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Section of a film poster from 1938 which shows a drawing of a kangaroo, some sheep and a man in a surf-lifesaving outfit.

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Reframing First Nations History

27 May 2022

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An Indigenous man wrapped in an animal skin blanket

Deep Dive: Ablaze

Karina Libbey in conversation with Ablaze co-directors Tiriki Onus and Alec Morgan.

By Karina Libbey / 26 May 2022

A river running through a valley between some mountains

June at Arc Cinema

What's on at the NFSA's Arc cinema in Canberra in June?

An Aboriginal man holding an acoustic guitar with his head bowed.

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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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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