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Jun 2019
Image of a hand writing 'Eternity' in chalk on the sidewalk

NFSA Restores: Eternity

NFSA Restores: Eternity has premiered at the 2019 Sydney Film Festival. The acclaimed 1994 documentary has been digitally restored 25 years after its release.

By Chris Arneil / 7 Jun 2019
Film
Mar 2019
A partly colourised photo of a nautical-themed float in a 1930s street parade. On the float a woman dressed in white sits on a large-scale model of a sea creature.

Australia in Colour

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

Film
Television
Jan 2019
Donald Bradman batting in front of wickets while a film crew films him from behind

Donald Bradman: film actor

Sir Donald Bradman is recognised internationally as one of the greatest cricketers of all time, but did you know he also briefly acted in a movie?

By Jeff Wray / 21 Jan 2019
Film
Photographs
Popstar and TV personality Jimmy Hannan walking down the aisle at the Sydney Stadium with a crowd of people around him.

Jimmy Hannan: a winning smile

Vale Jimmy Hannan, who passed away on 7 January 2019, at the age of 84. We celebrate his life and work, and acknowledge his kind donation to the NFSA.

By Beth Taylor / 8 Jan 2019
Photographs
Sound
Television
Dec 2018
Four womern standing in a line in period costume

2018 at the NFSA

The NFSA collects tens of thousands of items every year. What were some of the highlights for 2018?

By Adam Blackshaw / 17 Dec 2018
Documents
Film
Object
Oral History
Photographs
Posters
Radio
Sound
Television
Jun 2018
The five band members of Cold Chisel standing in a row on a pier with water in front and behind them.

Celebrating Cold Chisel

Cold Chisel are the quintessential Aussie band who wrote the soundtrack for a generation.

By Mel Bondfield / 12 Jun 2018
Sound
May 2018
Singer Jimmy Barnes pictured from the chest up, in a black t-shirt and sitting in front of a mixing deck in a recording studio.

Barnesy: Rock Icon

We're shining a light on the phenomenal career of Australian rock legend Jimmy Barnes.

By Mel Bondfield / 28 May 2018
Sound
Mar 2018
Singer Jeff St John in a recording studio, seated in a wheelchair, wearing headphones and singing with eyes closed into a microphone.

Vale Jeff St John

We pay tribute to one of Australia’s greatest rock voices.

By Thorsten Kaeding / 9 Mar 2018
Sound
Feb 2018
Merle Oberon reclining on a chaise longue

Merle Oberon: The Lost Tasmanian

On her birthday, we share images of Merle Oberon from the NFSA's Taussig Film Stills Collection. Publicity for the Hollywood star always claimed she was born in Tasmania but a different story emerged after her death.

By Tenille Hands / 16 Feb 2018
Film
Photographs
Nov 2017
Michael Hutchence of INXS in concert, singing while seated on a loudspeaker

Remembering Michael Hutchence

Twenty years after his tragic passing, we pay tribute to one of Australia's most dynamic rock stars.

By Mel Bondfield / 21 Nov 2017
Sound