World Day for Audiovisual Heritage

Through a collaboration between the UCLA Film & Television Archive , UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center and UCLA Library Digital Collections , with 56 preserved episodes of Reflecciones (1972–74) are now viewable online with enhanced metadata for improved discoverability. These episodes provide a critical moving image record of how Chicana/o/x communities represented themselves on the medium of television during a pivotal time of social change in Los Angeles. Produced for Los Angeles television station KABC , the vital local public affairs program offered Chicana/o/x perspectives as an alternative to network news sources, whose coverage often ignored or stereotyped people of color. Episodes of the local Emmy Award-winning series cover a diverse range of topics, including the United Farm Workers, efforts to incorporate East Los Angeles, Chicano prisoners of war in Vietnam, relations between Black and Brown gangs, and many more. Notable guests include actor and activist Ricard...

In honor of World Day for Audiovisual Heritage 2025 , San Francisco Film Preserve is delighted to make the newly restored The White Heather (Maurice Tourneur, 1919) available to watch free of charge on our website. Long thought lost, this exceptional film was found at Eye Filmmuseum in 2023, and has been restored by San Francisco Film Preserve, San Francisco Silent Flm Festival , and Eye Filmmuseum. Stephen Horne has created a stunning new score for the film. San Francisco Film Preserve (affiliated to AMIA, FIAF) Online Access to The White Heather 27 October 2025 - 27 October 2026 ONLINE ONLY

Preserving film archives and passing on cinematic heritage is the noble mission of the China Film Archive. This year, we received a generous donation from the family of Qian Xiaozhang and Zhang Jianzhen — pioneering figures in the founding of New China’s film industry. The collection includes photo albums, manuscripts, letters, and audiovisual materials. Beyond their personal significance, these items serve as precious artistic records that bear witness to the journey of Chinese cinema through times of war, forming an essential part of our nation’s collective cultural memory. To mark this year’s World Day for Audiovisual Heritage , we will host the event “ A Partnership Through Flames: The Qian Xiaozhang and Zhang Jianzhen Film Collection Donation Ceremony ,” alongside screenings in Beijing and Suzhou of Homesick (1935) — Mr. Qian Xiaozhang’s first edited film. Directed by Shen Xiling and produced by Mingxing Film Company , the film weaves a rich, fluid narrative centered on the ...

The creation of the Polish Film Heritage List was guided by the idea that cinema is not merely a spectacle, a commodity, or even a collection of canonized masterpieces. It draws inspiration from such unique initiatives as the National Film Registry of the U.S. Library of Congress and the Vatican Film List, established to mark the centenary of cinema. The List, created by the National Film Archive – Audiovisual Institute (FINA), aims to highlight films that have played a special role in shaping Polish culture, imagination, and collective memory. It also serves as a reflection on the history of film technology — including pioneering and technologically unique works, from the surviving recordings made with Kazimierz Prószyński’s camera, through experimental films, to those documenting the evolution of cinematic craftsmanship. The selection encompasses both canonical and lesser-known titles: feature films, documentaries, animations, experimental works, student and amateur productions, a...

En el marco de la celebración del Día Mundial del Patrimonio Audiovisual , se llevará a cabo un Conversatorio y Muestra Audiovisual Interinstitucional dedicado a resaltar la invaluable labor de preservación del patrimonio fílmico dominicano. Esta jornada reunirá a tres de las principales instituciones responsables de resguardar y difundir nuestra memoria audiovisual: la Cinemateca Dominicana, el Archivo General de la Nación (AGN) y Radio Televisión Dominicana (RTVD) . El encuentro propone un espacio de reflexión, diálogo y exhibición, en el que se compartirán experiencias, desafíos y logros alcanzados en la conservación del acervo cinematográfico nacional. Los participantes —Vielka Roa, encargada de Audiovisual del AGN; José Enrique Rodríguez, director de la Cinemateca Dominicana; y Leo Silverio, representante del Instituto RTVD— conversarán sobre las iniciativas que desde sus respectivas instituciones fortalecen la protección y difusión de las imágenes que conforman nuestra identida...

El conversatorio “ Día Mundial del Patrimonio Audiovisual 2025 : desde la perspectiva de Memoria del Mundo México” reflexiona sobre la preservación del patrimonio sonoro y visual nacional y el papel de las instituciones mexicanas en el programa UNESCO Memoria del Mundo. The talk “ World Day for Audiovisual Heritage 2025: from the perspective of Memory of the World Mexico” explores the preservation of Mexico’s audiovisual heritage and the role of national institutions within UNESCO’s Memory of the World programme. Instituto de Investigaciones Bibliotecológicas y de la Información , UNAM (affiliated to IASA, IFLA) Día del Patrimonio Audiovisual. Conversatorio en línea. Desde la perspectiva de Memoria del Mundo México 27 October 2025 ONLINE ONLY