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Mamma mia!
Mean screen mums
Mums that scheme, mums that swear, mums at breaking point, and mums you wouldn’t want to meet in a dark alley. See the list
2025 rewatch
Crocodile Dundee Redux
Australia’s top-grossing film of all time is back in the spotlight with the release of a remastered Encore Cut. Read the article
Time capsule
Retro theme parks
Let us take you on a head-spinning ride through dinosaurs, dancing horses, roller coasters, replicas and tiny towns. Take me there!
'Our collection tells the story of the nation – our memories, our lives, our futures.'
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Video games at the NFSA
Hitting the start button on preserving our video game history
Our video game collection continues to expand rapidly as the NFSA evolves in response to 21st-century media production and consumption trends.
In late 2023, we conducted a landmark international survey that revealed the threats to the survival of important video game heritage.
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A celebration of First Nations culture
Experience Nangamai
Nangamai ('Dream' in the Dharawal language) is the NFSA's online collection of First Nations content.
It pays tribute to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander icons, trailblazers, dreamers and performers who have kept their rich culture and history alive through activism, writing, filmmaking, song, dance and art.
View Nangamai: a celebration of First Nations culture
Image (above): Deborah Mailman
Canberra highlights
23
May
Friday 8:00 pm
Cult Classics: Who's That Girl
A funny thing happened on the way to the bus station.
24
May
Saturday 7:00 pm
La Dolce Vita
Fellini’s masterpiece takes us to hedonistic postwar Rome and reveals its melancholic core.
29
May
Thursday 7:00 pm
Waterworld
Kevin Costner’s ambitious cli-fi action film set on high seas that have engulfed the world.
30
May
Friday 6:00 pm
Pizza & Pyjamas: Storm Boy (NFSA Restores)
A young boy befriends a pelican on the spectacular Coorong coast.
Open daily
Recent Relics
A pop culture explosion from the '80s, '90s and early 2000s, this new permanent installation boasts two beautifully restored display cases filled with iconic objects that celebrate our contemporary audiovisual experiences.
Cinema in Canberra
NFSA's Arc Cinema
Arc Cinema is Canberra’s go-to spot for the culturally curious. Enjoy our curated program of recent releases and revived classics, from high art to guilty pleasures. There’s something for everyone!
The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia acknowledges Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live and gives respect to their Elders both past and present.