Rare behind-the-scenes footage from the Storm Boy shoot shows the team effort involved in making this magical film.

In addition to preserving Australia’s filmmaking past and present, the NFSA also recognises the importance of learning from filmmakers themselves.

Tom started his career in the early 1970s making advocacy videos with trade unions and inner-city communities (see Fig Street Fiasco and We Have To Live With It, both 1974).

Ray Argall met with Sue at her office in Fitzroy, a hub for independent filmmakers in Melbourne.

Ray Argall interviewed Robin Hughes on 3 June 2009. Robin takes Ray down memory lane at Film Australia’s Lindfield studios where she worked as a filmmaker, a general manager and CEO.

Ray Argall spoke to Sue at her office in Northcote, Melbourne, where screenplays line the walls in many drafts.

Patricia Edgar was interviewed by Ray Argall on June 9, 2009 at her home in Melbourne.

NFSA Film Curator Heather Gill looks at the legacy of short-film festival Tropfest.

Baz Luhrmann’s radical update of Romeo + Juliet boldly shattered conventional wisdom that said Shakespeare as he wrote it would never appeal to a mass audience.

Grant Scicluna wins the inaugural Orlando Short Film Award for his short film 'Neon Skin'. Grant gives an insight into the world of making short films on the streets of Melbourne.