UNESCO celebrates women on World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
22-10-2010 (Paris)
Miriam Makeba Sings (1978)
© UNESCO/Marcelo Salvaro
The Fourth World Day for Audiovisual Heritage presents a timely opportunity to consider the role that audiovisual heritage plays in our modern society. This year’s theme, “Save and Savour your Audiovisual Heritage - Now!” will be commemorated by UNESCO with the special focus on women.
The film archives represent the memory of UNESCO. Since 1945, the Organization has participated in film production to record, promote and showcase its fields of competence. At UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, the Fourth World Day for Audiovisual Heritage will be commemorated by a public screening of short films selected from the UNESCO audiovisual archives. All selected films feature women characters:
Miriam Makeba Sings (English, 1978) [*]
Loin des chimères (French, 1975)
Lydia: Another Point of View (Spanish, 1975)
More than Fair (English, 1969)
Les femmes sur le chemin de l'égalité - Rendez-vous avec l'Orient n°2 (French, 1960)
The Wives of Nendi (English, 1949)
Hommage à Mme Galina Oulanova - Gala de danse salle Pleyel (French, 1981)
The screenings will take place on 27 October 2010, from 12.00 a.m to 3.30 p.m. at 7, place de Fontenoy, 75007 Paris, France.
Proclaimed by UNESCO in 2005, the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage is a commemoration of the adoption of the Recommendation for the Safeguarding and Preservation of Moving Images in 1980. The Coordinating Council of Audio-Visual Archives Associations (CCAAA) is designated by UNESCO as the lead implementing body to organize the yearly celebrations. This World Day raises awareness of the importance of audiovisual documents as integral parts of national identities and the world's memory. It is also an occasion to draw attention to the urgent need to safeguard those documents, which need to be protected if they are to survive.
The screenings will take place on 27 October 2010, from 12.00 a.m to 3.30 p.m. at 7, place de Fontenoy, 75007 Paris, France.
Proclaimed by UNESCO in 2005, the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage is a commemoration of the adoption of the Recommendation for the Safeguarding and Preservation of Moving Images in 1980. The Coordinating Council of Audio-Visual Archives Associations (CCAAA) is designated by UNESCO as the lead implementing body to organize the yearly celebrations. This World Day raises awareness of the importance of audiovisual documents as integral parts of national identities and the world's memory. It is also an occasion to draw attention to the urgent need to safeguard those documents, which need to be protected if they are to survive.
South African folk diva Miriam Makeba performs during the International Year against Apartheid in Miriam Makeba Sings (1978).© UNESCO/Marcelo Salvaro
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