Film & Sound News

Behind-the-scenes glimpses of a film shot in Canberra in the forefront of the Australian film revival of the 1970s.

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.

The recent Puberty Blues (2012) TV series reminds NFSA Television curator Frances Baldwin of watching the 1981 film version and receiving material from the film as an archivist in 1986.

Catch some slices of life in Tasmania from the NFSA collection, spanning from 1903 to 2003.

See the tropical beauty of Far North Queensland in these films from the NFSA collection.

It's Western Australia's time to shine as we look at a selection of films made about the sunny state from 1907-1972.

A true gentleman and artist, Jimmy Little’s contribution to the Australian music industry and Indigenous music is immeasurable. Brenda Gifford knew not only the myth, but also the man.

The decade after the end of the First World War was a period of great excitement in aviation and this was reflected by the popularity of aviator songs.

Old school hip hop sampling techniques presenting even older school responsibility for the future we are creating.

In offering my congratulations to the Sydney: City of Film management committee for their successful bid, I would also like to reflect for a moment on why Sydney so richly deserves this honour.