Ina and Ina EXPERT are involved in raising awareness with respect to the need to preserve the world’s audiovisual heritage. To that end, lna has been organising seminars in partnership with foreign institutions since 2005. These seminars, which are now organised by Ina EXPERT, are aimed at organisations responsible for archives, and at decision-makers within television and radio broadcasters. They aim to present:
- the challenges involved in the preservation and digitisation of the audiovisual heritage
- the back-up practices, technologies and strategies available
- the methodologies applicable to archiving.
The seminars also enable participants to identify the external resources available to fund their projects, analyse the steps involved from design to setting up of the audiovisual archive, pool regional initiatives in audiovisual digitisation, and measure the impact of digitisation on the challenges faced in the preservation and management of archives.
These seminars are organised with the active support of the public and private sectors in the relevant country.
Beijing, China. December 2005.
Audiovisual Archives: Today’s Challenges, Tomorrow’s Solutions.
Partners: AIBD (Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development), Ina, SARFT (State Administration of Radio, Film and Television of China), with the support of the French Foreign Affairs Ministry, the French Embassy in Singapore and the International Federation of Television Archives.
Rabat, Morocco. June 2006.
Pan-African Days on the Preservation of Audiovisual Archives.
Partners: Ina, the Moroccan Ministry of Communications, with the support of the French Foreign Affairs Ministry, the International Organisation of Francophonie, and the International Federation of Television Archives.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia. December 2006.
Building a Country’s Audiovisual Memory: a Daily Challenge.
Partners: AIBD (Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development), Ina, the French Foreign Affairs Ministry, the French Embassy in Cambodia, the International Federation of Television Archives, with the support of the Bophana Centre, the International Organisation of Francophonie, and Sony Europe.
Alexandria, Egypt. June 2007.
Audiovisual Archives in the Digital Age: a New Given.
Partners: Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Ina, with the support of the French Embassy in Egypt, the International Federation of Television Archives, the Permanent Conference of Mediterranean Audiovisual Operators, and the Arab States Broadcasting Union.
Santiago de Chile, Chile. May 2008.
Latin-American Seminar on Audiovisual Archives.
Partners: Ina, Cineteca nacional of Chile, with the support of the Chilean National Council of Culture and the Arts, the French Embassy in Chile, Chilean National Television, the Catholic University of Chile, and the International Federation of Television Archives.
