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NFSA Restores: Strictly Ballroom

11 May 2022

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Wash My Soul in the River's Flow Q&A

Watch a Q&A with director Philippa Bateman.

By Karina Libbey / 20 May 2022

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When the Camera Stopped Rolling

Listen to a Q&A with director Jane Castle and producer Pat Fiske.

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Regional TV in Australia

Regional TV began rolling out on the east coast 60 years ago.

By Bronwyn Barnett / 10 May 2022

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Oct 2010

Melbourne Cup Stops the Nation Again

One of the first films ever recorded in Australia screens 12 times a day in Federation Square in the lead-up to the 150th Melbourne Cup.

By Siobhan Dee / 29 Oct 2010

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Blue and white film cans sit on a blue mental shelf

Reflections on film preservation

Can you ever truly say a film has 'been preserved'?

By Dominic Case / 1 Oct 2010

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