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Home Movies
Home movies can be a valuable addition to an audiovisual collection, including the NFSA’s National Collection. Though generally shot by amateurs, some home movies can be just as important as professionally made films to give us a vivid snapshot in time.
The extensive collection of home movies already held by the NFSA includes amateur films shot by prominent Australians like former PM Sir Robert Gordon Menzies and media magnate Sir John Fairfax. The vast bulk of NFSA’s home movies, however, have been shot over the decades by ordinary Australians, covering many different social situations, locations and events. We are interested in acquiring such material where it is high-quality footage that does not duplicate existing holdings and which we consider to be of cultural and historical significance.
Do you have home movies you’d like to offer the NFSA?
Before we can consider your movies, you need to provide us with as much information regarding your footage as possible. This will allow our curators to identify your films’ significance and provenance. It will also be valuable for cataloguing purposes should a film be selected.
Don’t send us any films in the first instance. Please download the Home movie FAQ and questionnaire below, fill it out and send it either by mail or email.
