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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
Film
Apr 2018
Actor and filmmaker Snowy Baker leaning against a car with 'Carroll-Baker Australian Picture Productions' written on the side

NFSA Restores: Snowy Baker

The NFSA restores three silent films starring Snowy Baker - Australian Olympian, filmmaker and trainer of Hollywood stars.

By Nathan Smith / 18 Apr 2018
Film
Feb 2018
A Sydney protest march in the late 1970s with young people walking under a banner that reads 'Stop police attacks on gays, women and blacks!'

The first Sydney Mardi Gras

On the 40th anniversary of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, a new NFSA digital restoration of the documentary Witches, Faggots, Dykes and Poofters goes back to where it all started.

By Stephen Groenewegen / 26 Feb 2018
Film
Jan 2018
Josef Bambach tried to console Isabel McDonagh in a scene from the 1929 silent movie The Cheaters

NFSA Restores: The Cheaters

Restoring 'The Cheaters', a 1929 silent film by the pioneering McDonagh sisters.

By Tara Marynowsky / 10 Jan 2018
Film
Dec 2017
Margaret Pomeranz at the Starstruck exhibition. She's posing with the Priscilla thong dress for a TV crew.

We were starstruck in 2017

In 2017 we found new and exciting ways to connect with our audiences through festivals, programs and special events. Here's a look back at some of the highlights.

By Adam Blackshaw / 22 Dec 2017
Photographs
May 2017
Film still from RAN of a Japanese castle on fire surrounded by an army.

Lights, camera, Winter!

Our Canberra winter program has the perfect mix of cinema events, live performances and regular favourites to keep all ages entertained.

By Jemma Pietrus / 26 May 2017
Film
Sound
Jul 2016

Proof restoration

Our digital restoration of Proof premieres tonight at the Melbourne International Film Festival. It’s been a long road, but it was absolutely worth it!

By Gayle Lake / 29 Jul 2016
Film
Actors Russell Crowe and Hugo Weaving in a still from the film Proof

Restoring Proof

Learn more about the restoration of Proof (1991) by NFSA Restores, a project which had the support of 266 film lovers.

By Miguel Gonzalez / 22 Jul 2016
Film
Jun 2016
Heather Mitchell and Jeffery Walker in a scene from the film Proof.

Proof's mother and son

We spoke with actors Heather Mitchell and Jeffrey Walker, the mother and son at the heart of the 1991 classic Proof.

By Tara Fedoriw-Morris / 22 Jun 2016
Film
Oral History
Ross O'Donovan in a scene from Starstruck (1982)

Ross O'Donovan beyond Starstruck

Ross O'Donovan talks about the impact that the film Starstruck (1982) has had on his life.

By Adam Blackshaw / 20 Jun 2016
Film