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Jan 2022
A woman sitting behind a news desk in a TV studio looking directly into the camera.

2021 at the NFSA

View and listen to highlights of what our curatorial team collected in 2021.

By Mel Bondfield / 27 Jan 2022
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May 2021
Satine and Christian embrace in her chambers while Toulouse-Lautrec peers down at them from outside a heart-shaped window, in a scene from Moulin Rouge!

Moulin Rouge! Red Satin Dress

A look at the red satin dress worn by Nicole Kidman in Moulin Rouge!, on the film's 20th anniversary.

By Jennifer Coombes / 10 May 2021
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Mar 2021
Technician handles film in a lab

Corrick Collection: Photochemical Restoration

The story behind the photochemical restoration of the Corrick Collection.

By Sally Jackson / 5 Mar 2021
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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
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Jul 2020
A collage of images including David Gulpilil, Annette Kellerman, fashion models and detail from a Polish Storm Boy film poster

50 wonderful surprises

Fifty surprising, heartwarming and weirdly wonderful items from the NFSA collection.

By Beth Taylor / 7 Jul 2020
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Jun 2020
Close-up of a cassette tape with a blank label

Cassette Culture

The NFSA recently received a donation of 12 releases from the short-lived Melbourne-based cassette label Comfort 35.

By Nick Henderson / 17 Jun 2020
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Mar 2020
Colourful graphic of three arrrows

The NFSA is Always Open Online

The NFSA is always open online, with our collection available to be explored 24/7.

By Noel Wheatley / 23 Mar 2020
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Close up of a hand painted image of actress Marie Lorraine, aka Isabel McDonagh.

McDonaghs' Scrapbook

The NFSA has unearthed a rare scrapbook created by the McDonagh sisters around the release of their film 'The Far Paradise' in 1928.

By Mel Bondfield / 12 Mar 2020
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Dec 2019
Cartoon of dog parents in a car with their dog children in the back.

2019 at the NFSA

The NFSA collects tens of thousands of items every year. What were some of the highlights for 2019?

By Adam Blackshaw / 11 Dec 2019
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Oct 2019
Three Kinora reels

World Day for Audiovisual Heritage 2019

The UNESCO World Day for Audiovisual Heritage takes place on 27 October. To celebrate we go behind the scenes with an early cinema home entertainment system: the Kinora.

By Jeff Wray / 24 Oct 2019
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