20 Years: NFSA Annexe Opening
On 21 June 1999, Prime Minister John Howard opened a major extension to the NFSA building.
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NFSA Restores: Eternity
NFSA Restores: Eternity premieres at the Sydney Film Festival. The acclaimed 1994 documentary has been digitally restored 25 years after its release.
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Starstruck on Tour
After successful seasons in Canberra, Adelaide and on the Gold Coast, the Starstruck: Australian Movie Portraits exhibition now opens in Bathurst, New South Wales.
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NFSA Stories: 1920s Papua New Guinea
A visit to the NFSA gave one family history researcher the chance to learn more about the adventures of her great uncle in the early 1920s.
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Cinema Glass Slides – Political Ads
The NFSA collection contains over 100 political glass slide advertisements from 1917 to 1976.
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Indigenous Filmmaking: A Short History
Within a generation, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander filmmakers have become a vibrant presence in the centre of filmmaking in Australia.
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Starring Skippy, the Bush Kangaroo
You wont wan't to skip this! We take an affectionate look at a true Australian icon – Skippy the Bush Kangaroo is now the star of her very own NFSA online exhibition.
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Bill Collins at Cannes
As the 2019 Cannes Film Festival opens, we look back at how 'Mr Movies' Bill Collins reported on Cannes for a 1976 TV special.
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Life in Australia in 4K HD
The NFSA is now making available episodes of the 1960s Life in Australia series from the Film Australia Collection in stunning 4K HD.
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Jeanne Little Listicle
Adored by Australian television audiences for decades, we list 12 reasons to love Jeanne Little.
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Cinema Reborn: The Nun
Award-winning film critic Adrian Martin writes about The Nun (AKA La Religieuse), which screens at Arc cinema on 10 May as part of the Cinema Reborn season.
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Vintage fashion in colour
Mark Foy's fashion parades from the 1940s and '50s, featuring designers Pierre Balmain and Schiaparelli, captured in gorgeous colour footage.
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Anzac Day 2019
From Gallipoli to the home front, our website features many sights and sounds of the First World War.
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Carriberrie
Carriberrie is a breathtaking virtual reality journey of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dance, across stunning Australian landscapes.
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The Dressmaker Costume Exhibition
See a spectacular range of haute couture costumes worn by the stars of The Dressmaker, on show at the NFSA in Canberra from 18 April.
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The Dressmaker Costume Exhibition
See a spectacular range of haute couture costumes worn by the stars of The Dressmaker, on show at the NFSA in Canberra from 18 April.
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NFSA Stories: Quiz Kids
An Ancient History professor explored her own past when she watched an episode of a quiz show she'd participated in as a child.
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The Heidelberg Golf Club
The Heidelberg Golf Club in Melbourne recently donated to the NFSA a film from the 1920s showing the club and its surrounds at the time of its formation.
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2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages
The United Nations General Assembly has declared 2019 to be the International Year of Indigenous Languages.
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Starstruck: Betty Bryant
A look at Betty Bryant, once Australia’s most famed film ingénue, who features in the exhibition Starstruck: Australian Movie Portraits, now open on the Gold Coast.
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