Australian Cinémathèque
Production still from The Straight Story 1999 / Director: David Lynch / Image courtesy: StudioCanal Australia / View full image
The Australian Cinémathèque at GOMA provides an ongoing program of film and video that you're unlikely to see elsewhere. Screenings take place Wednesday and Friday nights and Saturday and Sundays matinees.
We offer a rich and diverse experience of the moving image, showcasing the work of influential filmmakers and international cinema, rare 35mm prints, recent restorations and silent films with live musical accompaniment.
Most screenings are free; however for ticketed film programs the Cinémathèque Box Office opens one hour prior to screenings and you are able to purchase snacks and refreshments during this time. You are more than welcome to take your drinks into the cinema. As we do not screen trailers prior to films we suggest you arrive early to allow plenty of time to enter and find a seat.
QAGOMA is the only Australian art gallery with purpose-built facilities dedicated to film and the moving image. The Australian Cinémathèque is an Associate Member of the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF), an organisation of the world's leading film archives dedicated to the preservation and exhibition of film.
Up Next
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Charles Burnett Short Films 1969 – 2007 Ages 15+
- When 6.00 pm, Wed 15 Oct 2025 (54 mins)
- Where GOMA
- Admission Free
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To Sleep with Anger 1990 PG
- When 7.15 pm, Wed 15 Oct 2025 (102 mins)
- Where GOMA
- Admission Free
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Bless Their Little Hearts 1984 Ages 15+
- When 6.00 pm, Fri 17 Oct 2025 (85 mins)
- Where GOMA
- Admission Free
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The Glass Shield 1994 M
- When 7.45 pm, Fri 17 Oct 2025 (109 mins)
- Where GOMA
- Admission Free
Current & Upcoming Programs & Events
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Curator's Pick 2025 For the Love of It
- When 29 Jan – 10 Dec 2025
- Where GOMA
- Admission Free
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Charles Burnett L.A. Rebel
- When 10 – 22 Oct 2025
- Where GOMA
- Admission Free
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Coming Soon
In the Mood for Maggie Cheung
- When 24 Oct – 30 Nov 2025
- Where GOMA
- Admission Buy Tickets
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Talk As Years Go By Maggie Cheung, Hong Kong's Radiant Star
- When 11.00 am – 12.00 pm, Sun 26 Oct 2025
- Where GOMA
- Admission Free
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Talk, Live Music Japanese Paper Films
- When 6.30 – 8.00 pm, Wed 19 Nov 2025
- Where GOMA
- Admission Buy Tickets
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John Woo Bullet Ballets
- When 21 – 29 Nov 2025
- Where GOMA
- Admission Buy Tickets
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Coming Soon
Japanese Film Festival 2025 The 1930s: When Japanese Film Found Its Voice
- When 3 – 19 Dec 2025
- Where GOMA
- Admission Free
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Contraptions
- When 10 Jan – 21 Feb 2026
- Where GOMA
- Admission Free
Past Programs & Events
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Talk In Conversation + Film Us and the Night
- When 1.00 – 2.45 pm, Sat 4 Oct 2025
- Where GOMA
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New Voices Short Films from New Caledonia 2025
- When 28 Sep 2025
- Where GOMA
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Talk In Conversation + Film Nadine Bates & Kristen Souvlis
- When 1.00 – 2.00 pm, Sat 27 Sep 2025
- Where GOMA
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Like a Photon Animating the Neighbourhood
- When 28 Jun – 27 Sep 2025
- Where GOMA
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Spectacles of Wonder
- When 27 Jun – 5 Oct 2025
- Where GOMA