Film & Sound News

New film and sound recordings have been added to the Anzac Sight Sound website to coincide with the centenary of the signing of the Treaty of Versailles on 28 June, contributing to the final phase of First World War commemorations.

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

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

To mark Remembrance Day 2018, and the centenary of the end of the First World War, the NFSA is screening Peter Jackson's new film, 'They Shall Not Grow Old'.

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.

The NFSA has supplied hundreds of ultra-high definition clips to the Sir John Monash Centre in France, including the restored The Digger Carries On (1919).

To mark Anzac Day 2017, we've published rare Anzac films and songs on our Sights and Sounds of World War One website.

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