The Gallery’s Australian Cinémathèque presents
retrospective and thematic film programs and exhibitions
featuring the work of influential filmmakers and artists.
It is the only one of its kind in an Australian art museum.
In 2012 the Australian Cinémathèque
presented three ticketed programs
that were extremely well attended,
attracting a dedicated following.
Patrons spent time in the Audi
GOMA Bar followed by a feature film
screening in one of GOMA’s cinemas.
Drawn to Screen: Graphic Novels,
Comics and Serials brought together
over 60 films from around the
world which charted the shift from
the printed page to the screen, and
explored how comic genres and
themes challenge personal and
cultural expectations.
The films of one of the most
charismatic figures of contemporary
Spanish cinema — Pedro Almodóvar
— were celebrated in a retrospective
coinciding with the landmark
exhibition ‘Portrait of Spain’ from
Madrid’s esteemed Prado Museum.
Simultaneously flamboyant,
humorous and deeply earnest,
Almodóvar’s films contain some
of cinema’s most memorable
stories and characters.
Get Down! Dance on Film since the
1970s celebrated the depiction of
dance onscreen with over 40 films,
from lavish musicals to cult classics.
A special
Grease
(1978) singalong
screening was a sell-out.
Free programs included Midnight
Sun: Film and Video from the North,
a focus on contemporary video art
and cinema from Scandinavia; and
100 Years of Spanish Cinema, a
landmark survey featuring more
than 100 films.
The Gallery worked with esteemed
film critic Margaret Pomeranz to
curate Contemporary Australia:
Women in Film. This free film
program, sponsored by Gadens, was
launched with a discussion between
Pomeranz and award-winning
Australian directors Louise Alston,
Gillian Armstrong and Ana Kokkinos
on the opening weekend.
PUBLIC SCREENINGS
500+
FILMS AND VIDEOS
400+
AUDIENCE ATTENDANCE
30 000+
Production still from
Broken Embraces
2009, directed by Pedro Almodóvar, which
featured in the director retrospective,
Gallery of Modern Art, July 2012.
Image courtesy: Paramount Pictures
Please see page 93 for a full listing of the
2012 Australian Cinémathèque program.
Previous spread / Visitors celebrated at
a one-night-only APT7 Up Late, featuring
Syrian folk-pop singer Omar Souleyman
as part of the opening weekend program
for ‘The 7th Asia Pacific Triennial of
Contemporary Art’ (APT7), Queensland
Art Gallery, December 2012
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