Fifty years after it debuted in cinemas, The Rocky Horror Picture Show still pulses with the same energy, testament to both the wild, loud powerhouses behind its genius, and the rituals that have become folded into the film’s very being.

A one-sheet poster for the film release of The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Jim Sharman, 1975).

As the world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) – one of the masterworks of Australian cinema – we talked to director Peter Weir about the film’s mesmerising outtakes, which are held in the NFSA collection.

The oldest tennis tournament in the world is no stranger to Australian winners – lift the cup with Lleyton, celebrate with Ash, and travel back in time with these moments from Wimbledon history.

We bring you a highlights package of Australian Rules brilliance – rare historical footage, legendary players, magic moments and the ultimate footy anthem. Football is the winner!

‘Populations do not live in isolation’ – so starts Film Australia’s 1978 educational Australian Ecology Series, with the first episode, Populations.

Mike and Mal Leyland take a visit to Timber Town on their travel-by-request TV series

From the balconies of the Sydney Opera House, you can see the glittering lights of Luna Park

Before you stream SBS’s series Australia: An Unofficial History, make a detour through the NFSA’s vaults. Off the Record is a curated capsule of short films that peel back the surface of 1970s Australia.

While 1970s TV focused heavily on pop, mature rock audiences had few options until