The World Day for Audiovisual Heritage takes place every 27 October. This commemorative day was chosen by

UNESCO The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...

(the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) in 2005 to

raise awareness Consciousness raising (also called awareness raising) is a form of activism popularized by United States feminists in the late 1960s. It often takes the form of a group of people attempting to focus the attention of a wider group on some cause or ...

of the significance and preservation risks of

recorded sound Sound recording and reproduction is the electrical, mechanical, electronic, or digital inscription and re-creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice, singing, instrumental music, or sound effects. The two main classes of sound recording ...

and

audiovisual Audiovisual (AV) is electronic media possessing both a sound and a visual component, such as slide-tape presentations, films, television programs, corporate conferencing, church services, and live theater productions. Audiovisual service pr ...

documents (films, sound and video recordings, radio and television programmes). Events are held in many countries, organised by national and regional sound and film archives, broadcasters, museums and libraries, and major audiovisual associations including the

Association of Moving Image Archivists The Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization established to advance the field of moving image archiving by fostering cooperation among individuals and organizations concerned with the acquisition, ...

(AMIA),

International Council on Archives The International Council on Archives (ICA; French: ''Conseil international des archives'') is an international non-governmental organization which exists to promote international cooperation for archives and archivists. It was set up in 1948, wi ...

(ICA), International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives (IASA), and the

International Federation of Film Archives The International Federation of Film Archives (french: Fédération internationale des archives du film, FIAF) was founded in Paris in 1938 by the Cinémathèque Française, the Reichsfilmarchiv in Berlin, the British Film Institute and the Museum ...

(FIAF)). The main objectives of designating the date of 27 October were listed by UNESCO: * raising public awareness of the need for preservation; * providing opportunities to celebrate specific local, national or international aspects of the heritage; * highlighting the accessibility of archives; * attracting media attention to heritage issues; * raising the cultural status of audiovisual heritage; * highlighting audiovisual heritage in danger, especially in

developing countries A developing country is a sovereign state with a lesser developed industrial base and a lower Human Development Index (HDI) relative to other countries. However, this definition is not universally agreed upon. There is also no clear agreem ...

. The 2012 and 2013 events were co-ordinated by the Coordinating Council of Audiovisual Archives Associations, through the SouthEast Asia & Pacific Audiovisual Archives Association (SEAPAVAA) and International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives (IASA).

References

"Sights, Sounds and Slogans! world day for audiovisual heritage contest"
''Bangkok Post''. October 21, 2013. {{paywall

External links

Official World Day for Audiovisual Heritage website

Official United Nations site

Official UNESCO site

United Nations List of International Days
October observances International observances

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