NFSA blog entries by Graham Shirley

NFSA Historian

Victor Tarhanoff, the hero of Darwin's visual history

The National Film and Sound Archive is commemorating the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Darwin with a series of special film screenings.

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Vale Esben Storm

NFSA Historian Graham Shirley remembers filmmaker and actor Esben Storm (1950–2011).

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Artists using the Archive

Artists, performers and scholars are invited to be inspired by the NFSA’s collection – to excite their curiosity and to seek inspiration. The Scholars and Artists in Residence (SAR) Fellowship was set up in 2006, not only to help SAR fellows develop their ideas, but also to share knowledge with the broader community. In return, the NFSA acquires a copy of the SAR-inspired new work and any associated research that adds new information to the NFSA collection.

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