Event
NFSA Screening: True History of the Kelly Gang + Q&A
26 November 2022

Inspired by Peter Carey’s Man Booker prizewinning novel of the same name, True History of the Kelly Gang is an epic, fictionalised re-telling of the life of legendary Australian bushranger Ned Kelly

NFSA Events: Flash Gordon Reimagined
Event
16 April 2021
NFSA Events: Flash Gordon Reimagined

Presented by the Friends of the National Film and Sound Archive as part of the ACT Heritage Festival

Screening: NEON (2015)
Event
27 January 2021
Screening: NEON (2015)

Be entranced by the dazzling glow of neon as you discover the history of this unique artform.

NFSA Events: Charlie Chaplin Triple: The Adventurer, The Cure and Easy Street
Event
14 February 2020
NFSA Events: Charlie Chaplin Triple: The Adventurer, The Cure and Easy Street

Friends of the National Film and Sound Archive presents stories that celebrate film

NFSA Friends - Lost Australia: Orphan of the Wilderness (1936)
Event
15 November 2019
NFSA Friends - Lost Australia: Orphan of the Wilderness (1936)

Friends of the National Film and Sound Archive presents stories that celebrate film

NFSA Friends - The Pentagon Papers: Conversations with Daniel Ellsberg (1972) + The Franklin River Blockade (1983)
Event
11 October 2019
NFSA Friends - The Pentagon Papers: Conversations with Daniel Ellsberg (1972) + The Franklin River Blockade (1983)

Friends of the National Film and Sound Archive presents stories that celebrate film

Daniel Ellsberg discusses his experiences in Vietnam and their influence on his decision to release the stolen Pentagon papers to the American public. Plus, the Tasmanian Wilderness Society's blockade of construction on a dam to flood the Franklin River attracted activists from all over Australia, 1440 of whom were arrested for non-violent protest.  Their efforts influenced the 1983 federal election campaign.

Film Screening: Looby
Event
8 August 2019
Film Screening: Looby

Looby is the story of what happens when an artist chooses to speak out

NFSA events and screenings
Event
21 June 2019—16 August 2019
NFSA events and screenings

Friends of the National Film and Sound Archive presents stories that celebrate film

Screening and Panel: Nolan, The Man & the Myth
Event
31 January 2019
Screening and Panel: Nolan, The Man & the Myth

Sidney Nolan is one of Australia’s most acclaimed but enigmatic artists.

Event
NFSA Screening: MGM - The Great Movie Shorts
16 November 2018

Friends of the National Film and Sound Archive presents stories that celebrate film

NFSA Screening: Canberra’s yesterdays
Event
12 October 2018
NFSA Screening: Canberra’s yesterdays

Friends of the National Film and Sound Archive presents stories that celebrate film

The Film – The Land
Event
4 October 2018—7 October 2018
The Film – The Land

The Land (2015) is an adventure play documentary  about a junkyard playground where children are free to do whatever they want 

NFSA Event: A dubious decision…A disturbing result
Event
21 September 2018
NFSA Event: A dubious decision…A disturbing result

Friends of the National Film and Sound Archive presents stories that celebrate film

NFSA Screening: Unknown Frank Hurley
Event
17 August 2018
NFSA Screening: Unknown Frank Hurley

Friends of the National Film and Sound Archive presents stories that celebrate film

Event
NFSA Screening: Showgirl’s Luck (aka Talkie Mad)
20 July 2018

Friends of the National Film and Sound Archive presents stories that celebrate film

NFSA Screening: Ned Kelly on Film
Event
15 June 2018
NFSA Screening: Ned Kelly on Film

Friends of the National Film and Sound Archive presents stories that celebrate film

For the love of film - Andrew Pike: Adventures in the Film Trade
Event
20 April 2018
For the love of film - Andrew Pike: Adventures in the Film Trade

Andrew Pike will take us on a journey through the Australian film trade, viewed from the perspective of a Canberra-based distributor and exhibitor