About Us
"To show is to preserve"
- Henri Langlois, Founder of the Cinémathèque Français
- L'Arrivée d'un train en gare de la Ciotat (Lumiere brothers, France 1895)
October 2006 was the 58th anniversary of the first committee meeting of The Melbourne University Film Society (MUFS).
In March of 1957 MUFS held its first screening at the University of Melbourne's Union Theatre.
In the '50s and '60s the Melbourne University Film Society helped to pioneer repertory and cultural film exhibition in Melbourne. It was a joint founder of both the Melbourne Film Festival and the Australian Film Institute. Its publications and research groups are central to the beginnings of Cinema Studies in Australia, whilst its film production activities gave the first taste of filmaking to many who would go on to contribute to the revival of feature film production in the early '70s.
The Melbourne Cinémathèque's establishment in 1984 directly continued from MUFS' on and off-campus activities and its tradition as exhibitor and participant in Australia's screen culture.
Whether you're a dedicated cinephile or an occasional film buff, Cinémathèque membership provides access to rare and imported prints and the opportunity to revel in a passion for truly great cinema.
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