Curated Film & Sound Selection

Featured Curated collection

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip riding in the back of a car in Sydney in 1973, surrounded by members of the public and photographers.
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Royals in Australia

This article contains 2 audio items, 4 images and 22 videos
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A man on a surfboard riding a wave

Surfing in Australia

From 1920s newsreels to the 1970s adventures of Captain Goodvibes.

This article contains 3 audio items, 2 images and 17 videos
Flames on a barbecue grill

Summer BBQ

A collection devoted to the humble barbie, featuring the Queen, Paul Hogan and more.

This article contains 2 audio items and 15 videos
A lifeguard on Bondi Beach, viewed from behind, stands on the sand looking out to sea

Australians at the Beach

From national surf carnivals and cultural events to holidays by the sea.

This article contains 1 image and 21 videos

List of Curated collections

Total collections: 178
Trisha Morton-Thomas wearing a black dress and surrounded by black balloons with the Aboriginal flag on them

Black Screen Collection

Black Screen connects culture, stories and language with community through screen.

This article contains 52 images
Black Screen
short films
Indigenous filmmakers
Three young women - two wearing the hijab - stand next to each other. One is taking a mobile phone selfie, another in corporate dress holds a law book, while the third wields a baseball bat.

Web Series

Web series offer something for everyone, from reflecting our reality to exploring alternative worlds.

This article contains 19 videos
2010s
web series
animation
sketch comedy
puppets
horror
science-fiction
Australian drama
Indigenous filmmakers
Detail of an antique map of Australia from 1878

Australian History Timeline

A collection of clips covering Australian history from hundreds of thousands of years ago to the beginning of the 21st Century.

This article contains 24 videos
Australian history
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history
prime ministers
Eureka Flag
Ned Kelly
Gallipoli
Phar Lap
Mabo
Sydney Harbour Bridge
Collage of photos titled "Before they were famous", featuring Russell Crowe, Jacki Weaver, Nicole Kidman, Kylie Minogue, Geoffrey Rush, Jack Thompson and Bryan Brown

Before they were famous

Everybody had to start somewhere.

This article contains 15 videos
Before they were famous
Film Australia Collection
Celebrities
A collage of different advertising images including a man on a bicycle, Louie the Fly, a smiling cartoon aeroplan and a man holding a box of Bushell's tea surround a large image of a woman drinking orange soda.

Vintage Ads

This collection of vintage Australian cinema, radio and television advertisements spans six decades, two world wars and thirteen prime ministers.

This article contains 4 audio items, 1 image and 33 videos
marketing
cinema advertising
television advertising
radio advertising

Sydney time capsule

See Sydney in all its shiny magnificence, from Australia's first recorded moving image filmed at Prince Alfred Park in 1896 to contemporary colour footage.

This article contains 4 audio items, 2 images and 45 videos
Sydney
Australia
time capsules
Sydney Opera House
Sydney Harbour Bridge
Skiers outside a ski lodge in 1961

Skiing in Australia

Does Australia really have more snow than Switzerland? For some people it comes as a surprise to hear that Australia receives any snow at all!

This article contains 18 videos
skiing
sports
snow
Snowy Mountains
alps
View from a window that has been shattered showing a dark, shadowy figure of a man walking through a grassy field between some trees.

True Crime Mysteries

In this collection of Australian unsolved true crime mysteries you'll discover bizarre, sinister and heartbreaking stories from Australia's criminal past.

This article contains 26 videos
mysteries
true crime
murder
police
news coverage