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15 Dec – 19 Jan

Best of 2026

  • Film
  • Entertainment

Celebrate the best films of 2026.

This December and January ACMI are rounding up the finest films of the year with a selection spanning excellence in acting, writing, design, cinematography and direction. Some won big during the awards season earlier in the year, and others are major contenders, hoping to score awards in the season to come.

Be the first to experience Julianne Moore’s much-adored performance in The Debut on Tuesday 15 December – a special preview screening to kick off the program. Then return for Nouvelle Vague, Sirat, La Bola Negra, You Can See Everything, Fatherland and much more.

Hours

Date Times
Tue 15 Dec
  • 6.30pm - 8.30pm 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Sun 27 Dec
  • 1.30pm - 3.30pm 1:30pm - 3:30pm
  • 4pm - 6pm 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Mon 28 Dec
  • 1.30pm - 3.30pm 1:30pm - 3:30pm
  • 4pm - 6pm 4:00pm - 6:00pm
  • 6.30pm - 8.30pm 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Tue 29 Dec
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
  • 4.15pm - 7pm 4:15pm - 7:00pm
Wed 30 Dec
  • 1.15pm - 3.30pm 1:15pm - 3:30pm
  • 4pm - 6pm 4:00pm - 6:00pm
  • 6.30pm - 8.30pm 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Thu 31 Dec
  • 1.30pm - 3.30pm 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Fri 1 Jan
  • 4pm - 6pm 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Sat 2 Jan
  • 4pm - 6pm 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Sun 3 Jan
  • 4pm - 6pm 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Mon 4 Jan
  • 6.30pm - 8.30pm 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Tue 5 Jan
  • 6.30pm - 8.30pm 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Wed 6 Jan
  • 6.30pm - 8.30pm 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Thu 7 Jan
  • 3pm - 5pm 3:00pm - 5:00pm
  • 6.30pm - 8.30pm 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Fri 8 Jan
  • 6.30pm - 8.30pm 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Sat 9 Jan
  • 4.30pm - 6.30pm 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Sun 10 Jan
  • 1.15pm - 3.30pm 1:15pm - 3:30pm
  • 4pm - 6pm 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Mon 11 Jan
  • 6.30pm - 8.30pm 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Tue 12 Jan
  • 6.30pm - 8.30pm 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Wed 13 Jan
  • 6.30pm - 8.30pm 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Fri 15 Jan
  • 6.30pm - 8.30pm 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Sat 16 Jan
  • 1.15pm - 3.30pm 1:15pm - 3:30pm
  • 7pm - 9pm 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Sun 17 Jan
  • 4pm - 6pm 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Mon 18 Jan
  • 6.30pm - 8.30pm 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Tue 19 Jan
  • 6.30pm - 8.30pm 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Location

ACMI
Flinders St
Melbourne 3000

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Price and bookings

From $14 to $20

Adult / general $20
Student / concession $16
Book online for Best of 2026

Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 8662 2299
  • email address: info@acmi.net.au
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Christmas

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Christmas things to do

The city’s wrapped and ready with magical moments, twinkling lights and festive fun.

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Christmas eat and drink

Savour the city’s festive flavours with rooftop bars and menus made for merry moments.

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Christmas shopping

Start ticking off your list in the city’s iconic laneways, arcades and malls.

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Start here

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Japanese actors Takako Matsu and Hokuto Matsumura standing side by side outdoors against a green leafy backdrop, in a still from the romantic drama film 1st Kiss.
Until 17 Nov

Japanese Film Festival

Celebrate three decades of Japanese cinema on Australian screens at the Japanese Film Festival.

  • Film
  • Entertainment
A still image from a Korean film showing a woman holding on to a man on a motorcycle.
Until 22 Nov

Focus on the Taiwan New Wave

See celebrated Taiwanese early films and late-career masterpieces.

  • Film
  • Entertainment
Close-up of actress Kim Go-eun from the film Exhuma, looking upward with protective spiritual characters written across her face in a forest setting at sunset.
11 Nov

Asian Cinema Collective: Exhuma

Join the Asian Cinema Collective for a screening of the Korean supernatural film Exhuma.

  • Film
  • Entertainment
Sofia Coppola and fashion designer Marc Jacobs, who are the subject of Sofia Coppola's documentary film Marc by Sofia.
Until 31 May

Matinees at ACMI Cinemas

Celebrate cinema at a sensible hour with ACMI's thoughtfully curated line-up of films.

  • Film
  • Entertainment
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