Australian Cinémathèque
Production still from Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth A Million Ryō 1935 / Director: Sadao Yamanaka / Image courtesy: ©NIKKATSU / 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.
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一人息子 (The Only Son) 1936 PG
- When 6.00 pm, Wed 17 Dec 2025 (82 mins)
- Where GOMA
- Admission Free
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浪華悲歌 (Osaka Elegy) 1936 PG
- When 8.15 pm, Wed 17 Dec 2025 (71 mins)
- Where GOMA
- Admission Free
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丹下左膳余話 百万両の壺 (Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth A Million Ryō) 1935 All Ages
- When 6.00 pm, Fri 19 Dec 2025 (92 mins)
- Where GOMA
- Admission Free
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赤西蛎太 (Akanishi Kakita) 1936 All Ages
- When 8.00 pm, Fri 19 Dec 2025 (77 mins)
- Where GOMA
- Admission Free
Current & Upcoming Programs & Events
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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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Coming Soon
Perceptions of Light
- When 9 Jan – 26 Apr 2026
- Where GOMA
- Admission Free
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Coming Soon
Contraptions
- When 10 Jan – 21 Feb 2026
- Where GOMA
- Admission Free
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Live Music Live Music & Film The Navigator
- When 10.30 am – 12.05 pm, Sat 31 Jan 2026
- Where GOMA
- Admission Buy Tickets
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Live Music Live Music & Film Makino Takashi
- When 6.30 – 7.45 pm, Thu 12 Mar 2026
- Where GOMA
- Admission Free
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Live Music Live Music & Film Nosferatu
- When 2.00 – 4.10 pm, Sun 26 Apr 2026
- Where GOMA
- Admission Free
Past Programs & Events
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John Woo Bullet Ballets
- When 21 – 29 Nov 2025
- Where GOMA
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Talk, Live Music Japanese Paper Films
- When 6.30 – 8.00 pm, Wed 19 Nov 2025
- Where GOMA
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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
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In the Mood for Maggie Cheung
- When 24 Oct – 30 Nov 2025
- Where GOMA
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Curator's Pick 2025 For the Love of It
- When 29 Jan – 10 Dec 2025
- Where GOMA