Welcome to the Friends of the National Film and Sound Archive Inc.

Welcome to the Friends of the National Film and Sound Archive Inc.

Welcome to the website of The Friends of the National Film and Sound Archive Inc (FNFSA). The Friends is a group of volunteer advocates working to further the aims of the Archive and to encourage links between the Archive, the film and sound communities and the general community. It is a separate organisation to the NFSA itself.

For some interesting reading check out 'Your view: on museums, art and heritage', a magazine which brings together the experiences of a variety of people who get their kicks out of all things art and history, including an article on the NFSA by Friends committee member Lindy Ross.  Download here.

Our latest Newsletter is here: Download Newsletter 55 for May 2023

Our FACEBOOK site is here.  Our YouTube Channel is here.

Telling Australia's story - and why it's important: Report on parliamentary inquiry into Canberra's national institutions

Special Deals at NFSA for Members

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The recording starts with the patter of a summer squall. Later, a drifting tone like that of a not-quite-tuned-in radio station rises and for a while drowns out the patter. These are the sounds encountered by.

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft as it dove through the gap between Saturn and its innermost ring on April 26, the first of 22 such encounters before it will plunge into Saturn’s atmosphere in September.