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Year of Fruits and Vegetables

26 Feb 2021

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A crew member adjusts the silver cape attached to Guy Pearce who is seated on a giant silver shoe in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

Music in Australian film

Explore an under-appreciated dimension of Australian cinema.

By Johnny Milner / 16 Feb 2021

Helen Reddy silhouetted while singing on stage

March at Arc Cinema

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

By Karina Libbey / 15 Feb 2021

Red paper lanterns hanging as part of Lunar New Year celebrations

Lunar New Year 2021

See footage of previous Year of the Ox celebrations – from 1937, 1985 and 2009.

By Mel Bondfield / 10 Feb 2021

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Jun 2018

Wendy Hughes and Judy Davis seated on a couch talking in a still from My Brilliant Career

My Brilliant Career

The empowering 1979 classic Australian film My Brilliant Career has been digitally restored as part of the NFSA Restores program.

By Jenny Gall / 8 Jun 2018

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Two figures argue in a scene from the futuristic 1924 Russian science-fiction silent film Aelita, Queen of Mars

Aelita: Queen of Mars

The NFSA has recently digitised to 4K the groundbreaking 1924 Russian science-fiction feature film 'Aelita: Queen of Mars'.

By Craig Dingwall / 7 Jun 2018

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Lee Simon and John Paul Young being interviewed at the St Kilda Film Festival

Right There On My TV

See highlights from our 1970s music television panel 'Right There On My TV', featuring Lee Simon and John Paul Young, at the 2018 St Kilda Film Festival.

By Simon Smith / 6 Jun 2018

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