It’s been some little time since I sent anything out about
the National Film & Sound Archive. Developments and decisions that followed
the staff reductions, the production of the Draft Strategic Plan and the
consultations which followed appear to be yet to be finalised notwithstanding
that it is close to a year since all this activity started.
There is one matter that may interest many of you who signed
the original submission protesting about some of these matters. You may have
been involved in the NFSA’s Oral History Program and may therefore be
interested to know that this week the NFSA ‘s website will be devoting
attention to a selection of oral history interviews with journalists,
musicians, actors, directors and film crew. Each day this week will be devoted
to one group. Today, Monday 23 March its journalists and those selected are
Leigh Sales, Jeff McMullen and Sandra Sully. Without wishing to pre-empt your
selection I would particularly recommend the interview with actor Bruce Spence
on Wednesday and not just because it was moi who was asking the questions!!!
You can find the NFSA front page here
today’s page on journalists here
and some background on the program here.
To those of you who keep asking me what’s happening to what
once seemed like revolutionary change at
breakneck and uncontrolled pace, I can only
say I hope that there will be further reports and
public discussion on NFSA matters still to come. Change has taken place
in many areas of the institution not least amongst Board appointments. Arts
Minister George Brandis has not renewed any of those who were on the NFSA Board
when he came to office and has appointed Peter Rose, Toni Cody and Paul Neville
to take up the cudgels. Two more Board members terms expire shortly.
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