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Nov 2011

2011: the year of Aussie drama

TV acquisitions curator Helen Tully looks at the current and past state of Australian-produced television drama.

By Helen Tully / 21 Nov 2011
Oral History
Television
Oct 2011

Happy 100th, Mr Hinde!

Much-loved Australian film critic John Hinde would have turned 100 today. NFSA Library manager Jan Thurling celebrates the radio and TV personality on his anniversary.

By Jan Thurling / 26 Oct 2011
Film
Television
Aug 2011
Two film canisters sit on a table service with the film partially unwound.

Film festivals

Film journalist Sandy George looks at the impact of the Adelaide Film Festival.

By Sandy George / 30 Aug 2011
Film
Jul 2011

The art of festival posters

Music and film festivals and festival posters have become an integral part of Australia’s cultural scene. Collective Passions showcases festival posters in the NFSA collection.

By Morgyn Phillips / 15 Jul 2011
Posters
Jun 2011
A variety of vintage camera and an ipod are displayed

Asia Pacific archiving

Rod Butler and Mick Newnham share the NFSA's preservation expertise in Noumea.

By Rod Butler / 29 Jun 2011
Film
Sound
Technician handles film in a lab

Preservation planning in the Pacific

Rod Butler and Mick Newnham of the NFSA's preservation team provide advice and training to industry colleagues from across the Pacific region.

By Rod Butler / 29 Jun 2011
Two film canisters sit on a table service with the film partially unwound.

New preservation award

NFSA's head of preservation, Rod Butler, helps launch the NFSA SEAPAVAA Preservation Award in Malaysia.

By Rod Butler / 14 Jun 2011

Archiving in Malaysia

Rod Butler visits Filem Negara Malaysia.

By Rod Butler / 9 Jun 2011
Blue and white film cans sit on a blue mental shelf

Protecting collections

Rod Butler reports from the SEAPAVAA conference in Malaysia.

By Rod Butler / 9 Jun 2011
Shelf containing film rolls

Sharing our preservation expertise

Sharing our preservation expertise in Malaysia at SEAPAVAA.

By Rod Butler / 7 Jun 2011