See a diggers' boat that survived Gallipoli!
Film Australia produces programs under the National Interest Program: a contract with the Australian Government to devise, produce, distribute and market productions that deal with matters of national interest or illustrate and interpret aspects of Australian life.
The Film Australia Library manages over 5000 titles, reflecting a century of Australia's history. We hope you enjoy the unique selection we have put together from our video archive below. Please come back to explore our additions to this collection over time.
National Treasures
This selection of footage uncovers some of our most prized national treasures. From Sir Donald Bradman's Bat to Gallipoli to the first surfboard every introduced into Australia. You will uncover something about our history you never new. See a diggers' boat that survived Gallipoli! It's just not cricket, or is it? Pumping surf guitar accompanies this insight into Duke's surfboard that... |
A cross-section from Film Australia's archives
This diverse selection of footage from the Film Australia archives, exposures a range of rare moments in our history and shows some of the most unique qualities of Australia and its people from Federation until the present. It's a real life whodunit! Finally, an answer to one... Superb Oscar-winning animated short that is even more relevant today... Do you know what a bullock joke is? This is where you find out! |
Australian Diaries
Explore this selection of rare footage from our archive and watch some of the unique Australian stories that have enriched our nation. Jazz, Australian style, when the skirts were short and the shorts shorter still... Join us! Citizens wanted! Australia, land of the future, invites Europeans... Whether you are a trainspotter, revhead or waterway freak, see how the... |