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  • Film still of a young boy at a beach looking through binoculars and pointing to the horizon.
  • Animated still of a child peering into a rock pool, seen from below.
  • Animated still of a boy sitting on the back of a white horse and leaning his body against the horse's neck, set against an aqua coloured background.
10 – 19 Jul

Magic Beach

  • Family and kids
  • Film

Classic Australian children’s book Magic Beach by Alison Lester, originally published in 1990, tells a series of delightful and enchanting stories of underwater adventures and mythical monsters, all set by the Australian beach.

Director Robert Connolly (The Dry, Blueback) worked with ten of Australia’s leading animators to transport these stories to the big screen: Susan Danta, Pierce Davison, Jake Duczynski, Emma Kelly, Simon Rippingale, Marieka Walsh, Eddie White, Lee Whitmore, Kathy Sarpi and Oscar nominee Anthony Lucas. These talented artists have produced a colourful anthology of magic and whimsy, using a vast range of animation styles, from traditional 2D animation, to claymation, stop-motion and more.

Visit the ACMI Cinemas for a series of screenings that will feature introductions from the film’s animators, followed by activity book sessions where kids will learn to develop their own forms of animations.

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Date Times
Thu 10 Jul
  • 1.30pm - 3pm 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Fri 11 Jul
  • 1.30pm - 3pm 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Sat 12 Jul
  • 1.30pm - 3pm 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Thu 17 Jul
  • 1.30pm - 3pm 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Fri 18 Jul
  • 1.30pm - 3pm 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Sat 19 Jul
  • 1.30pm - 3pm 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Location

ACMI
Fed Square, Flinders St
Melbourne 3000

Open in maps location for ACMI

Price and bookings

From $9 to $14

Adult / general $14
Student / concession $12
Book online for Magic Beach

Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 8663 2200
  • email address: info@acmi.net.au
  • Visit website for Magic Beach
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