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Plan Your Visit

Date information01 August-31 December

10AM – 4PM DAILY

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Doco of the Month: Martha

13 Aug

6:00PM

Iconic New York photographer Martha Cooper captured the birth of …

Jeremy Irons and Dev Patel as teacher and student walking through the courtyard of Cambridge University

NFSA Live: Science Week

14 Aug

6:00PM

We're partnering with National Science Week to bring you a free o…

Aerial view of a futuristic city

Metropolis

15 Aug

2:00pm

Fritz Lang's 1927 epic Metropolis created the cinema of futurism …

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Aug 2020

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Plan Your Visit – COVID-19 information

Date information01 August-31 December

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10AM – 4PM DAILY

We're excited to welcome you back to the NFSA. Here's what we're doing to protect the health of our visitors.

Street view of Melbourne in the 1960s

Daily program: Vintage Australia

Date information01 August-31 December

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What was life in Australia like 50 years ago? Enjoy a look at our cities in the 1960s.

A Torres Strait Islander man holds the Torres Strait flag with the coast behind him

Daily Program: Black Screen

Date information01 August-31 December

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

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Doco of the Month – Martha: A Picture Story

13 Aug

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6:00PM

Iconic New York photographer Martha Cooper captured the birth of the global graffiti art movement.

Jeremy Irons and Dev Patel as teacher and student walking through the courtyard of Cambridge University

NFSA Live: The Man Who Knew Infinity

14 Aug

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6:00PM

We're partnering with National Science Week to bring you a free online screening followed by a Q&A.

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The Story of Film: The Golden Age of World Cinema

15 Aug

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1.00pm

See highlights from the 1920s golden age of world cinema and learn about a sadly forgotten star.

Aerial view of a futuristic city

Metropolis

15 Aug

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2:00pm

Fritz Lang's 1927 epic Metropolis created the cinema of futurism and is one of the most influential films ever.

Two girls feeding an emu.

Aussie Indies: Emu Runner

21 Aug

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6:00pm

A spirited girl deals with grief by forging a bond with a wild emu, a mythical bird of her ancestors.

Judy Garland in character looking out a window

Friday Matinee: Meet Me in St Louis

28 Aug

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10:30am

Its songs have earned this Technicolor vision of turn-of-the-century Americana a place in pop culture history.

A young girl wearing a paper party hat points a drill at the camera

Arc Out Loud – The Loved Ones: Twisted Prom Night

28 Aug

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8:00PM

Come dressed in your best twisted prom-night fashion for this 'Arc out loud' horror screening.

Sep 2020

Lookng up at the skylight in the NFSA foyer showing a stylised platypus and pattern.

NFSA Building History: If These Walls Could talk

4 Sep

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10:30am

Discover the fascinating history behind our heritage-listed building.

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NFSA Live: Virtual Vinyl Lounge

4 Sep

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5.30pm

Vinyl lovers, join us for the next online edition of our Virtual Vinyl Lounge.

Cartoon fairy and an old woman

Sarurday Morning Cartoons - FernGully: The Last Rainforest

5 Sep

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10:30am

The magical inhabitants of Australia's FernGully rainforest fight to save their home.

Photo of a raging bushfire

NFSA Live: The Weather Diaries + Q&A

10 Sep

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6:00PM

A free online screening of the thought-provoking new documentary The Weather Diaries + filmmaker Q&A.

A man leans across a sound mixing desk.

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound + Q&A

11 Sep

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6:00PM

A new documentary revealing the hidden power of sound in cinema – followed by a live-streamed Q&A.

Tanna

12 Sep

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2:00pm

The Oscar-nominated Tanna is the first film to be shot entirely on location in Vanuatu.

People sitting and swimming by a river

Doco of the month: Homeland Story

24 Sep

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6:00PM

An Indigenous family's journey from nomadic life to the digital age in three generations.

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Friday Matinee: The Maltese Falcon

25 Sep

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10:30am

Starring Bogart at his best, this classic set the standard for American film noir.

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Arc Out Loud: Cats

25 Sep

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8:00PM

Was 2019's most talked-about film a cat-astrophe? Or was it purr-fect? You decide!

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The Story of Film: The Arrival of Sound

26 Sep

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1.00pm

See how the arrival of sound in the 1930s revolutionised cinema – and meet Howard Hawks.

A man and woman look at a snarling leopard.

Bringing Up Baby

26 Sep

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2:00pm

Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn star in one of the greatest screwball comedies ever made.

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