National Film and Sound Archive

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National Film and Sound Archive

NFSA building
NFSA building
Archive type Film archive , sound archive
Coordinates 35 ° 16 '58.8 "  S , 149 ° 7' 15.6"  E Coordinates: 35 ° 16 '58.8 "  S , 149 ° 7' 15.6"  E
place Canberra
founding 1984
Age of the archive material 1896 until today
Website www.nfsa.gov.au

The National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) in Canberra is the film and sound archive responsible for Australia . It is responsible for the development, maintenance, maintenance, promotion and access to film, television, radio and audio recordings, video games, new media and related documents and artifacts. The collection ranges from works from the late 19th century to those from the present day. The systematic collecting began in 1935. Since 1984 the NSFA has been an independent cultural organization. The institution is a member of the International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives .

history

The NFSA's predecessor institution was the National Historical Film and Speaking Record Library, founded in 1935 . It was founded on December 11, 1935 by a cabinet decision. After the collection had been part of the National Library of Australia and its predecessors for almost 50 years , Secretary of the Interior Barry Cohen informed Parliament on April 5, 1984 that the NSFA would be established as an independent institution separate from the National Library. This announcement took effect immediately. Six months later, the NSFA moved into the building of the Australian Institute of Anatomy on the grounds of the Australian National University . The building in a greatly simplified and modernized neoclassical style was built in 1931 to house the anatomical collection of Professor William Colin Mackenzie. Originally the building was U-shaped; In 1999 the side wings were connected by a stylish rear transverse wing.

Entrance hall

In June 1999, the name was changed to ScreenSound Australia, The National Collection of Screen and Sound . At the beginning of 2000 it was renamed ScreenSound Australia, National Screen and Sound Archive . Finally, in December 2004, the institution returned to its original name, National Film and Sound Archive. Following the November 2007 elections, the new Labor government implemented an election pledge that would allow the NFSA to become a public corporation, much like the National Library of Australia, the National Gallery of Australia and the National Museum of Australia . The corresponding law came into force on July 1, 2008.

collection

The NSFA's collection comprises more than three million objects from the fields of sound, radio, television, film, video games and new media. In addition to records, films, videos, tapes, phonograph cylinders and wire recordings, the collection also includes accompanying documents and artifacts such as personal papers and organizational documents, photos, posters, posters, advertising, scripts, costumes, props, memorabilia, as well as audio, video and film equipment. The holdings include:

  • Cinesound Movietone Australian Newsreel Collection : Comprehensive collection of 4,000 newsreels and documentaries that include news coverage of all major events in Australian history, sporting events and entertainment from 1929 to 1975. Listed in World Document Heritage in 2003.
  • The Story of the Kelly Gang , directed in 1906 by Charles Tait, is the world's first full-length narrative film. Incorporated into the World Document Heritage in 2007.
  • The earliest surviving Australian sound recording, The Hen Convention , a song by singer John James Villiers with piano accompaniment, recorded in 1896 by Thomas Rome.
  • Patineur Grotesque , the earliest surviving film made in Australia. Shot of a man who roller-skated in front of a crowd in Sydney's Prince Alfred Park in 1896.
  • Original costumes from Australian films such as Priscilla - Queen of the Desert , Muriel's wedding and a picnic on Valentine's Day .

Web links

Commons : National Film and Sound Archive  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Clair Hurford: 30th anniversary of the NFSA. National Film and Sound Archive, 2014, accessed April 11, 2020 .
  2. ^ Institute of Anatomy (former), McCoy Cct, Acton, ACT, Australia. Australian Heritage Database, accessed April 11, 2020 .
  3. ↑ NFSA timeline. National Film and Sound Archive, 2020, accessed April 11, 2020 .
  4. ↑ James Massola: Innovative film sets the scene for the Archive's new role. In: The Canberra Times , July 2, 2008, p. 7.