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Nov 2019
A set of three drawings of the cartoon character Felix the Cat in different poses.

Happy 100th Felix!

To celebrate 100 years of Felix the Cat, we’ve reached into our magic bag of tricks to bring you some excerpts from the original cartoons.

By Mel Bondfield / 5 Nov 2019
Film
Oct 2019
Two film canisters sit on a table service with the film partially unwound.

Home Movie Marathon

The NFSA celebrates Home Movie Day 2019 by participating in a Home Movie Marathon that also coincides with the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage.

By Jeff Wray / 17 Oct 2019
Film
Aug 2019
Actor Charles Farrell reclines on the ground surrounded by a crowd of men.

Charles Farrell Flies In

When Charles Farrell came to Australia in 1936 to appear in The Flying Doctor, he brought with him a touch of Hollywood glamour and the aura of a big-name star.

By Jeff Wray / 28 Aug 2019
Film
Jun 2019
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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
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
Mar 2019
The Heidelberg Golf Club in Melbourne

The Heidelberg Golf Club

The Heidelberg Golf Club in Melbourne recently donated to the NFSA a film from the 1920s showing the club and its surrounds at the time of its formation.

By Pat O'Connor / 28 Mar 2019
Film
Aerial view of Australian desert with river

Life Through the Lens

'Life Through the Lens' is a photographic showcase currently on display in the Liversidge Space at the NFSA building in Canberra.

Photographs
Jan 2019
A boy holds a phone on a selfie stick against the backdrop of a video screen showing an underwater scene.

NFSA Video Selfie Booth

The NFSA Video Selfie Booth is now open in the Front Room at Acton.

By Chris Arneil / 29 Jan 2019
Film
A group of people wearing hats at a protest during the Great Strike of 1917

Australia's Great Strike Remembered

The NFSA is proud to announce that its reconstruction of the censored 1917 film The Great Strike has been inscribed in the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Register.

By Miguel Gonzalez / 15 Jan 2019
Film
Popstar and TV personality Jimmy Hannan walking down the aisle at the Sydney Stadium with a crowd of people around him.

Jimmy Hannan: a winning smile

Vale Jimmy Hannan, who passed away on 7 January 2019, at the age of 84. We celebrate his life and work, and acknowledge his kind donation to the NFSA.

By Beth Taylor / 8 Jan 2019
Photographs
Sound
Television