Drop-in anytime bewteen 11am to 3pm daily, from 11 - 15 April and 18 - 21 April.

Kids will be able to paint their very own animation cels of line-drawn scenes and characters inspired by Disney. It's a playful activity for kids and kids at heart. Drawing on the distinctive vibrant colours in classic Walt Disney films you can create your own colourful film-still to take home, or bring an animated sequence to life using digital tools to paint directly onto a filmstrip sequence.

Disney made the first cel animated feature film in their ink & paint department in 1937. Modelling traditional and modern animation methods you can paint your own scene or character or both!

Draw inspiration from the vibrant palette of Walt Disney’s celebrated concept artist Mary Blair. Mary Blair joined Disney in the 1940’s and became an artist championed by Walt for her modern and distinctive style and use of luminous colour on film. She created concept art for films including Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, and Peter Pan.

Recommended for all ages from 3+ years

The second workshop to get your hands on is Make a Movie: Heroes, Heroines & Villains. This is a 3-day, hands-on creative and technical workshop for 10-14 year olds.

To coincide with our Dreams Come True exhibition, show us where your allegiances lie. From Aladdin to Mary Poppins, Captain Hook to Cruella De Vil, who do you side with?

In this hands-on workshop, children will work in small groups to learn the basics of how to write, direct, act and edit a short liveaction film inspired by the mythic imaginations of Disney.

This workshop is for any budding filmmaker or yet-to-be-discovered hero, heroine or villain. Under the guidance of ACMI staff, participants will pitch ideas, script, storyboard, act, direct and operate a camera, film in ACMI and ‘on location’ around Federation Square. Then, cut together the film and even add a Disney-inspired soundtrack.

The workshop runs from 13 - 15 April from 10am - 4pm daily. On the Friday evening, participants can invite two special guests to the red carpet film premiere in Studio 1 at 4pm. Prices are $270 Full / $220 (discount available to families with eligible concessions) Workshop cost includes a take-home USB flash drive containing the finished film.

In addition to these fantastic workshops, are a series of movies in Kids Flicks. The Princess and the Frog, Tangled and Fairy Tales from Around the World will be screening at ACMI.

For session details, phone ACMI on (03) 8663 2583 or visit their website.