night in our season of films directed by one of the United States’ most prolific and provocative auteurs, Spike Lee. 7:00pm - Malcolm X (1992)

Join us on Wednesday 8 July for the opening night of our next season, By Any Means Necessary: Spike Lee, American Provocateur. 7:00pm - School Daze (1988) 9:20pm - 25th Hour (2002)

We would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who contributed to the ACF campaign to support our 2027 screening program! With your help we exceeded our target and raised over $15,000 which will go a long way to creating the best-possible program next year!

Join us this Wednesday 1 July for the final night of our season, Light Without Mercy: The Tragi-Comic World of Roy Andersson. 7:00pm - A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (2014) 8:55pm - About Endlessness (2019)

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.

Melbourne Cinematheque@melbcinematheque.bsky.social · 3mo ago

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 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

“Stories Help. We Live”: Somatic Memory in Australian Women’s Animation

Tara Grace reflects on themes of loss and circularity in a standout Melbourne Cinémathèque season.

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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)