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May 2021
David Gulpilil in a production still from Charlie's Country. He is looking up and smiling. His hair and beard is going grey.

David Gulpilil: Screen legend

Celebrating the life and work of one of Australia's finest actors. 

By Beth Taylor / 26 May 2021
Film
Photographs
Mar 2021
Handcoloured image of woman wearing a yellow dancer's costume and colourful butterfly wings

Stewart Corrick on The Marvellous Corricks

Stewart Corrick writes about his grandfather Leonard's famous family of entertainers and the 40-year mission to preserve and digitise the Corrick Collection.

By Stewart Corrick / 12 Mar 2021
Film
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

Vale Michael Gudinski

NFSA Senior Curator Thorsten Kaeding pays tribute to a giant of the Australian music industry.

By Thorsten Kaeding / 3 Mar 2021
Oral History
Sound
Feb 2021
Guy Pearce in drag miming to an opera aria on top of a bus travelling through the desert

Exploring Australian Film Music

Explore one of the more under-appreciated dimensions of cinema through our Australian Film Music curated collection.

By Johnny Milner / 16 Feb 2021
Film
Dec 2020
Still frame from virtual reality production Whadjuk showing Aboriginal men in the water and a ship on the horizon

2020 at the NFSA

View and listen to highlights of what we collected in 2020, including an emotional eyewitness account of the Victorian bushfires and exclusive interviews on the impact of COVID-19.

By Mel Bondfield / 16 Dec 2020
Documents
Film
Object
Oral History
Radio
Sound
Television
Nov 2020
Archie Roach rests against an old car seat in a studio with his guitar resting nearby.

Getting to Know Archie Roach

In 2020, Archie Roach was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame. Here are 10 amazing facts about the singer-songwriter.

By Beth Taylor / 24 Nov 2020
Sound
Kylie Minogue, dressed entirely in red, is sitting on top of a giant red shiny skull prop at one of her live shows.

All about Kylie

Whether you're a big Kylie fan or new to her work, why not test your Kylie knowledge with these 50 fun facts?

By Beth Taylor / 23 Nov 2020
Photographs
Sound
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