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Dec 2015

Red Dragon

Film curator Sally Jackson takes a fresh look at Australia's first animated feature, Eric Porter's Marco Polo Junior Versus The Red Dragon.

By Sally Jackson / 22 Dec 2015
Film

2015 at the NFSA

Tens of thousands of items are collected by the NFSA each year. What did we collect in 2015? Part 1 includes iconic Australian films and kangaroos on Sesame Street.

By Adam Blackshaw / 21 Dec 2015
Film
Television
Nov 2015
French Melbourne

Glass Slides

Through this glass slide we catch a glimpse of a European perspective of Australia, circa 1895.

By Beth Taylor / 30 Nov 2015
Film
Object
Sep 2015

Express celebrity interviews

Lisa Wilkinson, Don Walker, Steve Liebmann and Chris Haywood recently visited the NFSA. Watch the interviews here.

By Miguel Gonzalez / 21 Sep 2015
Oral History
Television

Canberra time capsule

Discover the history of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, through these items from the NFSA collection.

By Adam Blackshaw / 7 Sep 2015
Film
Radio
Sound
Television
Aug 2015

Picnic at Hanging Rock Costumes

Documents and artefacts curator Jenny Gall takes a closer look at two of the costumes featured in our online exhibition Picnic at Hanging Rock: 40 Years of Mystery.

By Jenny Gall / 7 Aug 2015
Documents
Film
Jun 2015

Darwin time capsule

Discover the history of Darwin, Northern Territory through these items from the NFSA collection.

By Adam Blackshaw / 29 Jun 2015
Film
Mar 2015

Oral History: Actors

Three actors recall highlights of their lengthy careers in TV and film in these recent Oral History interviews.

By Bronwyn Murphy / 25 Mar 2015
Film

Oral History: Journalists

Three journalists talk about their careers in these Oral History interviews.

By Bronwyn Murphy / 23 Mar 2015

Story of a dress

This is how a sequined dress bought in Paris by Yass woman Kathleen Coen in 1925 became part of Australia’s film history.

By Miguel Gonzalez / 6 Mar 2015
Film
Object