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NFSA launches ❤ Kylie: A Celebration
Celebrating Australia’s highest-selling artist of all time.
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NFSA + DNA
A technological world first for the NFSA.
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The NFSA is always open online
In response to COVID-19 restrictions, we launch the NFSA is Always Open Online campaign.
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NFSA restoration of The Sentimental Bloke premieres in Sydney
The NFSA digitally restores The Sentimental Bloke (1918), a classic Australian silent film.
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Three million collection items and growing
The NFSA collection now numbers over three million items.
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Heath Ledger: A Life in Pictures
The NFSA hosts a major Heath Ledger exhibition in Canberra.
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Newscaf 30th anniversary
The NFSA celebrates 30 years of our News and Current Affairs Program in 2018.
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Storm Boy turns 40
Storm Boy, the classic Australian film based on Colin Thiele’s novel, is the subject of our latest online exhibition.
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The new NFSA website
The redeveloped nfsa.gov.au offers a mobile, responsive experience to better discover and share our collection.
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Johnny O’Keefe: a little bit louder now
A new online exhibition celebrates the Australian rock’n’roll icon.
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Deadline 2025
NFSA CEO Michael Loebenstein launches the discussion paper Deadline 2025: Collections at Risk.
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NFSA Ambassador: Margaret Pomeranz
The NFSA announces its first Ambassador, Margaret Pomeranz.
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Picnic at Hanging Rock: 40 Years of Mystery
The NFSA celebrates Picnic at Hanging Rock with an online exhibition and a 40th anniversary screening.
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Anzac Sights and Sounds
The NFSA and Nga Taonga Sound & Vision launch a joint website to commemorate the Centenary of the First World War.
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Binny Lum and The Beatles
The NFSA releases a previously unheard interview with The Beatles to commemorate the 50th anniversary of their Australian tour.
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Black Chat: Stiff Gins
In March, Stiff Gins perform in the NFSA theatrette for the Black Chat program. In 2013, they visit the NFSA to record a unique wax cylinder.
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Priscilla: 20 Years Young
The NFSA throws a 20th birthday party for The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert complete with special guests, outdoor screening and online exhibition.
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Gotye@NFSA
Gotye comes to the NFSA in February for a full day and evening of public events, including the launch of interactive sculpture Fractured Heart.
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Two million collection items and growing
The NFSA collection now numbers over two million items.
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Mabo Day Black Screen DVD
On 31 May the NFSA releases a DVD compilation, From Malo’s Law to Native Title: 1898 to 1998, commemorating the 20th anniversary of Mabo Day.
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NFSA recognises Timor-Leste 10th anniversary
Prime Minister Julia Gillard gives Timor-Leste’s Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao a photographic still from a rare and iconic film in the NFSA collection.
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25 more Australian films preserved
The NFSA Deluxe/Kodak project restores a further 25 notable Australian feature films.
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Heath Ledger Oral History Project
In December the NFSA launches the Heath Ledger Young Artists Oral History Project.
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Honouring Marius Sestier
The NFSA honours the life and work of pioneer filmmaker Marius Sestier, who shot Australia’s earliest surviving films.
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William Barton at the NFSA
On the eve of the first anniversary of the Prime Minister’s Apology to the Stolen Generations, William Barton is interviewed and performs at the NFSA.
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Gaywaves
Significant bequest from gay rights activist and broadcaster, Dietmar Hollman
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Wake in Fright
The NFSA-restored Wake in Fright screens at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival and is re-released in Australian cinemas.
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The Australian Mediatheque opens
On 18 September the NFSA, in collaboration with the Australian Centre for the Moving Image, opens the Australian Mediatheque in Melbourne.
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Statutory authority
The NFSA becomes an independent statutory authority on 1 July.
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A world class cinema experience
The NFSA’s state-of-the-art screening venue, Arc cinema, opens in August.
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Restoring the world’s first feature film
The NFSA digitally restores The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906), considered to be the world’s first feature-length film, to mark the centenary of its premiere.
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Crawford Productions donation
The NFSA receives a major television donation from Crawford Productions.
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50 Australian colour films restored
The NFSA Kodak/Atlab project restores 50 Australian colour feature films over five years.
