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National Film and Sound Archive of Australia
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Purpose and Goal

The NFSA tells the national story by collecting, preserving and sharing audiovisual media, the cultural experience platforms of our time.  

In the digital age, the NFSA should be Australia’s most dynamic and valued cultural organisation.  

Read more about the NFSA and our Strategic Direction.

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Help us protect and share more of our precious audiovisual heritage.

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Statement of Reflection

A Statement of Reflection from the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia.

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NFSA Restores

Bringing the classics back to the big screen.

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The Sounds of Australia

The NFSA’s annual selection of sound recordings with cultural, historical and aesthetic significance.

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NFSA timeline

Collecting, preserving and sharing Australia's audiovisual heritage since 1984.

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Acknowledgement of country

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.

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