
The National Film and Sound Archive acquired 61,000 new items in 2023, including digital and social media, games, film, sound, TV, sport and objects.
The bitingly funny TikTok series Krystal Klairvoyant, in which Krystal (Nancy Dennis) discovers she’s a witch when she accidentally casts spells on her clients, was recognised for its humorous approach to agoraphobia while encapsulating the dynamic user experience of TikTok.
Padam Padam by Kylie Minogue, and Chance to Lose Control by Dan Sultan were both acquired under the terms of the NFSA’s agreement with Australia’s largest independent music company, Mushroom Records.
Dros, a slimy steampunk adventure game inspired by dark 1980s fantasy films, was created by emergeworlds with funding from the Screen Australia Games: Expansion Pack program.
The nail-biting, history-making Women’s World Cup soccer match between Australia and France, when The Matildas won Australia’s first ever place in the semi-finals, also takes its place in the national collection, as does an AFL and First Nations milestone: Yolngu woman Sylvia Nulpinditj became the first woman to commentate an entire AFL game in a First Nations language when Hawthorn met the Gold Coast for the Sir Doug Nicholls round in Darwin in 2022.
‘The incredible breadth of contemporary works added to the national audiovisual collection over the last year reflects the creativity and dynamism of today's creators as well as the adventurous tastes of Australian audiences,’ said Patrick McIntyre, the NFSA’s CEO. ‘Together with the historical artefacts that were also acquired, these items help us understand the nation we have become, and also help us to explain to future Australians the nation we are today.’
Other highlights of the NFSA’s acquisitions last year include:
Music and Audio
Television
Film
Gaming
The NFSA's video game collection continues to expand rapidly as the institution evolves in response to trends in multimedia, interactive and new media production and consumption in the 21st century. 2023 acquisitions include:
Social and Digital Media
Objects
Oral Histories
Audience CTAs
Media enquiries and interview requests:
Louise Alley | Communications Manager | 0422 348 652 | louise.alley@nfsa.gov.au
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.