Event
NFSA Events: Flash Gordon Reimagined
16 April 2021

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

Matthew Thorne: Jingo was born in the Slum
Exhibition
1 October 2022—16 April 2023
Matthew Thorne: Jingo was born in the Slum
Season extended

The exhibition features photographs and costumes from Justin Kurzel’s film, True History of the Kelly Gang, alongside Sidney Nolan’s iconic Ned Kelly paintings that influenced the film

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.

NFSA Friends - Hugh Watson: Songs of Peace and Protest
Event
13 September 2019
NFSA Friends - Hugh Watson: Songs of Peace and Protest

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

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

Friends of the NFSA Event: TV Nostalgia - first of a series
Event
17 May 2019
Friends of the NFSA Event: TV Nostalgia - first of a series

When television arrived in 1956 it caused profound social change and introduced Australians to a new world of entertainment with series imported from the USA and elsewhere

Friends of the NFSA Event: The Overlanders
Event
26 April 2019
Friends of the NFSA Event: The Overlanders

Film historian Andrew Pike will present one of Australia's great film classics, screened in its entirety

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

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

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

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

Event
NFSA Screening: Ned Kelly on Film
15 June 2018

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