Stories

The NFSA congratulates the Australian Children’s Television Foundation on its 30th birthday, 16 March 2012.

The Ansett collection at the NFSA provides a unique glimpse into the corporate history of a former national aviation icon.

Mould, vinegar odours and baby spiders; just another work day for film curators.

The importance of silent film preservation as seen in Hugo.

Audiences loved The Artist, that ode to the early days of cinema, but as Kodak files for bankruptcy, has film lost the battle against digital?

Some of our most notable screenwriters talk about their craft.

The National Film and Sound Archive is commemorating the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Darwin with a series of special film screenings.

The NFSA celebrates the inaugural World Radio Day on 13 February 2012 with a glimpse into the technical side of broadcasting during the Second World War in Australia.

NFSA conservator Shingo Ishikawa explores some of the ethical dilemmas that his profession is grappling with to remain relevant. Finding ways to preserve the non-physical elements surrounding physical objects is one example of a key challenge facing conservators.

The decade after the end of the First World War was a period of great excitement in aviation and this was reflected by the popularity of aviator songs.