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February at Arc Cinema

What's on at the NFSA's Arc cinema in Canberra for the remainder of February?
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February at Arc Cinema

What's on at the NFSA's Arc cinema in Canberra for the remainder of February?
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Exploring Australian Film Music

Explore one of the more under-appreciated dimensions of cinema through our Australian Film Music curated collection.
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March at Arc Cinema

What's on at the NFSA's Arc cinema in Canberra in March?
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World Radio Day 2021

UNESCO World Radio Day celebrates its 10th anniversary this year under the banner ‘New World, New Radio’.
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Lunar New Year 2021

See footage of previous Australian Lunar New Year celebrations for the Year of the Ox – from 1937, 1985 and 2009.
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Brisbane time capsule

Take a look at what makes Brisbane unique: from a house in a bridge pylon to Ekka and State of Origin memories.
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Deep Dive: Brazen Hussies

Listen to a Q&A with the director of documentary Brazen Hussies (2020), Catherine Dwyer and influential feminist Elizabeth Reid.
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Pat Fiske on Australia Daze

Director Pat Fiske shares her story about the making of the landmark documentary Australia Daze.
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Australia Daze: 1988 to Now

For the documentary Australia Daze, 28 film crews captured Australia's bicentennial celebrations over 24 hours across the country on 26 January 1988.
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Silent Night

Johnny Milner takes a look at one of the most enduring of Christmas carols, 'Silent Night', with performances by Paul Robeson and Archie Roach.
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Top Content 2020

What was the most popular content on our website in 2020?
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2020 at the NFSA

View and listen to highlights of what we collected in 2020, including an emotional eyewitness account of the Victorian bushfires and exclusive interviews on the impact of COVID-19.
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Newscaf: Christmas lights

As part of our Newscaf series, we bring you some notable Christmas light displays, from Toowoomba to Tasmania.
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Deep Dive: Blue-Tongue Films

In October 2020, the NFSA presented an online screening of shorts from Blue-Tongue Films and a Q&A with two of the collective’s principal creatives, Nash Edgerton and David Michôd.
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Vale Hugh Keays-Byrne

A tribute to actor Hugh Keays-Byrne, who has passed away at age 73.
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Best of Martin/Molloy

Tony Martin talks about the groundbreaking 1990s radio comedy program Martin/Molloy being inducted into the 2020 Sounds of Australia and preserved at the NFSA.
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Remembering John Lennon

We look back at local and overseas reporting and reactions to the death of music legend John Lennon on 8 December 1980.
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Remembering John Lennon

We look back at local overseas reporting and reactions to the death of music legend John Lennon on 8 December 1980.
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Laura Gordon Interview

Curator Jenny Gall talks with Laura Gordon about starring in the film Undertow, for which she's been nominated for Best Actress at the 2020 AACTA Awards.
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