Tag Archive for National Film and Sound Archive of Australia

2021 Sounds of Australia Announced

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…

Celebrate Iconic Aussie Soap Prisoner

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

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…

NFSA Restores My Brilliant Career

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

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

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…