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Heath Ledger exhibition

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Czech and Slovak Film Festival

Date information18-21 October

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Bringing you the best cinema from the Czech Republic and Slovakia…

A man walks through ankle-deep water in an underground tunnel in the film The Third Man

CIFF 2018

Date information26-28 October

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The Canberra International Film Festival returns to the NFSA. …

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Horrorfest 18+

2 Nov

8:00pm - 11:30pm

Canberra’s biggest Halloween party, in its most haunted buildin…

List of events

Oct 2018

Heath Ledger: A Life In Pictures exhibition

Date information01 October-10 February

9am-5pm Mon–Thurs / 9am-8pm Fri / 12-5pm Sat–Sun

This unique exhibition offers a rare insight into the man behind the camera.

Heath Ledger season

Date information01 October-10 February

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An in-depth look at the career of Heath Ledger through a season of screenings and talks.

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Heath Ledger Exhibition Floor Talks

Date information01 October-23 November

FRIDAYS 1.00pm

A program of Exhibition floor talks by NFSA curators and special guests.

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Daily Program: I Am Heath Ledger

Date information01 October-28 February

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Daily free screenings of the documentary I Am Heath Ledger.

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Starstruck: Adelaide events program

Date information03 October-14 November

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The Starstruck exhibition comes to Adelaide in September, with a supporting program of films and events.

The Oddsockeaters

20 Oct

12.30pm

A riotously colourful, highly entertaining animated feature, based on a series of bestselling children's books.

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Celebration in the Botanical Garden

20 Oct

2.30pm

This brilliant New Wave film was inspired by French Impressionism, Slovak folk art and silent-era cinema.

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Barefoot

20 Oct

4.30pm

A charming comedic drama set during the final days of the Second World War and a tribute to the director's father.

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Out

21 Oct

12.15pm

Strange and wonderful cameos abound in this absurdist odyssey about a man leaving his indifferent family in Slovakia for the Baltics.

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The Firemen’s Ball

21 Oct

2:00pm

A digital restoration of Miloš Forman's classic satire, courtesy of the National Film Archive in Prague.

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Adelaide: Tony Knight + NFSA Restores: Starstruck

24 Oct

10:45am

Talk by Tony Knight, former head of NIDA, followed by Starstruck screening. Adelaide screening.

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Canberra International Film Festival

Date information26-28 October

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The Canberra International Film Festival returns to the NFSA.

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The Third Man

26 Oct

7.30pm

A 4K restoration of Carol Reed’s celebrated British thriller starring Orson Welles.

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NFSA Ghost Tour

26 Oct

8:00PM

Tim the Yowie Man leads a tour of the spooky history of the NFSA.

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Cinema: A Public Affair

27 Oct

11.00am

A riveting documentary by Russian-German director Tatania Brandrup about a film museum in exile.

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The Criminal

27 Oct

1.30pm

A lone-wolf criminal tries to outwit a crime syndicate in Joseph Losey's intense thriller.

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Searching for Ingmar Bergman

27 Oct

4:00pm

A beautifully crafted memoir featuring fascinating home-movie footage of Bergman and interviews with his collaborators.

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A man points his finger at a smiling younger man in a shearing shed.

Sunday Too Far Away

27 Oct

7.30pm

A new NFSA restoration of a landmark film in the re-emergence of Australian film production in the 1970s.

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Animator Lee Whitmore standing outside her house, smiling

The Films of Lee Whitmore

28 Oct

11.00am

One of Australia’s leading animation filmmakers in conversation and presenting selections from her work.

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Le Crime de M. Lange

28 Oct

1.30pm

A 4K restoration of Jean Renoir's joyous and exhilarating film about a publishing firm taken over by its workers.

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An army of 11th century soldiers, spears raised, watch a fleet of approaching ships

El Cid

28 Oct

4:00pm

One of the greatest epic films ever made, starring Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren.

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NFSA Restores: Sons of Matthew – Adelaide

31 Oct

10:45am

A legendary Australian film and Charles Chauvel's most ambitious work. Adelaide screening.

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Nov 2018

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The Vinyl Lounge

2 Nov

5:30PM - 7:00PM

Vinyl lovers, bring your favourite records and share your music stories.

The Sin Eater (aka The Order)

2 Nov

7:00pm

Heath Ledger plays a young priest sent to Rome to investigate a troubling death.

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Horrorfest 18+

2 Nov

8:00pm - 11:30pm

Canberra’s biggest Halloween party, in its most haunted building!

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Season: Lonesome Cowboys

Date information03-17 November

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A short season of contemporary cowboy classics, including Brokeback Mountain and Mystery Road.

Brokeback Mountain

3 Nov

4:00pm

Heath Ledger stars in an epic love story set against the open plains of Wyoming and Texas.

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NFSA Restores: The Cheaters – Adelaide

7 Nov

10.45am

A restoration of one of the earliest Australian films made by a team of female filmmakers. Adelaide screening.

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Actor Snowy Baker seated on the ground in a scene from the silent film The Empire Builders

NFSA Restores: The Empire Builders – Adelaide

7 Nov

5:00pm

A recently restored Snowy Baker silent film screening with live accompaniment. Adelaide screening.

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Designing Heath Ledger: A Life in Pictures

9 Nov

7:00pm

Behind the scenes of exhibition design.

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