Musings leading to Sympathy for the Devil, King Kong and more.

National Reconciliation Week
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Dec 2012
Jazz pianist Dave Brubeck died earlier this month at the age of 91. Sound archivist Graham McDonald recently found some Messages to Australia that were recorded by Brubeck for radio in 1962.
Ken Berryman examines the legacy of the Once Upon A Wireless Oral History Project.
Graham Shirley reports from the recent Film and History Association of Australia and New Zealand conference in Melbourne.
Graham Shirley's tribute to Albie Thoms (28 Jul 1941 - 28 Nov 2012), filmmaker and advocate for an independent Australian cinema.
Simon Smith sheds light on The Australians in Toronto, a rare film of Sir Donald Bradman in action in Canada 80 years ago.
Luna Park Melbourne is 100 years old! Collection Access Officer Siobhan Dee explores a new film compilation to celebrate the iconic park's birthday.
Nov 2012
The NFSA onsite education team braves a TV studio to beam the history of animation to regional schools through videoconferencing, Amanda Paroz writes.
The NFSA has chosen Susanne Chauvel Carlsson as the recipient of the 2012 Ken G Hall Film Preservation Award.
The first nationwide NFSA Connects session, dedicated to 'Rabbit Proof Fence', resonated strongly with students says program coordinator Imelda Cooney.