Film & Sound News

List of articles

Mar 2018

Singer Jeff St John in a recording studio, seated in a wheelchair, wearing headphones and singing with eyes closed into a microphone.

Vale Jeff St John

We pay tribute to one of Australia’s greatest rock voices.

By Thorsten Kaeding / 9 Mar 2018

Sound

A growling grass frog sitting on the fingers of a man's hand

Protecting wildlife through sound

Sound Curator Tessa Elieff celebrates World Wildlife Day with a selection of field recordings of unique Australian wildlife.

By Tessa Elieff / 1 Mar 2018

Sound

Feb 2018

Winifred Atwell playing the piano and smiling while two men film her with a 35mm film camera next to the piano

Winifred Atwell in Australia

Meet the Amazing Miss A - popular ragtime pianist Winifred Atwell, who conquered the charts in the 1950s and later made Australia her home.

By Stephen Groenewegen / 23 Feb 2018

Sound

Louie the Fly

A look at the creation of the iconic 'Louie the Fly' jingle, named by the NFSA in 2018 as one of the Sounds of Australia.

By Amanda Diaz / 21 Feb 2018

Sound

Television

Dec 2017

Detail from a hand-drawn Christmas card showing Mr Squiggle carrying a golden glittery moon

Mr Squiggle's Christmas cards

This collection of hand-illustrated greeting cards from Mr Squiggle creator Norman Hetherington to Pat Lovell is representative of a wonderful working friendship.

By Jessica Bolton / 20 Dec 2017

Documents

Television

Deborah Mailman singing on stage in a still from the film The Sapphires

2017 at the NFSA

The NFSA collects tens of thousands of items every year. What were some of the highlights for 2017?

By Adam Blackshaw / 19 Dec 2017

Film

Oral History

Posters

Radio

Sound

Television

Album cover for Christmas Wishes from Lindsay and Joan. Features Joan and Lindsay posing for the camera; he is holidng a guitar.

Merry Indie Christmas

We're inviting independent musicians, bands, singers and songwriters to submit their Christmas songs for consideration for the NFSA collection.

By Tessa Elieff / 13 Dec 2017

Sound

Nov 2017

Michael Hutchence of INXS in concert, singing while seated on a loudspeaker

Remembering Michael Hutchence

Twenty years after his tragic passing, we pay tribute to one of Australia's most dynamic rock stars.

By Mel Bondfield / 21 Nov 2017

Sound

Oct 2017

Vic Simms holding a copy of his record The Loner in front of the Vinyl Lounge banner

Vinyl Lounge turns 4

Our free monthly Vinyl Lounge celebrated its 4th birthday on 6 October, with a memorable evening that included great music, delicious cake and a very special guest.

By Amanda Diaz / 11 Oct 2017

Sound

Aug 2017