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Feb 2021
Guy Pearce in drag miming to an opera aria on top of a bus travelling through the desert

Exploring Australian Film Music

Explore one of the more under-appreciated dimensions of cinema through our Australian Film Music curated collection.

By Johnny Milner / 16 Feb 2021
Film
A woman is waving at someone we can't see. She is standing on a balcony with girders of a bridge nearby.

Brisbane time capsule

Take a look at what makes Brisbane unique: from a house in a bridge pylon to Ekka and State of Origin memories.

By Beth Taylor / 4 Feb 2021
Film
Photographs
Television
Dec 2020

Vale Hugh Keays-Byrne

A tribute to actor Hugh Keays-Byrne, who has passed away at age 73.

By Heather Gill / 4 Dec 2020
Film
Oral History
Photographs
Nov 2020
Two women standing in front of a building site. One woman is slightly older and is holding a camera.

Laura Gordon Interview

Curator Jenny Gall talks with Laura Gordon about starring in the film Undertow, for which she's been nominated for Best Actress at the 2020 AACTA Awards.

By Jenny Gall / 27 Nov 2020
Film
Oct 2020
Photo of Dawn Swane in Cinderella, circa 1950s

Dawn Swane

Production designer Melinda Doring has donated her mother's unique collection of home movies, including never-before-seen footage of The Beatles.

By Tara Marynowsky / 29 Oct 2020
Documents
Film
Photographs
Television
Jul 2020

Deep Dive: Chips Rafferty

Listen to Dr Andrew Pike's special presentation at the NFSA about Australian film icon, Chips Rafferty.

By Travis Green / 2 Jul 2020
Film
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
Red Dog, a kelpie-cattle dog cross, pokes his head out of the window of a travelling train

Starstruck on Tour

After successful seasons in Canberra, Adelaide, the Gold Coast and Bathurst, the Starstruck: Australian Movie Portraits exhibition now opens in Geraldton, WA.

By Stephen Groenewegen / 24 Sep 2019
Object
Photographs
Posters
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
Jun 2019

Anzac Sights and Sounds

New film and sound recordings have been added to the Anzac Sight Sound website to coincide with the centenary of the signing of the Treaty of Versailles on 28 June, contributing to the final phase of First World War commemorations.

By Stephen Groenewegen / 27 Jun 2019
Film
Sound