Curated Film & Sound Selection

Featured Curated collection

A group of people behind a desk in a TV studio with a man standing in front of them holding a clapper board.
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TV Game Shows

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An aerial view of the Melbourne Cricket Ground with the city skyline

Aussie Rules

Brush up on the history of the Big Game before this month's grand final.

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A packed stadium before a nighttime rugby league State of Origin game

Rugby League

Memorable rugby league grand final and other moments from 1922 to 1999.

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The Minerva Theatre in Sydney's Kings Cross in 1939

Vintage Cinemas

A collection dedicated to the enduring pleasures of cinemagoing.

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List of Curated collections

Total collections: 187

Lumière

The Lumière Collection includes some of the oldest footage in the NFSA collection: over 30 short films made in 1899.

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Lumiere
1899
Sydney
Queensland
ferries
transport
agriculture
farming
Boer War

Ballarat time capsule

Ballarat in Victoria has a rich history and this collection features footage dating back to 1901. 

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Ballarat
Victoria
Malcolm's getaway car splits into two to avoid the police

Malcolm

Malcolm is a beloved Australian comedy from 1986 about a mechanical genius played by Colin Friels.

This article contains 4 audio items, 12 images and 3 videos
Australian film
film
Nadia Tass
David Parker
Colin Friels
David Stratton
John Hargreaves
Lindy Davies
Australian cinema