National Film and Sound Archive
NFSA
5 April 1984 – 1999
Renamed ScreenSound Australia in 1999.
The national collecting institution for Australian film, television, radio and sound recordings, housed in the former Australian Institute of Anatomy building in Canberra.
Names over time
- National Film and Sound Archive1984–1999
- ScreenSound Australia1999–2003
How it came into existence
Established on 5 April 1984 by the Hawke government (Minister for Home Affairs and Environment Barry Cohen) as a non-statutory body, separating the film and sound recording collections from the National Library of Australia, whose film collecting dated from the National Historical Film and Speaking Record Library of 1935.
- film and sound recording collections
How it ended
Renamed ScreenSound Australia in 1999.
Main functions
- collection of Australian films and television
- collection of sound and radio recordings
- preservation of audiovisual heritage
- public access and screenings
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts.
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Sources
Some dates or links for this organisation are not fully confirmed. Corrections are welcome.