Acmi Podcasts

The Foundry brings together some of the best VFX studios in Australia and abroad to articulate through specific case studies and demonstrations the endless possibilities that compositing, 3D, and animation software bring to a production. Recorded: 14 February 2015

Telecomputation (the transfer of information across a network) holds many ramifications for art, and various artists and curators have embraced or resisted its influence. Curator Mohammad Salemy examines the rise of data transference in curatorial practice and the consequences of cultural automation in contemporary and future art. Recorded: 14 February 2015

The Foundry brings together some of the best VFX studios in Australia and abroad to articulate through specific case studies and demonstrations the endless possibilities that compositing, 3D, and animation software bring to a production. Recorded: 14 February 2015

The Foundry brings together some of the best VFX studios in Australia and abroad to articulate through specific case studies and demonstrations the endless possibilities that compositing, 3D, and animation software bring to a production. Recorded: 14 February 2015

The Foundry brings together some of the best VFX studios in Australia and abroad to articulate through specific case studies and demonstrations the endless possibilities that compositing, 3D, and animation software bring to a production. Recorded: 14 February 2015

Join representatives from some of the most innovative technology organisations on the planet for an exciting glimpse at the Internet of Things. From wearable technology that helps prevent heart attacks to a kitchen so smart it begins cooking dinner before you get home, join us on a journey into the future of connected living. Recorded: 14 February 2015

The Foundry brings together some of the best VFX studios in Australia and abroad to articulate through specific case studies and demonstrations the endless possibilities that compositing, 3D, and animation software bring to a production. Recorded: 14 February 2015

The Foundry brings together some of the best VFX studios in Australia and abroad to articulate through specific case studies and demonstrations the endless possibilities that compositing, 3D, and animation software bring to a production. Recorded: 14 February 2015

Between 2003 and 2005 filmmaker David Hinton traveled 2,500 nautical miles on three expeditions aboard the schooner Nooderlicht filming artists, scientists and educators exploring the pristine environment of the High Arctic as part of the Cape Farewell project. The result was Art From a Changing Arctic. The film was screened at ACMI on 04 May 2015, at the conclusion of the film there was a Q&A session and discussion with David Buckland, Artistic Director, Cape Farewell (UK); Caroline Lambert, Climate and Environment Counsellor, Delegation of the European Union to Australia, Canberra; David Karoly, Professor of Meteorology and an ARC Federation Fellow in the School of Earth Sciences, Research Director, Climate and Energy at the EU Centre on Shared Complex Challenges, The University of Melbourne. The discussion will be moderated by John Wiseman, Deputy Director, Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, The University of Melbourne. Recorded: 4 May 2015

Based on stories and characters from Thomas Harris’ much-loved book series, Hannibal has taken viewers on an often macabre and lurid psychological journey into the minds of two of Harris’ most interesting characters. Our panel of speakers examines the relationship between FBI special investigator Will Graham (Hugh Dancy) and the infamous Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen), and speculates about what could be in store for TV’s most beguilingly gruesome twosome. Recorded: 17 March 2015

Lannister, Baratheon, Stark, Tyrell, Targaryen. As another season of HBO’s smash hit comes to a close, Game of Thrones will be back in the House, as we take a trip back to Westeros to explore the evolution of TV’s most dysfunctional noble families. After exploring the first two brutal seasons of Game of Thrones back in 2012, our panel will revisit the beheadings, red weddings and royal undoings of the ensuing three seasons, and examine the epic fandom that has engulfed the show. With HBO’s groundbreaking announcement of the simultaneous global broadcasting of its fifth season, Game of Thrones cemented its place in TV history as a worldwide phenomenon. Back in 2012 when we first examined the show in an evening of discussion, debate and some rather saucy erotic fan fiction, the popularity of the program was steadily climbing. Families had done battle, houses had fallen, and a handful of eggs had spectacularly hatched. But a lot can happen in three seasons, particularly in Westeros. With new characters emerg

A podcast of our 'Investigating True Detective' talk which looks at the gritty crime series. With its transfixing debut season winning over both critics and viewers, HBO’s 'True Detective' cemented its place in television history. Through a combination of gritty narrative, mysterious visual style and revolutionary casting, the show has revitalised the long- standing TV crime genre. Featuring Dr Rodney Taveira of the United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney, creator and host of the Cherchez la Femme feminist talkshow and director of the Girls On Film festival Karen Pickering, and Associate Professor of Screen Arts at La Trobe University, Terrie Waddell. Hosted by writer and broadcaster Jess McGuire.