The Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) is a world first, state-of-the-art facility for exhibiting, promoting and preserving Victorian, Australian and international screen content, including film, television, games, video and digital media. ACMI is a museum, a library, an arts centre, a gallery, an education centre and a studio.
ACMI presents a unique program of exhibitions, films, talks, forums, education programs, production workshops, community activities and lending services.
Located at Federation Square, ACMI opened in October 2002 housing:
- The world's largest screen gallery (over 1,500 square metres);
- Two multi-format cinemas; and
- Hands-on interactive, education and production zones.
The permanent exhibition, Screen Worlds, opened in 2009 and tells the story of the moving image in all its forms - film, television and digital media. The Australian Mediatheque, a national screen culture resource centre, also launched in 2009. In April 2016, co-working space ACMI X was opened in Southbank. ACMI X provides office space to individuals, collectives and businesses working with the moving image.
Key Facts 2017-18
- Total income - $34.0 million
- Value of assets (land, buildings & equipment) - $8.1 million
- Value of collections - $9.4 million
- Creative Victoria's annual operating appropriation - $21.8 million (including additional project operating funding)
- Creative Victoria's capital appropriation -$90,000
- Number of attendances - 2.0 million
- Number of website visits - 2.0 million
- Number of participants in education programs - 70,294
- Number of employees - 167 full-time equivalent
- Number of members / friends - 3,326
- Number of volunteer hours - 11,233 (equivalent to 1,478 full-time days)