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Jul 2022
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NFSA Presents: Inspired

In the latest NFSA Presents: Inspired interview, Jenny Cooney talks to Callan McAuliffe about films, actors and filmmakers that have influenced and inspired him.

Film
Jun 2022
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NFSA Presents: Inspired

In this NFSA Presents: Inspired interview, Jenny Cooney talks to Leah Purcell (The Drover's Wife) about our film history and the impact of seeing black worlds on screen.

Film
May 2022

Deep Dive: David Stratton – My Favourite Movies

Listen to David Stratton in conversation at the NFSA with Alex Sloan about his new book, My Favourite Movies, in February 2022.

By Travis Green / 3 May 2022
Film
Sound
Mar 2022
Cinematographer Ari Wegner standing next to director Jane Campion, seated at a monitor, on a grassy mountain location in New Zealand for the movie The Power of the Dog

Jane Campion: a portrait

Jane Campion's bold and unconventional work has been acclaimed around the world. 

By Richard Kuipers / 22 Mar 2022
Film
Photographs
Television
Feb 2022
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NFSA Presents: Inspired

In the latest NFSA Presents: Inspired interview, Jenny Cooney talks to Damon Herriman about his favourite Australian films and making it in Hollywood.

Film
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NFSA Presents: Inspired

In this NFSA Presents: Inspired interview, Jenny Cooney talks to Nicole Kidman about her relationship to the Australian film industry and Australian success in Hollywood.

Film

Vale Glenn Wheatley

We mark the passing of Glenn Wheatley – musician and manager of talent including John Farnham, Little River Band and Delta Goodrem.

By Crispian Winsor / 3 Feb 2022
Oral History
Sound
Jan 2022
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NFSA Presents: Inspired

In the latest NFSA Presents: Inspired interview, Jenny Cooney talks to Chris Pang about Australia's diverse acting talent and his enthusiasm for making movies.

Film
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2021 at the NFSA

View and listen to highlights of what our curatorial team collected in 2021.

By Mel Bondfield / 27 Jan 2022
Documents
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Object
Oral History
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Radio
Sound
Television
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NFSA Presents: Inspired

In the latest NFSA Presents: Inspired interview, Jenny Cooney talks to Mia Wasikowska about some of her favourite films, actors and filmmakers that have inspired her and how her ambitions have changed over time.

Film