Film & Sound News

Listen to excerpts from an Oral History interview with Elise Lockwood. Twenty-five years ago, she was the stills photographer on the set of 'The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert' (1994).

The NFSA provided nearly three-quarters of the footage used in the groundbreaking four-part series Australia in Colour.

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.

We pay tribute to rock journalist and NFSA Oral History interviewer, Anthony O'Grady.

Dr Charles Gower was delighted to watch himself in a government documentary, 45 years after it was filmed.

World Day for Audiovisual Heritage 2018 takes place on 27 October. The NFSA's Gayle Lake and Richard Vorobieff discuss the significance of preserving our heritage.

Sixty years ago this month, the Top 40 pop chart helped bring the golden age of radio to a close and kickstarted a new era.

We had to build a custom-made device and photograph 465 frames in order to bring back to life a 1901 Kinora cricket film!

The NFSA collects tens of thousands of items every year. What were some of the highlights for 2016?

Radio Archivist Chris Arneil looks at the outcomes of our Gaywaves LGBTI radio preservation program.