ACMI: Ukrainian Masterpieces coming to Cinémathèque this winter

ACMI will host the screenings to raise funds for a film restoration group currently being threatened by Russian invasion.

The longest running film club in Melbourne, Melbourne Cinémathèque, has announced a program of Ukrainian films to screen this July at ACMI.

To mark this centenary, the Melbourne Cinémathèque will present six masterworks of Ukrainian cinema, all restored by the Dovzhenko Centre, including three landmark titles from the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic era (1922–91), and three from the 21st century. Also included are ‘silent’ films from both eras.

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Silvi Vann-Wall is a Melbourne-based journalist, podcaster, critic and filmmaker who loves frogs and improv comedy. They were the ScreenHub Film Content Lead from 2022 to 2025. Twitter (X): @SilviReports / Bluesky: @silvi.bsky.social‬ / Website: silvireports.com