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2016: A-list visitors and big crowds!

NFSA events to remember

Here are just some of the events we presented in 2016.

Written by Adam Blackshaw
21 December, 2016
1 minute read

Each year the NFSA is visited by special guests willing to help us celebrate and share our collection and, most importantly, by thousands of people interested to hear from these talented people, as well as our experts. Here's a look back at some of great events we presented in 2016.

Summer

The year kicked off with Gillian Armstrong celebrating Australia Day with us for a special screening of Starstruck. We went fully retro with The Go!! Show, and recorded fascinating oral history interviews.

Director Gillian Armstrong at the NFSA on 26 January 2016
A special screening and exhibition of the NFSA's newly restored Australian feature film,
Normie Rowe
Special guests Dennis Smith, Little Pattie and Normie Rowe (pictured with NFSA's Ross
Ray Edmondson and Helen Morse
President of the Friends of the NFSA, Ray Edmondson, 'In Conversation' with renowned
Cathy O'Connor
Cathy O'Connor (L), CEO of Nova Entertainment, visited our Sydney office to record
Les Gock
Les Gock, guitarist from seminal 1970s glam rock band Hush, also recorded
National Youth Science Forum 2016
National Youth Science Forum students visited the NFSA to discover the science

Autumn

In Autumn we had a special concert by a Sounds of Australia inductee, shared some of our secrets with a young TV audience, welcomed the man who peed on Fellini, and dressed up for Eurovision.

Deborah Conway
Deborah Conway and Willy Zygier performed in our Theatrette. The special
David Stratton
Film critic and television personality, David Stratton (back right) visited the NFSA.
Michael Loebenstein
NFSA CEO Michael Loebenstein hosted Eleven's Scope TV for a special tour,
Cam Ford
Animator Cam Ford told us, 'Animated features used to be an event, now there is one every month.
Rebecca Elvy
Rebecca Elvy, CEO of our New Zealand counterpart Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision,
Eurovision
The annual NFSA Eurovision Superfan Party! Dami Im, you're our unofficial winner.
Michael Loebenstein
NFSA CEO Michael Loebenstein introduced, Ireland Will Be Free (1920) with

Winter

We witnessed the 'reunion of the Helfgotts', celebrated the work of a dentist and amateur filmmaker who captured Paralympic history, and hosted a number of red carpet premieres, as well as the ultimate sound conference.

Pianist David Helfgott has his arm around actor Geoffrey Rush's neck and is giving a thumbs up sign and laughing
We celebrated the 20th anniversary of Shine with special guests David Helfgott and Geoffrey Rush.
Geoffrey Rush and Hugo Weaving
Geoffrey Rush and Hugo Weaving at the Melbourne International Film Festival premiere for the restoration of Proof.
Sydney Film Festival
The NFSA's Gayle Lake (L) with Ray Lawrence, Lynette Curran and Tony Buckley
Libby Kosmala and Don Worley.
Amateur filmmaker, Don Worley, donated the only known footage chronicling the
Matthew Davies and Michael Loebenstein
We hosted the Australian Sound Recordings Association (ASRA) Conference and

Spring

In Spring we barely stopped to take a breath! From a new website to our biggest collection item, we shared the collection in many, many ways.

Proof
NFSA Ambassador, Margaret Pomeranz, takes a photo of Hugo Weaving and
Malcolm car coming out of storage for the film's 30th anniversary, 2016
We celebrated 30 years of Malcolm with a special anniversary screening featuring
Pete Smith and Lorrae Desmond
It was TV's 60th birthday. We were joined by special guests,
Website launch Sydney November 2016
We launched our new website and our friend, the Kookaburra, came back
Julianne Schultz at Digital Directions 2016
Digital Directions 2016 brought together scholars, policy-makers, GLAM sector
UNESCO's World Audiovisual Heritage Day
To mark UNESCO's World Audiovisual Heritage Day, the heads of key cultural institutions
AIATSIS MOU signing
We signed a Memorandum of Understanding with AIATSIS. It will see us working on

Summer

We ended the year with another celebration of the restoration of Proof (1991), and a day of contemporary music and old technologies.

Jocelyn Moorhouse in Canberra for Proof premiere, 2 December 2016
Our digital restoration of the award-winning film, Proof had its Canberra premiere
American Epic event pic
Live wax recording at the American Epic event.
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