Melbourne Filmoteca

Melbourne Filmoteca

Melbourne Filmoteca was created in 1999 by a small group of cinephiles deeply interested in Latin American cinema, whose aim was to showcase films from the region. Today we are still a film group run only by volunteers, who concentrate on screening films from Spain and Latin America.

Cross-cultural interchange also flows the other way, as independent and emergent cinema from the region relies on a solid media platform such as Melbourne Filmoteca to be exhibited to new audiences and potentially local film festivals and distributors. This all happens each month at one of the most iconic venues in town, the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI). We strive to curate films that truly represent the diversity of the multiculturalist experience that is the Spanish and Portuguese speaking world. We hope you enjoy our programs! ...read more