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May 2019
The beach front at Cannes with red flags in the foreground

Bill Collins at Cannes

As the 2019 Cannes Film Festival opens, we look back at how 'Mr Movies' Bill Collins reported on Cannes for a 1976 TV special.

By Tara Marynowsky / 14 May 2019
Television
Aerial view of Sydney Harbour Bridge with Kirribilli and Milsons Point in the foreground and the Walsh Bay and Rocks area at the top of the image

Life in Australia in 4K HD

The NFSA is now making available episodes of the 1960s Life in Australia series from the Film Australia Collection in stunning 4K HD.

By Miguel Gonzalez / 10 May 2019
Film
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Two images of Jeanne Little in a collage. The younger Jeanne looks like she's whispering to the older Jeanne.

Jeanne Little Listicle

Adored by Australian television audiences for decades, we list 12 reasons to love Jeanne Little.

By Beth Taylor / 9 May 2019
Television
A young woman in a wedding gown stands centre of frame while a nun to her right looks at her intensely

Cinema Reborn: The Nun

Award-winning film critic Adrian Martin writes about The Nun (AKA La Religieuse), which screens at Arc cinema on 10 May as part of the Cinema Reborn season.

By Adrian Martin / 2 May 2019
Film
Apr 2019
Three women pose for the camera. One wears a white wedding gown. The other two are bridesmaids in pink.

Vintage fashion in colour

Mark Foy's fashion parades from the 1940s and '50s, featuring designers Pierre Balmain and Schiaparelli, captured in gorgeous colour footage.

By Beth Taylor / 29 Apr 2019
Film

Anzac Day 2019

From Gallipoli to the home front, our website features many sights and sounds of the First World War.

By Stephen Groenewegen / 18 Apr 2019
Film
Image featuring Indigenous Francis Williams of the Naygayiw Gigi Dance Troupe in costume standing in front of the sea

Carriberrie

Carriberrie is a breathtaking virtual reality journey of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dance, across stunning Australian landscapes.

By Adam Blackshaw / 10 Apr 2019
Film
Saran Snook in black dress with white cape stands in front of an outback scene at sunset

The Dressmaker Costume Exhibition

See a spectacular range of haute couture costumes worn by the stars of The Dressmaker, on show at the NFSA in Canberra from 18 April.

By Stephen Groenewegen / 8 Apr 2019
Film
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NFSA Stories: Quiz Kids

An Ancient History professor explored her own past when she watched an episode of a quiz show she'd participated in as a child.

By Amanda Diaz / 1 Apr 2019
Radio
Television
Mar 2019
The Heidelberg Golf Club in Melbourne

The Heidelberg Golf Club

The Heidelberg Golf Club in Melbourne recently donated to the NFSA a film from the 1920s showing the club and its surrounds at the time of its formation.

By Pat O'Connor / 28 Mar 2019
Film