Celebrities from old movies star in national portrait tour

The National Film and Sound Archive is joining with the National Portrait Gallery to finally unveil secrets of its stills collection.
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Image: cropped shot from director’s cut poster for Picnic at Hanging Rock, taken from a study of the image from Image Workshop. 

‘Be jealous. It is something to be jealous of. We are having an extremely good time.’

National Portrait Gallery curator Penny Grist is describing the sheer pleasure of working with the National Film and Sound Archive on a joint exhibition, Portraits from the Movies.

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David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.