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Dec 2019
A scene from Muriel's Wedding where the main character, Muriel (Toni Collette) is getting married. She's standing at the alter with her groom, his best man, her bridesmaid and a minister.

Muriel's Wedding: 25 Years

We head back down the aisle for a silver anniversary celebration of Muriel's Wedding.

By Mel Bondfield / 9 Dec 2019
Film
Sep 2019
Painting of the Canberra landscape on a glass slide.

Alternative Canberra Designs

The NFSA has acquired 24 glass slides by Walter Scott Griffiths illustrating his alternative vision for Australia’s future capital city.

By Tamara Osicka / 16 Sep 2019
Object
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
May 2019
A montage of colourful glass cinema slides advertising political candidates at elections

Cinema Glass Slides – Political Ads

The NFSA collection contains over 100 political glass slide advertisements from 1917 to 1976.

By Michelle Davenport / 31 May 2019
Object
Apr 2019
Three women pose for the camera. One wears a white wedding gown. The other two are bridesmaids in pink.

Vintage fashion in colour

Mark Foy's fashion parades from the 1940s and '50s, featuring designers Pierre Balmain and Schiaparelli, captured in gorgeous colour footage.

By Beth Taylor / 29 Apr 2019
Film
Mar 2019
Black and white portrait of actress Betty Bryant wit her elbows resting on a piano accordian and her face in her hands.

Starstruck: Betty Bryant

A look at Betty Bryant, once Australia’s most famed film ingénue, who features in the exhibition Starstruck: Australian Movie Portraits, now open on the Gold Coast.

By Tenille Hands / 6 Mar 2019
Film
Object
Photographs
Jan 2019
Men working on a large pipeline

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
Donald Bradman batting in front of wickets while a film crew films him from behind

Donald Bradman: film actor

Sir Donald Bradman is recognised internationally as one of the greatest cricketers of all time, but did you know he also briefly acted in a movie?

By Jeff Wray / 21 Jan 2019
Film
Photographs
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