If you have a question or need help with the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia's services, here’s how to reach us.
We help a broad range of people access the collection including researchers, documentarians, cultural organisations, broadcasters, podcasters, film festivals, cinemas, and local community groups.
Please note, we do not provide copies of collection material for personal interest.
You can use our catalogue Search the Collection to identify and request access to specific NFSA collection items. Fees will apply.
For questions about accessing and using the NFSA collection, please submit an Access enquiry form.
Thank you for considering the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) collection for your items.
To start the offer process, you will be taken to a form where you can provide all the information we need and tell us about the items you are offering to the collection. Before completing your offer form, we recommend you check the NFSA's national catalogue in case the item/s you are offering are already held.
Support us to grow, preserve and share our collection of more than 100 years of film, sound, broadcast and games – priceless treasures that belong to all Australians.
Located in the cultural precinct of Acton in Canberra, our 1930s Art Deco building is an intimate and memorable location for your next event.
We have four state-of-the-art venues and a dedicated technical team. Our venue hire services take care of every detail, so you just need to turn up and enjoy your event.
Please contact us by email at comms@nfsa.gov.au for any media enquiries related to the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA), its people and its collection.
Media outlets looking for archival content and/or stock footage for inclusion in non-NFSA related stories, please submit an Access enquiry. Fees will apply.
Your feedback is really important to us. We use this information, whether positive or negative, to monitor and improve our service and offering for all Australians.
The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia's headquarters is in Acton, Canberra.
McCoy Circuit, Acton ACT 2601
GPO Box 2002, Canberra ACT 2601
Tel: +61 2 6248 2000
Toll free: 1800 067 274 (only available within Australia)
Email: enquiries@nfsa.gov.au
Ground Floor, 60 Union St, Pyrmont NSW 2009
PO Box 397, Pyrmont NSW 2009
Tel: +61 2 8202 0100
Toll free: 1800 067 274 (only available within Australia)
All viewing/access services are by appointment only. To make an appointment, you must first submit an access enquiry form.
Level 4, 120 Southbank Boulevard, Southbank VIC 3006
GPO Box 4317, Melbourne VIC 3001
Toll free: 1800 067 274 (only available within Australia)
All viewing/access services are by appointment only. To make an appointment, you must first submit an access enquiry form
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.