Film & Sound News

List of articles

Apr 2019

Saran Snook in black dress with white cape stands in front of an outback scene at sunset

The Dressmaker Costume Exhibition

See a spectacular range of haute couture costumes worn by the stars of The Dressmaker, on show at the NFSA in Canberra from 18 April.

By Stephen Groenewegen / 8 Apr 2019

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NFSA Stories: Quiz Kids

An Ancient History professor explored her own past when she watched an episode of a quiz show she'd participated in as a child.

By Amanda Diaz / 1 Apr 2019

Radio

Television

Mar 2019

A map of Australia showing Indigenous language groups, set against a bright blue backdrop

2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages

The United Nations General Assembly has declared 2019 to be the International Year of Indigenous Languages.

By Chris Arneil / 21 Mar 2019

Radio

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Television

Black and white portrait of actress Betty Bryant wit her elbows resting on a piano accordian and her face in her hands.

Starstruck: Betty Bryant

A look at Betty Bryant, once Australia’s most famed film ingénue, who features in the exhibition Starstruck: Australian Movie Portraits, now open on the Gold Coast.

By Tenille Hands / 6 Mar 2019

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Photographs

Introducing Lillian Roxon

Australian journalist Lillian Roxon was one of the first to take rock and punk music seriously.

By Beth Taylor / 4 Mar 2019

Photographs

Radio

Feb 2019

A reel to reel tape is in the foreground in front of three compact cassette tapes

World Radio Day: Behind the Violence

The NFSA marks World Radio Day 2019 on 13 February by profiling the community radio series Behind the Violence.

By Maryanne Doyle / 12 Feb 2019

Radio

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

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Oral History

Photographs

Posters

Radio

Sound

Television

Oct 2018

Two men and a woman. One man lights a cigarette while a mysterious hand reaches for him. The woman looks terrified. The other man holds a gun.

Horror Radio

For Halloween, we're sharing three full-length episodes of popular horror and thriller radio serials of the 1940s and 50s.

By Chris Arneil / 26 Oct 2018

Radio

Sep 2018

Women in swimsuits lounging on a film set made to look like a beach.

A Portrait of Pearl

Jennifer Coombes explores the life of Pearl Schweig, an actress from the 1930s Cinesound casting books who features in the exhibition Starstruck: Australian Movie Portraits.

By Jennifer Coombes / 10 Sep 2018

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Photographs

Aug 2018