World Day for Audiovisual Heritage

World Day for Audiovisual Heritage 2025 – Event Program. Date: October 27 – November 4, 2025. Venue: Istanbul Museum of Painting and Sculpture, 4th Floor & Cinema Hall. Organized by Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University Prof. Sami Şekeroğlu Cinema-TV Center, TOBB Creative Industries Council , and UNESCO National Commission of Turkey . The program includes Opening and Closing Panels, Opening Speeches, and six film screenings restored and conserved with contributions from various centers. October 27, Monday Opening Reception & Program Introduction – 09:30 Dr. Başak Ürkmez – Director, MSGSÜ Cinema-TV Center Opening Speeches – 09:40 - Prof. Dr. Burçin Cem Arabacıoğlu –Rector, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University - A. Ata Kavame – President, TOBB Creative Industries Council - Dr. Ziya Taşkent – Secretary General of İSKA; Board Member, UNESCO National Commission of Turkey - Prof. Melike Taşçıoğlu Vaughan – President, ICoD (International Council of Design) Guided Tour: Istanbul Museum of Pa...

Azerbaijan State Film Fund (affiliated to FIAF) World Day for Audiovisual Heritage. 27 October 2025 Yasamal rayonu Baku; Azerbaijan.

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Ob praznovanju 20. obletnice Svetovnega dneva avdiovizualne dediščine vas Arhiv Republike Slovenije in Slovenski filmski arhiv, vabita na predstavitev in projekcijo amaterskih filmov iz začetkov slovenske kinematografije, s katerim bomo obeležili pomen varovanja, ohranjanja in dostopnosti naše skupne avdiovizualne preteklosti. Svetovni dan avdiovizualne dediščine (angleško World Day for Audiovisual Heritage), ki ga obeležujemo 27. oktobra, je razglasil UNESCO leta 2005. Njegov namen je ozaveščanje o ranljivosti filmov, radijskih in televizijskih oddaj, zvočnih posnetkov ter drugih avdiovizualnih gradiv ter spodbujanje njihovega arhiviranja, digitalizacije in dostopnosti za prihodnje generacije. Filmske projekcije bodo potekale v ponedeljek, 27. oktobra 2025, ob 13. uri v véliki predavalnici Arhiva Republike Slovenije na Poljanski cesti 40 v Ljubljani. PROGRAM IN PROJEKCIJE Osrednji poudarek letošnjega dogodka bo predstavitev in projekcija amaterskih filmov iz začetkov slovenske kinemat...

Since 2005, UNESCO has designated October 27th as “ World Day for Audiovisual Heritage ” to raise public awareness of its importance. To commemorate the day, the Hong Kong Film Archive presents a 4K digitally-restored treasure from its collection, Feast of a Rich Family (1959). This film is the most successful of several fundraising projects by the South China Film Industry Workers Union. In an extraordinary show of collaborative spirit, the production was entirely volunteer-based. A dozen writers collaborated on the script, while four acclaimed directors—Lee Sun-fung, Lee Tit, Ng Wui, and Law Chi-hung—each contributed their expertise. Featuring an unrivalled ensemble of the era’s biggest stars, the film is a testament to unity and charity within the Hong Kong film industry. Thanks to the Union’s generous 2024 donation of film materials, the Archive began a 4K digital restoration of the negatives and soundtrack. The process included colour grading, reducing flickering and scratches, a...