ACS VIC: Witness Screening + Q&A with John Seale ACS ASC

Name: ACS VIC: Witness Screening + Q&A with John Seale ACS ASC
Start: 2025-09-10T18:30:00+10:00
End: 2025-09-10T18:30:00+10:00
Location: ACMI - Cinema 2

An Evening with John Seale ACS ASC

Experience a rare screening of his first American feature film, Witness, the work that earned him his first Oscar nomination and captured the attention of Hollywood. After the film, John will take the stage to share stories from his early days in the industry, the pivotal “big break” that catapulted him into the heart of Hollywood, and behind-the-scenes insights from a career shaping the look of some of the biggest box-office successes in film history.
This is a unique opportunity to hear firsthand from one of the world’s most celebrated cinematographers—a night not to be missed.

With a career spanning more than five decades, world-renowned Australian cinematographer John Seale ACS ASC—five-time Academy Award nominee and winner in 1996 for The English Patient—will be in Melbourne for a special screening of his first American feature film, Witness, which earned him his first Academy Award nomination. Following the screening, John will share insights into his early years in the industry and recount the “big break” that launched him into Hollywood, where he went on to craft the visual style of some of the world’s most successful box-office hits.