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Aug 2016

Gaywaves Project

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

By Chris Arneil / 19 Aug 2016
Radio
Sound

Pest control

How the NFSA takes care of pests and mould, and what you can do at home to protect your own collections.

By Robert Waterfall / 10 Aug 2016
Object
Jul 2016

Proof restoration

Our digital restoration of Proof premieres tonight at the Melbourne International Film Festival. It’s been a long road, but it was absolutely worth it!

By Gayle Lake / 29 Jul 2016
Film
Actors Russell Crowe and Hugo Weaving in a still from the film Proof

Restoring Proof

Learn more about the restoration of Proof (1991) by NFSA Restores, a project which had the support of 266 film lovers.

By Miguel Gonzalez / 22 Jul 2016
Film
Jun 2016
Heather Mitchell and Jeffery Walker in a scene from the film Proof.

Proof's mother and son

We spoke with actors Heather Mitchell and Jeffrey Walker, the mother and son at the heart of the 1991 classic Proof.

By Tara Fedoriw-Morris / 22 Jun 2016
Film
Oral History
Ross O'Donovan in a scene from Starstruck (1982)

Ross O'Donovan beyond Starstruck

Ross O'Donovan talks about the impact that the film Starstruck (1982) has had on his life.

By Adam Blackshaw / 20 Jun 2016
Film

NFSA Restores Bliss

Ahead of its premiere at the Sydney Film Festival, Tara Fedoriw-Morris recounts the journey of Ray Lawrence's Bliss (1985) back to the big screen, thanks to NFSA Restores.

By Tara Fedoriw-Morris / 8 Jun 2016
Film
May 2016
Portrait of Con Colleano in hat and coat looking away from camera

Con Colleano

Go behind-the-scenes at the circus with rare home movie footage of Australia's Con Colleano, the world-famous 'Wizard of the Wire'.

By Tara Marynowsky / 9 May 2016
Film
Photographs
Posters
Film still from Howling III: The Marsupials showing girl being attacked by werewolves

Howling III

NFSA Publicity Coordinator Jemma Pietrus interviews filmmaker Philippe Mora about Howling III: The Marsupials.

By Jemma Pietrus / 9 May 2016
Film
Film still of Helen Morse as Caddie looking at drawings of women's dress designs in a studio.

Caddie

The second part of our celebration of Caddie's 40th anniversary, focusing on the feminist legacy of the film.

By Adam Blackshaw / 5 May 2016
Documents
Film
Oral History
Photographs