Film & Sound News

List of articles

Apr 2013

Vale Chrissy Amphlett

The NFSA remembers the significant contribution made by Chrissy Amphlett to Australian music and popular culture.

By Graham McDonald / 23 Apr 2013

Sound

Mar 2013

Fractured Heart

Scarlet Barnett and Janet Berenyi, from our Exhibitions team, share their experiences watching people interact with the Gotye-inspired sculpture.

By Scarlet Barnett / 26 Mar 2013

Sound

Feb 2013

Mildura Time Capsule

See how Mildura has changed in these films and recorded sound items from the NFSA's collection.

By Beth Taylor / 14 Feb 2013

Film

Sound

Lynn Foster

Women played an important role during Australia’s early years of radio broadcasting. We look at the pioneering contribution of Lynn Foster.

By Chris Arneil / 12 Feb 2013

Radio

Dorothy Crawford

Women played an important role during Australia’s early years of radio broadcasting. We look at the pioneering contribution of Dorothy Crawford.

By Maryanne Doyle / 12 Feb 2013

Radio

Oct 2012

Archives in Transition

Senior curator Matthew Davies reports from the 43rd annual conference of IASA - the International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives - in New Delhi, India.

By Matthew Davies / 23 Oct 2012

Sound

Jun 2012

The father of Australian jazz

The NFSA mourns the loss of Australian jazz legend Graeme Bell, who passed away today in Sydney at the age of 97.

By Tamara Osicka / 14 Jun 2012

Sound

Jan 2012

The Vickers Vimy aeroplane flown from England to Australia by the Smith brothers in 1919

Our heroes of the air

The decade after the end of the First World War was a period of great excitement in aviation and this was reflected by the popularity of aviator songs.

By Graham McDonald / 5 Jan 2012

Sound

Jun 2011