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This week we celebrate NAIDOC Week 2024 – Keep the fire burning! Blak, Loud and Proud. NAIDOC Week is an important opportunity for all Australians to celebrate Australia’s First Nations people, their histories, and achievements. Join ACMI in celebrating of the oldest, continuous living cultures on earth 🧡 Happy NAIDOC Week 2024!

FUTURE VISION 2024 is set to bring together the best of Australian and international storytellers and commissioners currently working in premium television drama and narrative comedy. Taking at place ACMI from 15-17 July, the inaugural event is dedicated to inspiring Australian artists to tell their stories and find a broader international audience. The conference is jam-packed with an incredible lineup of guests and speakers ready to share their knowledge. See the speaker list below and find out more 🔗: https://acmi.me/aQ FUTURE VISION is presented by Australians in Film, Screen Australia and VicScreen. Tourism Australia is the Supporting Partner. Industry Partners are the ABC, BINGE, Netflix and Stan. The Venue Partner is ACMI, and the Hotel Partner is Sofitel Melbourne On Collins.

We are excited to announce the winner of the 2023–24 ACMI + RMIT Games Prize is Althea Francisco for her work as Creative Director and Producer on the group project REAPRIEVE 👏👏 The selection panel found the game to have a polished and appealing art aesthetic, with unique characters, world and UX creating a strong visual identity for the game. The narrative was both witty and highly engaging. The panel found the structure of splitting playtime between exploration of the 3D overworld and the bureaucracy of the office environment to be a clever way of keeping things fresh for the player. Particularly of note were the inclusion of mini-games, which were well designed and enjoyable. Now in its fifth year, the ACMI + RMIT Games Prize is awarded to a graduating student from the RMIT Bachelor of Design (Games) for a work exploring the artistic potential of the medium. Alongside our Major Research Partner RMIT University, we are proud to be supporting young talent, ensuring the Victorian games industry continues to thrive within a global market place. 🔗 Read more here: https://acmi.me/aO

How can museums captivate the modern audience in an era of shorter attention spans and rapid tech advancement? ACMI Director & CEO, Seb Chan spoke with CEO of Summit Communication Group, Gregory Gray. Diving into the evolution of art experiences and examining the rise of immersive institutions. Read the full article below.

It's a real joy to have Beings by Universal Everything in our building during the colder months 💛 Creative experiences at ACMI can provide joy, connection and inspiration. We also recognise these experiences aren’t always financially accessible to everyone. With the end of financial year fast approaching, we are seeking donations so we can provide a ticket to our Beings exhibition, free of charge, to families that can’t afford a ticket. Donate to our 2024 Annual Appeal or find out more how your donation can have impact via our website. 🔗 https://acmi.me/aD

In keeping with this year's #NAIDOC theme “Keep the Fire Burning, Blak, Loud and Proud”, our NAIDOC Week film program will explore personal reflections on adversity and excellence; demonstrating how culture and a connection to Country is the great uniting and healing force for mob. Read more here: https://acmi.me/az

‘..now that more [AI] tools are available, we have been able to build our own assets and data-sets, and that’s helping us create some very important accessibility tools for our audiences.’ - Jeff Williams, ACMI Head of Technology. What does AI mean for museums? ACMI Director & CEO, Seb Chan and Head of Technology, Jeff Williams spoke with ArtsHub about the opportunities and risks that arise with #AI. Read the full article here: https://acmi.me/ay

Freedom, heartache and exploitation – what does the road on screen tell us about the Australian Identity? Beneath the roads connecting the country are Indigenous walking paths and trading routes. From the Omeo Highway to the Bicentennial and Birdsville tracks, the paths and routes have existed long before cities or cinema. Beneath Roads is a three-channel work revealing the Indigenous experience and innovation underlying our national identity. 🎫Now open at #ACMI in Gallery 3. Entry is free.

Congratulations to Adam Elliot and his team on being awarded Best Feature Film for MEMOIR OF A SNAIL at the 2024 Annecy Film Festival 👏 We're super excited to have the handmade sets and characters from the film on display at ACMI from 8 Aug!

Japanese musician and composer, Eiko Ishibashi has created a dynamic approach to sound that operates at the nexus of song form and score. Celebrated for acclaimed film projects including DRIVE MY CAR and most recently, EVIL DOES NOT EXIST. Eiko will be joining us for our next ART+FILM session. Sharing her approach to composition and how film has offered new perspectives to develop and expand sound worlds. 🔗 Get your tickets: https://acmi.me/ar