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Tune into Radio 100

30 November 2023
VIEW
Curator Amy Butterfield seated near a window, smiling
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Interview with a Radio 100 curator

Amy Butterfield shares the challenges and surprising discoveries of curating for Radio 100.
Amy Butterfield  / 
23 November 2023
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Radio 100: Spirits in the Material World

When radio took off 100 years ago so did the belief that airwaves offered a chance to commune with spirits.
Alexandra Heller-Nicholas  / 
23 November 2023
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New waves: The birth of radio in Australia

A look at the early days of radio, from crystal sets to first broadcasts and advertisements.
23 November 2023

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Dec 2012

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Decolonising Screen Memory

Graham Shirley reports from the recent Film and History Association of Australia and New Zealand conference in Melbourne.

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 Graham Shirley
18 December 2012
Film

Dec 2012

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Vale Albie Thoms

Graham Shirley's tribute to Albie Thoms (28 Jul 1941 - 28 Nov 2012), filmmaker and advocate for an independent Australian cinema.

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 Graham Shirley
17 December 2012
Film

Dec 2012

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100 years of fun at Luna Park!

Luna Park Melbourne is 100 years old! Collection Access Officer Siobhan Dee explores a new film compilation to celebrate the iconic park's birthday.

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 Siobhan Dee
7 December 2012
Film

Nov 2012

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2012 Ken G Hall Award

The NFSA has chosen Susanne Chauvel Carlsson as the recipient of the 2012 Ken G Hall Film Preservation Award.

20 November 2012
Film

Nov 2012

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NFSA Connects: Rabbit-Proof Fence

The first nationwide NFSA Connects session, dedicated to 'Rabbit Proof Fence', resonated strongly with students says program coordinator Imelda Cooney.

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 Imelda Cooney
12 November 2012
Film

Oct 2012

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Collecting The Eye of the Storm

Film curators Jennifer Coombes and Tenille Hands recently accepted a collection of props and costumes from Fred Schepisi's 'The Eye of the Storm' (2011). How did they make their selection?

BY
 Tenille Hands
& Jennifer Coombes
29 October 2012
Film
Object

Oct 2012

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Dying light: Corrick Collection

The team from the NFSA’s Motion Picture Laboratory describe the lessons learned from tinting the Corrick Collection films.

27 October 2012
Film

Oct 2012

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Dying light: tinted film projects

The NFSA’s collection includes early coloured films, many of which are tinted and have been restored by the team from the NFSA's Motion Picture Laboratory.

BY
 Steve Clark
26 October 2012
Film

Oct 2012

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Dying light: Restoring tinted films

The team from the NFSA's Motion Picture Laboratory share their research about using traditional dyes and techniques to restore tinted films.

25 October 2012
Film

Oct 2012

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Mystery of a Hansom Cab

Advertising has come a long way since The Mystery of a Hansom Cab was first adapted for the screen in Australia in 1911, as Helen Tully discovered.

BY
 Helen Tully
25 October 2012
Film
Television

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