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.
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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.
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.
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.