NFSA summer cinema opens with cocktails, live music, and colour-focused films
NFSA's Hot Summer Nights pairs films exploring colour with courtyard music and drinks every Friday and Saturday.
The NFSA designed a summer program with films, courtyard gigs and Aussie nostalgia. The main films explore how colour tells stories, screening titles like A Clockwork Orange and The Red Shoes.
January brings Film Noir classics starting with The Maltese Falcon. February features modern Neo-Noir including Enter the Void, set in neon-lit Tokyo.
Hot Summer Nights runs every Friday and Saturday in January and February. From 6 pm, the courtyard has cold drinks and live music; films start at 8 pm.
Musical acts match the films: guzheng player Mindy Meng Wang performs with producer Tim Shiel before Wong Kar-wai's In the Mood for Love. A Christmas Party Mix runs December 17 to 19.
- 6 pm courtyard, 8 pm films
- Screening times
- Friday and Saturday, January and February
- Schedule
- Alice Taylor
- Programming coordinator
- The Maltese Falcon
- Opening Film Noir classic
Why it mattersSummer programming gives Canberrans a way to escape the heat while catching rare films and live performances in an intimate courtyard setting.
AustraliaThe NFSA in Canberra showcases Australian and international cinema, including restored prints of groundbreaking local films. The summer season features the Australian director Robert Luketic and highlights First Nations cinema.
