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ACMI 15

Ability and Disability

A collection of user generated stories about people with disabilities, told through the use of multimedia tools. Contributors have combined material from their own personal archives of audio visual material (photographs, video footage, text, music and sound) to produce a 3-4 minute personal story which they have then narrated. This collection contains approximately 50 titles and dates from 2001.
Coverage: Victoria, Australia; Australia		30 May 2012
ACMI 48

About Craft Collection

Film collection that provides inspiration and advice, taking the viewer through the creative process involved in handicraft.30 May 2012
ACMI 47

About Photography Collection

Moving image works about the style, artists and processes of the still image art of Photography.30 May 2012
ACMI 28

Animation Collection

An extensive range of features and shorts, including claymation, stop motion, computer generated and puppetry animation methods.30 May 2012
ACMI 49

Art and Artists Collection

ACMI's vast film collection traces art historical movements from the prehistoric to contemporary art from Australia and overseas.30 May 2012
ACMI 6

Australian Documentary Collection

One of the strengths of ACMI's 16mm film collection is our comprehensive collection of classic Australian documentaries from the 1940s and 1950s produced by Federal and State government agencies. There are over 500 titles in this collection and they range from short to feature length.
Coverage: Australia		30 May 2012
ACMI 50

Australian Film Institute Short Collection

Over 400 short films distributed by the Australian Film Institute from the 1960s to 2000.
Coverage: Australia		30 May 2012
ACMI 29

Australian History Collection

An extensive and rich collection, documenting Australia's history, through moving image, exhibition objects and publications.
Coverage: Australia		30 May 2012
ACMI 14

Belonging and Identity

A collection of user generated stories, told through the use of multimedia tools, that highlight the sense of identity and the need to belong to a community, as well as illustrating the various communities that exist in Australia. Contributors have combined material from their own personal archives of audio visual material (photographs, video footage, text, music and sound) to produce a 3-4 minute personal story which they have then narrated. This collection contains approximately 50 titles and dates from 2001.
Coverage: Victoria, Australia; Australia		30 May 2012
ACMI 24

Bob Phillips Collection

ACMI acquire one of Australia's most significant private collections of television and pop culture memorabilia in 2006. The Bob Phillips Collection, assembled by veteran TV Producer Bob Phillips, with the cooperation of Australia's major television networks, features technical equipment from Australian television's very beginnings, including a camera used to shoot the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, together with memorabilia from some of Australia's most iconic television personalities and programs.
Coverage: Australia		30 May 2012
ACMI 13

Change and Resilience

A collection of user generated stories, told through the use of multimedia tools, that provide first-hand accounts of people going through major changes in their lives and the ways they and their families have responded. Contributors have combined material from their own personal archives of audio visual material (photographs, video footage, text, music and sound) to produce a 3-4 minute personal story which they have then narrated. This collection contains approximately 50 titles and dates from 2001.
Coverage: Victoria, Australia; Australia		30 May 2012
ACMI 30

Children's Films Collection

A collection of films made by children and for children, encompassing live action, animation and television programmes.30 May 2012
ACMI 27

Chinese Embassy Collection

Over 100, 16mm Asian language films, donated to ACMI by the Chinese Consulate for the purposes of education and access.
Coverage: China; Taiwan; Hong Kong		30 May 2012
ACMI 21

Cinema Papers Collection

The Cinema Papers sub-collection includes press kits representing every film reviewed in the Cinema Papers magazine during its history. Also included is the monograph reference library accumulated by the magazine during its lifetime and a complete run of the Cinema Papers magazine.
Coverage: Australia		30 May 2012
ACMI 12

Community

A collection of user generated stories and interviews with people about their relationship to their communities told through the use of multimedia tools. Contributors have combined material from their own personal archives of audio visual material (photographs, video footage, text, music and sound) to produce a 3-4 minute personal story which they have then narrated. Created as part of ACMI's Digital Storytelling program and ACMI in the Regions. This collection contains approximately 50 titles and dates from 2001.
Coverage: Australia; Victoria, Australia		30 May 2012
ACMI 18

Conflict : Australians at War

A collection of user generated stories and first person accounts of what it was like to represent Australia during the various wars Australia participated in during the 20th century, told through the use of multimedia tools. Contributors have combined material from their own personal archives of audio visual material (photographs, video footage, text, music and sound) to produce a 3-4 minute personal story which they have then narrated. Around 80 short films have been created since 1993 as part of the Digital Storytelling program at ACMI.
Coverage: Victoria, Australia; Australia		30 May 2012
ACMI 22

Daley Collection

Fred Daley was an accomplished amateur filmmaker with a passion for Australian steam locomotive history. Family holidays centred around trips to and on historic railways throughout the country. Shot on 8mm, the legacy of Fred's  films are now available for all to be seen thanks to the generosity of his son Neville's donation of the films to the ACMI Collection.
Coverage: Australia; Tasmania, Australia; Victoria, Australia		30 May 2012
ACMI 2

Digital Storytelling Collection

A collection of personal and community stories told through the use of multimedia tools. Contributors have combined material from their own personal archives of audio visual material (photographs, video footage, text, music and sound) to produce a 3-4 minute personal story which they have then narrated. There are currently around 1200 titles in the collection, however this number will increase by around 50-100 a year as Digital Storytelling has continued to be a popular program at ACMI since it started in 2003.
Coverage: Victoria, Australia; Australia		30 May 2012
ACMI 42

Drama Collection

A wide collection of films that respresent 20th century moving image drama.30 May 2012
ACMI 34

Educational Films Collection

The Educational Films collection covers a diverse range of topics from many different disciplines; arts, science, history and engineering to name a few.30 May 2012
ACMI 7

Exemplary Works Collection

A body of exemplary moving image work, comprising the work of video and film artists, that has been acquired for exhibition and collection within the centre at Federation Square. This collection consists of around 500 titles and represent both established and emerging artists, from both Australia and overseas. The focus here is on important artistic works, as expressed through the moving image, in film, digital and analog formats.30 May 2012
ACMI 36

Experimental Films Collection

The Experimental Films Collection contains a variety of experimental genre film art from established moving image artists to student films, both local and international.30 May 2012
ACMI 45

Fantasy and Science Fiction Collection

Films that consider an existence different to present reality, whether loosely based on science or completely made-up, fantastic worlds.30 May 2012
ACMI 40

Fashion Films Collection

Fashion throughout the 20th Century as depicted through the industry, designers and predominant trends, both in Australia and overseas.30 May 2012
ACMI 37

Feature Films Collection

An extensive and historic collection of Australian and international feature-length films.30 May 2012
ACMI 1

Film and Video Literary Adaptations Collection

The Film and Video Literary Adaptations collection comprises over 2000 titles, encompassing VHS, DVD, 16mm and 35mm film. It contains a wide range of feature and short films and television programs that are based on a variety literary/published works adapted for the screen. The collection dates from 1908 to the present day.30 May 2012
ACMI 41

Film Noir Collection

A collection of iconic film noir titles, including post 1960s titles, laden with the influences of the genre made popular since the 1940s.30 May 2012
ACMI 25

Foreign Language Film Collection

This is a collection of film works, the range extending to VHS, DVD, 16mm and 35mm film, in languages other than English. These films were acquired to broaden the cultural focus of the Collection.30 May 2012
ACMI 26

French Embassy Collection

A collection of 16mm and 35mm films and Umatic tapes, some of which are rare, as donated by the French Embassy to ACMI for the purposes of educational use and access.
Coverage: France		30 May 2012
ACMI 44

Gay and Lesbian Film Collection

A blend of 'New Queer Cinema' and pre-gay liberation cinema titles that depict the experience of the 'queer' community and related issues.30 May 2012
ACMI 9

Home Movies Collection

Straight from homes from Australia and overseas and preserved at ACMI, these home movies provide a snapshot of everyday life and a walk down memory lane. Over 50 works by all sorts of people, from budding film-makers to train enthusiasts, ranging from the 1920s to 1990s. Mostly digitised, these works were originally shot on 8mm, super 8mm and 16mm film stock, but available to view on video and DVD.
Coverage: Australia; Victoria, Australia		30 May 2012
ACMI 43

Horror Collection

A collection of horror stories on film throughout the 20th century, consisting of monsters, occult, killers or psychological thrillers.30 May 2012
ACMI 31

Improved Access Collection

A wide range of popular films, specially designed to increase access to film for those with hearing difficulties and for whom English is a second language.30 May 2012
ACMI 19

Indigenous Australian voices

A collection of user generated stories from the Indigenous Community, told through the use of multimedia tools. Provides a glimpse of the Indigenous experience in present-day Australia. Contributors have combined material from their own personal archives of audio visual material (photographs, video footage, text, music and sound) to produce a 3-4 minute personal story which they have then narrated. Around 50 short films have been created since 1993 as part of the Digital Storytelling program at ACMI.
Coverage: Australia; Victoria, Australia		30 May 2012
ACMI 33

Indigenous Collection

A comprehensive collection of films on Indigenous Australia from 1898 to the present.
Coverage: Australia		30 May 2012
ACMI 35

Instructional Films Collection

From an educational imperative ACMI has collected a diverse range of Instructional Films, which show, by way of instruction using film, how-to-do something, working in concert with our Educational Films Collection.30 May 2012
ACMI 32

International Documentaries Collection

A diverse range of documentaries, providing further insight to the world we live in.30 May 2012
ACMI 10

Interview Collection

Interviews filmed from 1930s to the present with the people who create and inspire the cultural landscape of Australia. ACMI have over 200 interviews with people from the famous and infamous to some of the local heroes of our time.
Coverage: Victoria, Australia; Australia		30 May 2012
ACMI 46

Live Performance Collection

Moving image titles representing performance art, dance, comedy, music, opera, theatre, circus and experimental live performances from late 1920s to 2005.30 May 2012
ACMI 3

Memory and Place Collection

ACMI's Memory and Place Collection comprises the finished work of MAP (later called ACMI in the Regions) projects designed to allow diverse communities across Victoria to represent themselves and capture untapped resources from Victoria's rich media history. The 600 short films are mostly available on DVD and date back to when the project began in 2002. Similar to Digital Storytelling, this is an ongoing program so the collection will continue to expand.
Coverage: Victoria, Australia		30 May 2012
ACMI 38

National Film Board of Canada Collection

A selection of short and feature films produced by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB).
Coverage: Canada		30 May 2012
ACMI 23

Nicoll Collection

Alex Nicoll was a dab hand at filming everyday life with his suburban Melbourne family. These home movies, shot on 16mm, cover the period from the late 1930's to the 1970's and represent the lives and recreational pursuits of the family. His son, Mac Nicoll, kindly donated this slice of Australian life to the ACMI Collection in 2008. 
Coverage: Melbourne, Victoria; Australia		30 May 2012
ACMI 17

Snapshots of Australian History

A collection of user generated stories and first person accounts of Australian life and the historical landscape of Australia, told through the use of multimedia tools. Contributors have combined material from their own personal archives of audio visual material (photographs, video footage, text, music and sound) to produce a 3-4 minute personal story which they have then narrated. This collection contains approximately 50 titles and dates from 2001.
Coverage: Australia; Victoria, Australia		30 May 2012
ACMI 8

State Film Centre of Victoria films

ACMI holds many significant Australian titles on 16mm that contributed to or arose from the growth of a vibrant film culture in Victoria from the mid 20th century. In many cases these titles are not commercially available, nor is there a likelihood they will be released on current moving image formats.
Coverage: Australia; Victoria, Australia		30 May 2012
ACMI 20

State Film Centre Stills Collection

This collection consists of well in excess of 25,000 film production stills from the 1950s - 1980s. They are mostly from films made in Eastern Europe, in particular, Russia, Poland, Hungary, Germany and the Czech Republic. They are a rarity as most of these films did not get a release in Australia.
Coverage: Hungary; Germany; Czech Republic; Poland; Russia; Eastern Europe		30 May 2012
ACMI 39

Student Films Collection

A Collection of films created as part of Media and Film courses in both secondary and tertiary institutions, such as the Victorian College of the Arts, RMIT AIM and the Australian Film, Television and Radio School.
Coverage: Australia; United States		30 May 2012
ACMI 11

The Power of Stories

A collection of personal and community stories, about participant's lives and that of those around them, told through the use of multimedia tools. Contributors have combined material from their own personal archives of audio visual material (photographs, video footage, text, music and sound) to produce a 3-4 minute personal story which they have then narrated. This collection contains approximately 50 titles and dates from 2001.
Coverage: Victoria, Australia; Australia		30 May 2012
ACMI 4

Tony Agapitos Collection

The work of Tony Agapitos, a Greek immigrant and film-maker who documented aspects of life in the Greek community in Melbourne during the 1960s. His work has been preserved by ACMI and is available to view on analog formats (VHS and 16mm film). The material comprises approximately three hours of footage.
Coverage: Melbourne, Victoria		30 May 2012
ACMI 5

Victorian Department of Agriculture Collection

Moving image material produced by the Victorian Department of Agriculture from the 1950s to the 1980s. Around 4000 prints on either 16mm or Video.
Coverage: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia		30 May 2012
ACMI 16

Young Australians

A collection of user generated stories about growing up in Australia and the hopes and dreams of Australian youth, told through the use of multimedia tools. Contributors have combined material from their own personal archives of audio visual material (photographs, video footage, text, music and sound) to produce a 3-4 minute personal story which they have then narrated. Over 20 short films have been created since 1993 as part of the Digital Storytelling program.
Coverage: Australia; Victoria, Australia		30 May 2012