Ten new titles have been inducted into the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia’s (NFSA) prestigious Sounds of Australia registry of sound recordings that have helped shaped Australia’s culture. “Since 2007, the Sounds of Australia Registry has become the defining list of Australia’s recorded sound history. It highlights our unique cultural development through our…
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Interview with Stewart Corrick, Grandson of Leonard Corrick about The Corrick Collection
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A big thank you to Stewart Corrick for taking time to me over the phone interview about his family and their film collection. A selection of the films from The Corrick Collection is going to premiere at Ten Days on the Island. NFSA Restores The Corrick Collection The Corrick Collection on the NFSA YouTube Channel…
Interview with NFSA Curator Elena Guest about The Corrick Collection
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A big thank you to NFSA Curator Elena Guest for the phone interview about The Corrick Film Collection. The Corrick film Collection contains 135 of the world’s earliest films, which formed part of the Corrick Family Entertainers variety act over 100 years ago. A selection of the films from The Corrick Collection is going to…
Celebrate Iconic Aussie Soap Prisoner
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The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) will host the online premiere of On the Inside: A Prisoner Celebration, featuring stars Val Lehman, Amanda Muggleton and musician Allan Caswell, will screen online on Friday 19 June. Presented as part of the NFSA Live series of online events, On the Inside: A Prisoner Celebration…
NFSA Sunday to Far Away Online Screening
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The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) will present a free online screening of Sunday Too Far Away at 6pm AEST on Friday 12 June 2020, the latest in its NFSA Live series of online events. Producer Matt Carroll will join NFSA Chief Curator Gayle Lake for a special Q&A after the online…
Don Bradman’s Only Movie Appearance Published Online
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The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) has published Sir Donald Bradman’s only ever movie appearance, in the 1936 melodrama The Flying Doctor, to coincide with the 83rd anniversary of ‘The Don’ shooting the scene. In the film, Bradman is seen batting for South Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground. He then has…
NFSA Restores My Brilliant Career
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Margaret Fink and Gillian Armstrong’s empowering feminist classic My Brilliant Career has been digitally restored by the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) and is set to premiere at this year’s Sydney Film Festival on Wednesday 13 June. Director Gillian Armstrong will participate in a special Q&A following the screening. My Brilliant Career…
NFSA Celebrating 40 Years of PNG Independence
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The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) will celebrate Papua New Guinea’s 40 years of independence with a program of screenings, presentations and a special performance by PNG’s award-winning musician George Telek as part of the NFSA’s 100 Seats series on Saturday 19 September. NFSA CEO Michael Loebenstein explained that the celebrations kicked…
Picnic at Hanging Rock: 40 Years of Mystery
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Picnic at Hanging Rock: 40 Years of Mystery is a new online exhibition from the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA), featuring 360o views of the original costumes, never-before-seen footage, international posters and more. The exhibition coincides with the 40th anniversary of the film’s world premiere in Adelaide on 7 August 1975. “Picnic…
NFSA & NPG to establish ‘Portraits from the Movies’ exhibit
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The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) and the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) are thrilled to have received funding from the Australian Government to begin developing a joint touring exhibition with the working title ‘Portraits from the Movies’. “I am delighted that the NPG and NFSA are embarking on this groundbreaking collaboration. I…