Media Releases

Nominations open for 2024 Sounds of Australia

25 September 2024

Public nominations open today for the 2024 additions to the National Film and Sound Archive’s annual Sounds of Australia capsule, which celebrates the power of audio to inform and shape Australian culture, in all its diversity. 

International video games survey points to threat to collection and preservation

21 August 2024

The first major international video game preservation survey has revealed threats to the survival of important video game heritage. Cultural institutions call for increased international collaboration and recognition to address key challenges to the sector. 

Innovative program of dementia-friendly film screenings to launch at the NFSA in Canberra in Dementia Action Week

19 August 2024

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) will launch a three-year program of dementia-friendly screenings in Dementia Action Week 2024, opening with much-loved classic Strictly Ballroom. Titled A Day at the Movies, the program launch follows several years of research, extensive community consultation and a successful 2022 pilot. The research team of film and screen culture experts is led by Dr Jodi Brooks from UNSW Sydney.

Immersive Ghost Trees experience to headline National Science Week at the NFSA

1 August 2024

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) will mark National Science Week with the opening of a new audiovisual installation, inviting viewers to step inside the ‘digital memory’ of an endangered forest. Created by Australian artists James McGrath and Gary Sinclair, Ghost Trees brings together science, data and audiovisual art to offer a new way to connect to the natural world. 

NFSA Player launches new range of on-demand drama and factual content

16 July 2024

True crime and mystery, compelling postwar stories and early films from some of Australia’s greatest screen artists come together in the National Film and Sound Archive’s latest offer on its on-demand platform NFSA Player. 

NFSA welcomes budget funding for expanded nitrate preservation facility

15 May 2024

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia will receive $9.3 million over four years to upgrade and extend existing facilities for the storage and preservation of nitrate film and images.

Cultural Sector AI leaders to address Fantastic Futures Conference in Canberra

3 May 2024

Keynote speakers have been confirmed at the AI-focused conference on 17-18 October 2024. The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) will host the event on behalf of AI for Libraries, Archive and Museums (AI4LAM), an international community focused on advancing the use of artificial intelligence.

NFSA appoints Meagan Loader as Chief Curator

17 April 2024

Music and broadcasting executive Meagan Loader will join the National Film and Sound Archive as its Chief Curator. 

Temple takes flight at NFSA Canberra

28 March 2024

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia is the next home for Temple, a stunning, free audiovisual experience created by Australian artists Leila Jeffreys and Melvin J. Montalban. Temple opens on Friday 5 April 2024. 

Who Listens to the Radio? asks new podcast from the National Film and Sound Archive

6 March 2024

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia’s first podcast, Who Listens to the Radio? launches today, featuring guests Wendy Harmer, Benjamin Law, Sally Cockburn aka Dr Feelgood, Fenella Kernebone, Christopher Gilbey and more.

NFSA adds 61,000 items in 2023

22 February 2024

The National Film and Sound archive acquired 61,000 new items in 2023, including digital and social media, games, film, sound, TV, sport and objects.  

NFSA's Radio 100 Celebrates All The Voices on World Radio Day

13 February 2024

All the Voices, the new chapter from the NFSA’s Radio 100 digital exhibition, celebrates the emergence of different communities on Australian radio from the 1970s onwards. It launches on World Radio Day, the UNESCO-supported day celebrating the remarkable global achievements of the medium.

NFSA's radio 100 shaken by youthquake

10 January 2024

The National Film and Sound Archive’s (NFSA) major digital exhibition Radio 100 launches a new chapter with Youthquake, which charts the rise of radio as a vital force in the emergence of youth culture in Australia.  

NFSA celebrates 'Golden Days' of radio

13 December 2023

The latest instalment in the National Film and Sound Archive’s Radio 100 digital exhibition surfaces gems from Australian radio’s ‘Golden Days’ (1920s to 1960s), including excerpts from the first broadcast of the Australian Parliament and the first episode of Dad and Dave from Snake Gully, as well as a behind-the-scenes look at early cricket broadcasting with Charles Moses.

NFSA MARKS 100 YEARS OF AUSTRALIAN RADIO

23 November 2023

The National Film and Sound Archive’s new digital exhibition Radio 100 marks the start of a 100-day celebration of radio’s centenary and features Australia’s earliest surviving live radio broadcast.

SLIP SLOP SLAP, I AM AUSTRALIAN JOIN SOUNDS OF AUSTRALIA

14 November 2023

Eleven pieces of outstanding audio content that have resonated with Australians over the past 96 years have been added to the National Film and Sound Archive’s unique Sounds of Australia registry.

GALA PREMIERE SCREENINGS OF NFSA’S NEW COMMISSION: WINHANGANHA 

11 October 2023

The National Film and Sound Archive’s WINHANGANHA, the debut feature film from acclaimed Wiradjuri poet and artist Jazz Money, will screen for Australian audiences from November in selected national venues.  

NFSA Chief Curator to leave in 2024

21 August 2023

The National Film and Sound Archive’s Chief Curator Gayle Lake has announced she will retire from the organisation next year, after a career as one of Australia’s leading screen industry executives. 

NFSA REstores: THE COOLBAROO CLUB

12 July 2023

The National Film and Sound Archive has restored the powerful 1996 documentary The Coolbaroo Club, which provides astonishing insight into a Perth dance club run by the Noongar community between 1946 and 1960, in the face of Australia’s repressive policies in the twentieth century.  

NFSA BRINGS COMPELLING CURATED PROGRAM TO NEW ON-DEMAND PLATFORM 

22 June 2023

Compelling drama, feature films, music and performance titles will come together this NAIDOC Week on the NFSA’s new digital streaming platform NFSA Player, launching today across Australia.  

NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR 2023 SOUNDS OF AUSTRALIA

13 June 2023

Public nominations are now open for the 2023 additions to the National Film and Sound Archive’s prestigious Sounds of Australia registry, which reflects the power of audio to inform and shape Australian culture.

NFSA PROVIDES ON COUNTRY ACCESS TO INDIGENOUS STORIES, SONGS AND CEREMONIES FOR CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN TRADITIONAL OWNERS

28 April 2023

A new studio built by the National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA), located at the Strehlow Research Centre within the Museum of Central Australia in Alice Springs will open today to provide Traditional Owners of Central Australian Communities with digital access to the film and audio recordings contained in the unique Strehlow Collection.  

NFSA WELCOMES THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEW FUNDING FOR THE NATIONAL COLLECTING INSTITUTIONS

5 April 2023

'The new funds will turbocharge our ability to increase discoverability and access to the national collection for all Australians' - Patrick McIntyre, CEO of the National Film and Sound Archive

NFSA COLLECTION REACHES FOUR MILLION ITEMS IN 2022

27 February 2023

A supernatural barista, a sequined jumpsuit, an iconic anthem, two classic soaps, a new Instagram star, an AFL legend and some Top End adventures were just some of the unique Australian items acquired for long-term preservation by the National Film and Sound Archive in 2022.

CHRIS MERCER JOINS NFSA 

24 February 2023 

Chris Mercer will join the National Film and Sound Archive Executive next week as Head of Programs and Place. 

JULIA GILLARD’S MISOGYNY SPEECH, NEIGHBOURS  THEME TUNE, BICENTENARY PROTESTS ALL BECOME SOUNDS OF AUSTRALIA 

13 December 2022

Ten extraordinary pieces of audio content that have inspired and moved Australians over the past century have been inducted into the NFSA’s prestigious Sounds of Australia registry, reflecting their capacity to reflect and shape Australian culture.  

ELVIS ARRIVES IN THE BUILDING AT THE NFSA’S AUSTRALIANS & HOLLYWOOD EXHIBITION 

7 November 2022

Items from Baz Luhrmann’s extraordinary biopic ELVIS have been added to the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia’s groundbreaking Australians & Hollywood exhibition, re-opening from tomorrow.  

KEIR WINESMITH JOINS NFSA EXECUTIVE TEAM

3 November 2022

Keir Winesmith will join the National Film and Sound Archive as Chief Digital Officer to help drive its digital transformation strategy.

ELVIS LEADS NOVEMBER HIGHLIGHTS AT tHE NFSA

24 October 2022

Baz Luhrmann’s extraordinary biopic ELVIS will screen at the National Film & Sound Archive next month to mark the refresh of the Australians & Hollywood Exhibition; Justin Kurzel and photographer Matthew Thorne join us for a special screening and Q&A of The True History of the Kelly Gang.

OCTOBER IS MUSIC MONTH AT NFSA

6 October 2022

The National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) will celebrate music all this month with a range of events, screenings and digital content showcasing the best of the archive’s musical collection. From Classic Australian albums, and renowned Australian composers and performers, to a blast of punk and our regular Vinyl Lounge, it’s a chance to get up close and personal with iconic Aussie music and musicians. 

Elvis is In the building at the nfsa’s australians & Hollywood exhibition

4 October 2022

The costumes, designed by four-time Oscar-winning Australian designer Catherine Martin, and worn by Austin Butler as Elvis, Olivia DeJonge as Priscilla Presley and by David Wenham as Hank Snow will be on view in the NFSA’s blockbuster exhibition, which launched in January and will be open throughout 2023.

THE MARVELLOUS CORRICKS EXHIBITION OPENS

29 June 2022

Opening this Friday 1 July at the NFSA in Acton is The Marvellous Corricks – a free boutique exhibition about the lives and careers of the touring family of ten who delighted Australian audiences with their vaudeville-style show. 

AUSTRALIANS & HOLLYWOOD EXHIBITION TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT 2023 AT NATIONAL FILM AND SOUND ARCHIVE

18 June 2022

The National Film and Sound Archive’s groundbreaking Australians & Hollywood exhibition will remain on show throughout 2023 following its successful launch in Canberra earlier this year.  

Gillian Moody appointed NFSA Senior Manager, Indigenous Programs

7 June 2022

Filmmaker, screen executive and Wodi Wodi woman Gillian Moody will join the leadership team of the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia in the role of Senior Manager, Indigenous Programs. Reporting to the CEO Patrick McIntyre, Gillian will be driving NFSA’s programs relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island cultures, including collection, interpretation and cultural protocols.

STRICTLY BALLROOM SELECTED FOR CANNES CLASSICS

11 May 2022

The NFSA has restored the iconic Australian classic for its 30th Anniversary and it will screen at 2022 Cannes Film Festival. 

FUTURE PROOFING AUSTRALIA'S SHARED HISTORY

3 December 2021

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) will receive an additional $41.9 million in Federal Government funding over four years to digitise the nation’s at-risk audiovisual heritage, held across eight National Collecting Institutions (NCIs).

PATRICK McINTYRE APPOINTED NFSA CEO

24 June 2021

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) is delighted to announce the appointment of Patrick McIntyre as Chief Executive Officer.

NFSA ANNOUNCES BLOCKBUSTER EXHIBITION CELEBRATING AUSTRALIA’S FILM MAKING SUCCESS

3 August 2021

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) has unveiled its most ambitious exhibition to date, Australians & Hollywood: A Tale of Craft, Talent, and Ambition.

PHOTOGRAPHER MERVYN BISHOP TO BE CELEBRATED BY NEW CANBERRA EXHIBITION

20 January 2021

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) will celebrate Mervyn Bishop, one of Australia's most prolific and influential photographers, with a new exhibition opening in Canberra on 5 March.

AUSTRALIA DAZE: RESTORED DOCUMENTARY TO SCREEN ACROSS AUSTRALIA

15 January 2021

Australia Daze, which documented the bicentenary of European settlement in Australia, has been digitally restored by the NFSA and will screen in cinemas across the country.

NFSA CEO RESIGNS

10 December 2020

The Board of the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) has accepted the resignation of Chief Executive Officer, Jan Müller. 

NFSA LAUNCHES ❤ KYLIE: A CELEBRATION

14 October 2020

The NFSA celebrates Kylie Minogue with a new online-only exhibition featuring four decades of performances, interviews and more. 

CATHY FREEMAN'S GOLDEN MOMENT NOW PRESERVED ON SYNTHETIC DNA

25 September 2020

Cathy Freeman’s gold medal win at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games has been preserved for future generations using synthetic DNA.

NFSA TO PRESERVE BROAD-RANGING AUDIOVISUAL RECORD OF AUSTRALIA DURING COVID-19

1 September 2020

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) has announced the measures it is taking in order to collect and preserve a wide range of audiovisual records of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.

NFSA TO SHARE ITS SECRETS IN HIVE, A NEW INTERACTIVE SPACE

29 July 2020

A new interactive public space is set to open at the National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA), offering visitors an insight into its collection and staff.

NFSA RECEIVES $5.5M BOOST TO DIGITISE NATIONAL COLLECTION

30 June 2020

Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts the Hon. Paul Fletcher MP has announced that the NFSA will receive $5.5 million to support digitisation of at-risk audio and video in its collection.

NFSA TO REOPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON 1 AUGUST

28 May 2020

Audiences will be able to enjoy a new public space and special events in a safe environment from 1 August 2020.

NFSA PRESENTS MABO: LIFE OF AN ISLAND MAN ONLINE FOR NRW 2020

21 May 2020

The NFSA is set to mark National Reconciliation Week with a free online screening of the documentary Mabo: Life of an Island Man, followed by a Q&A with director Trevor Graham.

'NEW' FOOTAGE OF TASMANIAN TIGER RELEASED BY NFSA

19 May 2020

A 21-second newsreel clip featuring the last known images of the extinct thylacine, filmed in 1935, has been digitised in 4K and released by the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA).

CELEBRATE 40 YEARS OF MAD MAX WITH THE NFSA’S MAD MAY

13 May 2020

NFSA publishes rare behind-the-scenes clips and interviews to mark 40 years of George Miller’s Mad Max franchise.

NFSA PRESENTS FREE ONLINE SCREENING OF STORM BOY

11 May 2020

The original 1976 classic, now digitally restored, will have a free virtual screening on Friday 15 May 2020 as part of the NFSA Live program of online events.

VINYL LOVERS REJOICE: VINYL LOUNGE GOES ONLINE ON 1 MAY!

27 April 2020

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia’s Vinyl Lounge - Canberra’s monthly celebration of analogue music - will make its online debut, spinning records live on Friday 1 May.

DISCOVER ANZAC DAY THROUGH THE DECADES

20 April 2020

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia launches an online collection featuring never-before-seen footage of Anzac Day events dating back to 1915.

RARE COLOUR FOOTAGE OF DON BRADMAN RELEASED BY NFSA

21 February 2020

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) has released the only known colour footage of Sir Donald Bradman playing cricket, shot at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday 26 February 1949.

PAUL MAC CREATES NEW MUSIC FOR 100-YEAR-OLD FILM THE SENTIMENTAL BLOKE

14 January 2020

Media are invited to join Paul Mac in the recording studio on 17 January to preview the score for NFSA Restores: The Sentimental Bloke ahead of its Sydney premiere on 15 February.

SILENT FILM CLASSIC THE SENTIMENTAL BLOKE DIGITALLY RESTORED FOR 100th ANNIVERSARY

29 November 2019

The NFSA is marking 100 years of silent film classic The Sentimental Bloke with a new digital restoration. The premiere, at Sydney’s Westpac OpenAir cinema on 15 February 2020, will feature an exclusive live performance of a new score composed by ARIA-award winning musician Paul Mac especially for this anniversary.

ICONIC SONGS BECOME SOUNDS OF AUSTRALIA

7 November 2019

National Film and Sound Archive adds record-breaking popular songs by Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta, John Farnham, and Savage Garden), as well as 118-year-old Aboriginal recordings to list of culturally and historically important Australian sounds.

ARCHIE ROACH'S STORY TOLD IN NEW ONLINE EXHIBITION

1 November 2019

The NFSA is celebrating musician Archie Roach with the release of a new online-only exhibition, titled Archie Roach: His Story in Song.

NFSA TO COLLECT AND PRESERVE AUSTRALIAN VIDEO GAMES

26 September 2019

The NFSA has announced that it will start collecting Australian video games for archival preservation.

GAME MASTERS: THE EXHIBITION OPENS AT CANBERRA’S NFSA

26 September 2019

The hit exhibition, featuring 80 playable video games, will be launched by game producer Kamina Vincent and Good Game Spawn Point’s Angharad ‘Rad’ Yeo.

NFSA CELEBRATES 40 YEARS OF SIMON TOWNSEND'S WONDER WORLD!

2 September 2019

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) is celebrating the 40th anniversary of Simon Townsend’s Wonder World! on 3 September 2019 with a new online collection, featuring rare and memorable moments, documents, artefacts, images and letters that span the show’s eight years on the airwaves.

DIGITAL DIRECTIONS BRINGS LATEST TECH TRENDS TO CANBERRA

5 August 2019

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) has announced that the 5th edition of the Digital Directions symposium will be held in Canberra on 14 and 15 November, headlined by world video game expert Jon-Paul Dyson (The Strong Museum of Play) as keynote speaker.

BRUCE BERESFORD FILM BLACK ROBE DIGITALLY RESTORED

10 July 2019

NFSA digitally restores the first official Australia-Canada feature co-production, set to screen in Melbourne and Canberra from August.

ORIGINAL COPY OF MOON LANDING BROADCAST DONATED TO NFSA BY CSIRO

3 July 2019

As the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing approaches on 21 July 2019 (AEST), CSIRO and the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) have ensured the original TV broadcast will be preserved for future generations.

GAME MASTERS: THE EXHIBITION OPENS 27 SEPTEMBER

2 July 2019

Following a 6-year international tour and more than 1 million visitors, Game Masters: The Exhibition will return to Australia and make its Canberra debut at the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) from 27 September 2019 – 9 March 2020.

HE'S THE VOICE: JOHN FARNHAM ONLINE EXHIBITION CELEBRATES SUPERSTAR AHEAD OF 70TH BIRTHDAY

25 June 2019

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) launches online-only exhibition dedicated to John Farnham’s career in music, TV, film and theatre.

WHO SHOULD JOIN THE SOUNDS OF AUSTRALIA IN 2019?

20 June 2019

Public asked to nominate their favourite for Sounds of Australia by Sunday 30 June.

STORY OF SYDNEY'S LEGENDARY ETERNITY RESTORED BY NFSA

29 May 2019

The NFSA digitally restores 1994 award-winning documentary about Arthur Stace ‘Mr Eternity’ for Sydney Film Festival premiere on 12 June 2019.

AUSTRALIAN ICON SKIPPY, STAR OF NEW ONLINE EXHIBITION

27 May 2019

The NFSA launches a tribute to the bush kangaroo that conquered the world 50 years ago, showcasing memorabilia and rare footage.

THE DRESSMAKER COSTUME EXHIBITION OPENS IN CANBERRA

17 April 2019

Haute couture costumes from hit film will be on display from 18 April, and donated to NFSA for long-term preservation.

THE DRESSMAKER COSTUME EXHIBITION COMES TO CANBERRA APRIL 2019

6 February 2019

From 1950s Dungatar to 2019 Canberra, the original costumes from hit film The Dressmaker will be unveiled at the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) on 18 April 2019.

INDIGENOUS VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERIENCE CARRIBERRIE COMES TO CANBERRA

30 January 2019

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) invites Canberra audiences to experience Carriberrie, an immersive virtual reality film that celebrates Indigenous song and dance, from 22 February.

DON BRADMAN'S ONLY MOVIE APPEARANCE PUBLISHED ONLINE!

21 January 2019

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) has published Sir Donald Bradman's only ever movie appearance, in the 1936 melodrama The Flying Doctor, to coincide with the 83rd anniversary of 'The Don' shooting the scene.

CENSORED 1917 STRIKE FILM ADDED TO UNESCO REGISTER

14 January 2019

The Great Strike, a 1917 film reconstructed by the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, is now part of the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Register.

VALE PAUL NEVILLE MP, FORMER NFSA BOARD MEMBER

2 January 2019

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) acknowledges the contribution of former board member, Paul Neville MP, Federal Member for Hinkler 1993-2013, who died at Bundaberg Hospital yesterday. 

GURRUMUL, POWDERFINGER AND GOANNA CELEBRATED IN THIS YEAR’S SOUNDS OF AUSTRALIA

30 October 2018

From one of the first women to have a hit song in the Australian charts, Pilita Corrales, to the highest selling Aboriginal album by Gurrumul, 10 essential sounds that helped define Australian history and culture have been added to the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia’s (NFSA) Sounds of Australia.

RARE SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE FOOTAGE UNEARTHED FOR 45TH ANNIVERSARY

17 October 2018

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) is marking the 45th anniversary of the Sydney Opera House with a new online collection, featuring rare footage from its first ever performances and official opening, as well as documentaries and news stories chronicling the history of Australia’s most iconic building – from 1957 through to today.

BE INSPIRED BY AUSTRALIA’S FEARLESS MERMAID WITH NFSA’S NEW ANNETTE KELLERMAN ONLINE EXHIBITION

24 September 2018

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) is celebrating the achievements of Annette Kellerman with a new online exhibition titled Australia's Fearless Mermaid, including rare clips of Kellerman's famous underwater performances as well as one of her last ever interviews.

NOMINATIONS FOR SOUNDS OF AUSTRALIA 2018 CLOSE 16 SEPTEMBER

11 September 2018

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) is asking the public their help to decide which iconic recordings should join our prestigious Sounds of Australia registry this year.

HEATH LEDGER: A LIFE IN PICTURES EXHIBITION ARRIVES IN CANBERRA ON 10 AUGUST

19 June 2018

Heath Ledger: A Life In Pictures, a new free exhibition celebrating the life and work of one of Australia’s most acclaimed and beloved actors, will arrive in Canberra on 10 August 2018, for a six month season at the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA).

RARE JIMMY BARNES FOOTAGE PUBLISHED IN NEW ONLINE EXHIBITION

28 May 2018

Four decades after the release of Cold Chisel's self-titled debut album, the NFSA is celebrating the career of iconic rock singer Jimmy Barnes with a new online exhibition titled Working Class Man, which includes a grab bag of rarely-seen interviews, performances and photos.

NFSA FINDS LOST EPISODE OF CULT UK TV DRAMA FEATURING SECOND DOCTOR WHO ACTOR

21 November 2017

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) has found and restored a ‘lost’ 1960 episode of the British police drama No Hiding Place (featuring future Doctor Who Patrick Troughton) in its vast television collection.

STARSTRUCK: AUSTRALIAN MOVIE PORTRAITS OPENS

10 November 2017

Visitors will be left in awe with the National Portrait Gallery and National Film and Sound Archive of Australia’s (NFSA) new star-studded exhibition, Starstruck: Australian Movie Portraits.

INXS, JOHN PAUL YOUNG AND OTHER ICONS JOIN SOUNDS OF AUSTRALIA

24 October 2017

There’s INXS in there, and John Paul Young as well… Ten recordings have been added to the NFSA’s Sounds of Australia, recognised for their lasting impact on Australian culture – from a song about our most famous cricketer to Louie the Fly and the Play School theme!

STEP BACK INTO THE 80S WITH THE NFSA!

6 September 2017

We're celebrating 100 online collections with a 1980s special featuring outrageous fashions and TV classics such as Young Talent Time and It’s a Knockout.

CULTURAL LEADERS GATHER TO DISCUSS THE USER EXPERIENCE

28 August 2017

Who is using the world’s digital cultural collections, and how can we improve their experience? This is one of the questions that leading Australian and international cultural institutions will discuss at the 2017 Digital Directions conference in Canberra, on Thursday 19 October.

NFSA CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF STRICTLY BALLROOM WITH ONLINE EXHIBITION

14 August 2017

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) has launched Strictly Ballroom: Behind the Curtain, a new online exhibition to celebrate 25 years since the release of Baz Luhrmann’s debut film on 20 August 1992.

IF YOU LOVE MOVIES, YOU'LL LOVE STARSTRUCK

8 August 2017

In an unprecedented partnership, the National Portrait Gallery and National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) present a new star-studded exhibition, Starstruck: Australian Movie Portraits.

NFSA CALLS ON MUSIC LOVERS AND HISTORY BUFFS TO HAVE THEIR SAY

3 August 2017

To celebrate 10 years of Sounds of Australia, the National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) is calling upon music lovers and history buffs to suggest this year’s additions for the prestigious honour list.

GREAT STRIKE OF 1917 BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE BY NFSA

31 July 2017

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) will release The Great Strike, a rare censored film documenting one of Australia’s largest industrial conflicts.

DEBORRA-LEE FURNESS TO CELEBRATE NFSA RESTORATION OF SHAME IN MELBOURNE

12 July 2017

Actress Deborra-Lee Furness will join forces with the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) to celebrate the digital restoration of the ground-breaking 1988 film Shame.

APPOINTMENT OF JAN MÜLLER AS NATIONAL FILM AND SOUND ARCHIVE CEO AND BOARD REAPPOINTMENTS

4 July 2017

The Turnbull Government welcomes the appointment of Mr Jan Müller as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) for a four-year term. 

CELEBRATING 'THE KING' : GRAHAM KENNEDY, THE ONLINE EXHIBITION

22 May 2017

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) is celebrating the life and work of ‘The King’ of Australian television, Graham Kennedy, with a new online exhibition featuring memorable, rare and personal clips, as well as tributes and artefacts that span his more than four-decade long career across radio, television and film.

COMING OF AGE CLASSIC AND GROUND-BREAKING DOCOS DIGITALLY RESTORED BY NFSA FOR SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL PREMIERE

10 May 2017

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia has digitally restored John Duigan’s 1987 hit The Year My Voice Broke, and the documentaries Rocking the Foundations and My Survival as an Aboriginal.

100-YEAR-OLD ANZAC FOOTAGE PUBLISHED BY NFSA

24 April 2017

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) has published a selection of early 20th century films and songs online, to commemorate Anzac Day 2017. Highlights include a ‘mimic warfare’ training exercise in Sydney’s Moore Park, (with children running on the training battlefield); returned soldiers recovering in hospitals and supporting enlistment campaigns, and a 1916 cinema ad asking Australians to 'carve' Anzac Day 'deep-cut in the Calendar of Time'.

HUNTER REGION'S RAILWAY PAST, THE STAR OF NEW DOCUMENTARY

3 April 2017

Climb aboard this railway journey, and discover the NSW Hunter region’s history as a major transport network, with a new documentary published online by the NFSA.

SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE AT 85: THE ONLINE EXHIBITION

13 March 2017

NFSA publishes online exhibition to celebrate 85 years of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

RARE 1901 CRICKET FOOTAGE BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE BY NFSA

22 February 2017

The NFSA has built a custom-made device in order to digitise and publish a rare ‘Kinora’ reel featuring 1901 footage of legendary cricketers K.S. Ranjitsinhji and C.B.Fry.

HISTORIC TASMANIAN ABORIGINAL RECORDINGS CELEBRATED BY AUSTRALIAN MEMORY OF THE WORLD

8 February 2017

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) is proud to announce the induction of the 1899-1903 Fanny Cochrane Smith Tasmanian Aboriginal recordings into the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Register.

SEARCH FOR NEW CEO AT THE NATIONAL FILM AND SOUND ARCHIVE

14 November 2016

The Board of the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) will conduct an international search for a new CEO to lead the unique national cultural institution.

DISCOVER A NEW WAY TO EXPERIENCE AUSTRALIA'S LARGEST AUDIOVISUAL COLLECTION ONLINE!

14 November 2016

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) has launched a new website where Australians can discover their national audiovisual collection in exciting ways!

DIGITAL AGE LEADERS GATHER IN CANBERRA TO SAVE CULTURAL COLLECTIONS

26 October 2016

In a time of rapid technological growth, how do you manage an ever-growing cultural collection?

DARLING HARBOUR'S RAILWAY PAST COMES TO LIFE

11 October 2016

A documentary showcasing Darling Harbour as a busy railway goods yard, long before it became one of Sydney’s main destinations for recreation and entertainment, has been published online (http://bit.ly/SteamontheHarbour) by the NFSA.

PY MEDIA NAMED RECIPIENT OF 2016 INDIGENOUS REMOTE ARCHIVAL FELLOWSHIP

30 September 2016

South Australian production company Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Media (PY Media) has been selected as the 2016 recipient of the Indigenous Remote Archival Fellowship, which will empower them to archive and preserve their invaluable audiovisual collection.

COUNTDOWN TO SOUNDS OF AUSTRALIA!

9 August 2016

The countdown is on! Australians have two weeks to nominate their favourite songs, radio programs, etc. for this year’s Sounds of Australia – our nation’s ultimate selection of historically, culturally and artistically important sound recordings.

FELLOWSHIP TO SUPPORT PRESERVATION OF AUDIOVISUAL INDIGENOUS HERITAGE

29 August 2016

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations in remote Australia can now apply to receive support and be empowered to archive and preserve their audiovisual cultural heritage.