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Film Clips

Jedda

Jedda (1955) was the first Australian film to be shot in colour, have two indigenous lead actors and also it showd  the potential of film to generate debate and stimulate social change.

Australian Women's Weekly 1933 -1982

Search digitised editions of the Australian Women's Weekly from 1940s - 1982 to find information on your topic. Include in your seach the year you  are looking for if you know it.

Classic Australian films

Film in Australia

Film and Television

Search Australian Screen content and events through an interactive timeline (1940s - 2010s) in Australian TV and Feature Film.

Life in Adelaide in the mid 1960s

Made by The Commonwealth Film Unit 1966. Directed by James Jeffrey. A picture of life in the South Australian capital of Adelaide in the mid 1960s showing the social, commercial and recreational lifestyle of the time.

NFSA Films archive

This YouTube channel presents full titles from the Film Australia Collection of government-produced documentaries and programs, as well as a selection from the National Film and Sound archive's s national collection.

Youtube channel

Click on the following NFSA weblinks to explore programs associated with :

Films

Television

Radio

Indigenous Collection

Australia 1940 - 2000s History