Saturday 5 April 2014 marks the 30th anniversary of the announcement in Parliament by Barry Cohen, Minister for Home Affairs and Environment, that the government would establish an autonomous National Film and Sound Archive.

Saturday 5 April 2014 marks the 30th anniversary of the announcement in Parliament by Barry Cohen, Minister for Home Affairs and Environment, that the government would establish an autonomous National Film and Sound Archive.
Listen to our Oral History interview with Wendy Hughes as the NFSA celebrates one of Australia's most beloved actors.
Andrew Denton is usually the one asking all the questions, but he swapped roles for a day and opened up during an interview for our Oral History program.
In 2014, the NFSA joined with nine other organisations to produce Australia’s first online Encyclopedia of women leaders including women who have made notable contributions to television.
The NFSA has joined with nine other organisations to produce Australia’s first online Encyclopedia of women leaders, including entries on women who have made notable contributions to radio.
In 2014, the NFSA joined with nine other organisations to produce Australia’s first online Encyclopedia of women leaders including women who have made notable contributions to film.
A Q&A with David Bridie, one of the most distinctive voices and songwriters in Australian music.
One of Australia’s best-rating soap operas, The Box (1974-1977), premiered on ATV O in Melbourne on 11 February 1974.
In celebration of 40 years of independent film production, the South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC) and the NFSA recently collaborated to mark this milestone with an exhibition of production photographs.
The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia acknowledges Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live and gives respect to their Elders both past and present.