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Apr 2022

Anzac Day Online

From Gallipoli to the home front, our website features many sights and sounds of the First World War and Anzac Day commemorations.

By Stephen Groenewegen / 20 Apr 2022
Film
Mar 2022
Kodi Smit-McPhee folding paper to make it into decorative flowers in a scene from The Power of the Dog

Australian Films and the Oscars

Australian films have been nominated in nearly every category at the Academy Awards.

By Stephen Groenewegen / 22 Mar 2022
Film

Ken Muggleston, Oscar winner

Australian set decorator Ken Muggleston recalls the moment he first learned he'd won an Academy Award.

By Stephen Groenewegen / 22 Mar 2022
Oral History
Aug 2021
Wheelchair racer Kurt Fearnley is captured racing at the London 2012 Paralympics. A packed stadium is blurred behind him.

Kurt Fearnley

To coincide with the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, 3-time Paralympic gold medallist Kurt Fearnley AO shares his story.

By Kurt Fearnley / 25 Aug 2021
Television
Jul 2021
Cheree Toka holding an Australian Aboriginal flag. The Sydney Harbour Bridge is in the background.

Aboriginal Flag 50th anniversary

To mark the 50th anniversary of the first raising of the Aboriginal flag in July 1971, proud Kamilaroi yinarr (woman) Cheree Toka writes about what the Aboriginal flag means to her.

By Cheree Toka / 7 Jul 2021
Television
May 2021
Satine and Christian embrace in her chambers while Toulouse-Lautrec peers down at them from outside a heart-shaped window, in a scene from Moulin Rouge!

Moulin Rouge! Red Satin Dress

A look at the red satin dress worn by Nicole Kidman in Moulin Rouge!, on the film's 20th anniversary.

By Jennifer Coombes / 10 May 2021
Film
Object
Mar 2021
Still from a colourised film showing a woman bent down near a table holding a large fan.

Corrick Collection Digital Restoration

The Corrick Collection of films has now been digitised and is once again able to be shared with audiences.

By Jillian Mackenzie / 10 Mar 2021
Film
The celebrating bride and groom and wedding party exit the church after a wedding in 1925

Australia in Colour: Season 2

A second season of the landmark factual series arrives on SBS from 10 March 2021, featuring over 160 minutes of NFSA collection footage.

By Stephen Groenewegen / 9 Mar 2021
Film
Television
Oct 2020
Kylie Minogue is standing on a stage with a foot up on an amplifier in a power pose. There are dancers in front of her and two musicians on stage with her playing guitar.

Kylie's story

The ❤ Kylie: A Celebration Collection Story on Kylie Minogue is sure to have you Spinning Around!

By Beth Taylor / 16 Oct 2020
Film
Photographs
Sound
Television
Sep 2020

Deep Dive: Making Waves + Emma Bortignon

In 2020 the NFSA screened the documentary Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound, followed by a Q&A with award-winning Australian sound designer Emma Bortignon.

By Johnny Milner / 29 Sep 2020
Film