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.
Chris Guster shares a personal perspective on the early days of remote First Nations media groups.
Part 2 of this series, which dives into the fact and fiction behind Frank Hurley's iconic film about Sir Douglas Mawson’s 1911–1914 Australasian Antarctic Expedition.
The fact and fiction behind Frank Hurley's iconic film about Sir Douglas Mawson’s 1911–1914 Australasian Antarctic Expedition. Part 1 of 2.
Graham Shirley continues his exploration of the rich diversity of Australian cinematic representations and interpretations of the outback. Part 2 of 2.
Films set in the outback have been central to an imagining of Australia for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous filmmakers. Part 1 of 2.
Sigrid Thornton presents the 2011 Longford Lyell Lecture 'An Australian Actor's Perspective on the Industry' on 28 November 2011.
To celebrate the life of Ken Russell, Vincent Plush reveals a little-known connection between the late British director and Australia.
An interview with Mad Bastards director/producer Brendan Fletcher after his feature won the 2011 NFSA IF Award for Independent Spirit.
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.
