Frederick Wiseman film retrospective comes to Australia
Ten films are being presented across Sydney and Melbourne as part of a retrospective on US documentarian Frederick Wiseman.
Australia's visionary unionist films revived for Cinema Reborn festival
In the 50s, a small group of Australian filmmakers set out in a custom Kombi Van to document the working…
Number 96 turns 50
The National Film and Sound Archive looks back at the story of Australia's first 'adults only' soap.
Free films for International Women's Day at NFSA
To celebrate International Women's Day, NFSA are showing the Women Make Films series. And the best thing about it? It's…
NFSA gets new money, cheers everyone up
The government responds to a tough week in screen policy with a startling announcement. The NFSA and the National Archive…
NFSA defended by Zali Stegall, independent MP with a sense of humour
The National Film and Sound Archive has been battered for a long time. MP Zali Stegall mounts a forlorn defence…
New head of NFSA Patrick McIntyre is a culture vulture faced with a techno trap
After a series of technically inclined experts, the NFSA reveals its new head is a cultural leader.
NFSA announces new exhibition: Australians & Hollywood
Opening 4 December, NFSA’s Australians & Hollywood: A Tale of Craft, Talent and Ambition will celebrate the true stories of…
Sydney Theatre Company's Patrick McIntyre appointed new NFSA CEO
McIntyre brings two decades of arts management experience to the NFSA. Following groundbreaking CEO Jan Muller, who resigned in December…
Discover the photographer behind Australia’s most iconic moments
NFSA celebrates the 60-year career of the prolific Indigenous photojournalist Mervyn Bishop with an exhibition in Canberra only until August.