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Jun 2019
Art Deco NFSA building from front view, with blue sky in the background and flags flying atop of the building

20 Years: NFSA Annexe Opening

On 21 June 1999, Prime Minister John Howard opened a major extension to the NFSA building.

By Adam Blackshaw / 17 Jun 2019
Television
Image of a hand writing 'Eternity' in chalk on the sidewalk

NFSA Restores: Eternity

NFSA Restores: Eternity premieres at the Sydney Film Festival. The acclaimed 1994 documentary has been digitally restored 25 years after its release.

By Chris Arneil / 7 Jun 2019
Film
Deborah Mailman singing on stage in a still from the film The Sapphires

Starstruck on Tour

After successful seasons in Canberra, Adelaide and on the Gold Coast, the Starstruck: Australian Movie Portraits exhibition now opens in Bathurst, New South Wales.

By Stephen Groenewegen / 5 Jun 2019
Object
Photographs
Posters
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NFSA Stories: 1920s Papua New Guinea

A visit to the NFSA gave one family history researcher the chance to learn more about the adventures of her great uncle in the early 1920s.

By Amanda Diaz / 3 Jun 2019
Film
May 2019
A montage of colourful glass cinema slides advertising political candidates at elections

Cinema Glass Slides – Political Ads

The NFSA collection contains over 100 political glass slide advertisements from 1917 to 1976.

By Michelle Davenport / 31 May 2019
Object

Indigenous Filmmaking: A Short History

Within a generation, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander filmmakers have become a vibrant presence in the centre of filmmaking in Australia.

By Liz McNiven / 27 May 2019
Film
Television
Sonny sitting in a garden hand-feeding Skippy the kangaroo

Starring Skippy, the Bush Kangaroo

You wont wan't to skip this! We take an affectionate look at a true Australian icon – Skippy the Bush Kangaroo is now the star of her very own NFSA online exhibition.

By Stephen Groenewegen / 24 May 2019
Television
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
Photographs
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