Director Robert Connolly (The Dry, Blueback) worked with 10 of Australia’s leading animators to bring Alison Lester’s beloved children’s book to life.
Classic Australian children’s book Magic Beach by Alison Lester, originally published in 1990, tells a series of delightful and enchanting stories of underwater adventures and mythical monsters, all set by the Australian beach.
Transporting these stories to the big screen were 10 animators: Susan Danta, Pierce Davison, Jake Duczynski, Emma Kelly, Simon Rippingale, Marieka Walsh, Eddie White, Lee Whitmore, Kathy Sarpi and Oscar nominee Anthony Lucas. These talented artists have produced a colourful anthology of magic and whimsy, using a vast range of animation styles, from traditional 2D animation, to claymation, stop-motion and more.
Join us in ACMI Cinemas for a series of screenings that will feature introductions from the film’s animators, followed by activity book sessions where kids will learn to develop their own forms of animations.
https://www.acmi.net.au/whats-on/magic-beach/
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📍 Cinemas, Level 2
ACMI, Fed Square
📅 Thu 10 Jul - Sat 19 Jul
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Image: Magic Beach (2024) © Arenamedia
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ACMI acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waterways of greater Melbourne, the people of the Kulin Nation, and recognise that ACMI is located on the lands of the Wurundjeri people.
We also acknowledge First Nations people as the original storytellers of this land and recognise their significant contribution to the contemporary moving image.
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