The NFSA collection holds more than 3 million works, including films, television and radio programs, videos, audio tapes, records, compact discs, phonograph cylinders and wire recordings. It also encompasses documents and artefacts such as photographs, posters, lobby cards, publicity items, scripts, costumes, props, memorabilia, oral histories, and vintage equipment. Download the NFSA Collection Policy.

  • Head and shoulders shot of Cate Blanchett with sun rising in the background from the movie Little Fish.

    Film

    The NFSA holds a significant collection of Australian features, documentaries, shorts, experimental and new technology productions.

  • A group of five women in formal attire looking shocked

    Television

    The NFSA television collection includes many iconic moments in Australian television from its beginning in 1956 to the present.

  • The five members of Australian rock band Midnight Oil. Lead singer Peter Garrett is at centre front of the photo.

    Sound

    The NFSA audio collection spans over 120 years of Australian sound recordings.

  • Two young women at a radio mixing desk at SYN Media

    Radio

    The NFSA’s radio collection spans from the first quarter of the 20th century to today.

  • The animated Godmaster character from the video game Hollow Knight

    Video Games

    The NFSA collects a targeted selection of games, including physical cartridges and discs, storyboards, artwork, soundtracks and publicity materials.

  • Oral History

    The Oral History program collects personal recollections of careers in film, TV, radio and recorded sound.

  • Close up of vintage cameras and sound equipment

    Documents and artefacts

    The NFSA preserves documents and artefacts that tell the stories behind Australian audiovisual industries and culture.

  • Still from the film Spear showing a group of six young Aboriginal men performing a traditional dance.

    Indigenous Connections

    For over 100 years, the stories of Australia’s First Peoples have been captured in sound recordings, moving images and other audiovisual media.

  • Scene from the film The Magic Shoes with Peter Finch and Helen Hughes

    NFSA's most wanted

    Our curators are continually searching for key works that are needed for the national collection.

  • Close up of a man's arms placing film canisters on a high shelf

    Collection offers

    The NFSA acquires new material in accordance with its collection policy and statement of curatorial values.

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