Film & Sound News

List of articles

Nov 2019

A grassy field in rural Australia with gum trees and mountains in the background

Rural Bank Radio

Guest contributor Jennifer Bowen shares extracts from several rare regional radio programs in the NFSA collection funded by the Rural Bank of NSW.

By Jennifer Bowen / 13 Nov 2019

Radio

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

A nurse holding a syringe screams as she is menaced by a werewolf

Horror in Australian Cinema

A brief survey of Australian horror films from the outback thrillers of the 1970s to the work of the influential creators of Saw and The Babadook.

By Richard Kuipers / 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

Image of a hand writing 'Eternity' in chalk on the sidewalk

NFSA Restores: Eternity

NFSA Restores: Eternity premieres at the Sydney Film Festival. The acclaimed 1994 documentary has been digitally restored 25 years after its release.

By Chris Arneil / 7 Jun 2019

Film

Mar 2019

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

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

Constructing Australia: Pipe Dreams

Construction of the Perth to Coolgardie Water Scheme is a story of personal tragedy, political rivalries, corruption and trial by media that nearly tore apart Australia at the moment of its birth.

Film