Stories

Advertising has come a long way since The Mystery of a Hansom Cab was first adapted for the screen in Australia in 1911, as Helen Tully discovered.

The recent Puberty Blues (2012) TV series reminds NFSA Television curator Frances Baldwin of watching the 1981 film version and receiving material from the film as an archivist in 1986.

See how Broken Hill has changed in these films and recorded sound items from the NFSA's collection.

The construction of Louise Lovely's star persona from Dr. Jeannette Delamoir.

These film fragments represent the earliest known surviving moving images of Tasmanian Australian Rules football action, filmed in 1911.

These film posters highlight some of the many screen adaptations of Australian novels and plays held in the NFSA’s extensive collection relating to film, television and radio adaptations.

As the world turns its attention to London, the host city of the 2012 Olympic Games, the NFSA shares an endearing 1934 travelogue of the city.

Sally Jackson talks about the NFSA exhibition on the life and work of a forgotten Australian star.

The NFSA mourns the loss of Australian jazz legend Graeme Bell, who passed away on 13 June 2012 at the age of 97.

'The Shadowcatchers: a history of cinematography in Australia' by Martha Ansara was produced with the support of the NFSA.