the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage. 27 October
Image: UNESCO
The day of observation, initiated by UNESCO provides an occasion to raise general awareness of the need to acknowledge the importance of audiovisual documents and to take urgent measures to preserve them.
This year’s theme of the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage, "Your Window to the World", highlights the essential role of audiovisual heritage in connecting and understanding societies across the world.
Audiovisual archives tell us stories about people’s lives and cultures from all over the world. They represent a priceless heritage which is an affirmation of our collective memory and a valuable source of knowledge since they reflect the cultural, social and linguistic diversity of our communities. They help us grow and comprehend the world we all share. Conserving this heritage and ensuring it remains accessible to the public and future generations is a vital goal for all memory institutions as well as the public at large.
African women in cinema are actively engaged in the documentation of their societies through the medium of the audiovisual, as well as safeguarding these documents through archival methods and other measures.
Following is a selection of articles published on the African Women in Cinema Blog:
Recidak '96 : Quand les femmes du cinéma se mobilisent | When women of cinema take action
African Women and Film Spectatorship: An Early History | La spectatrice africaine et son regard sur le cinéma : une préhistoire
Centre for the Study and Research of African Women in Cinema
Women’s presence in African Screens | La presence de la femme dans Ecrans d’Afrique - 1991-1998
Sara Gubara: Her Father’s Eyes (Sudan)
Sisters of the Screen: Reflections on a Decade
Mahen Bonetti: The New York African Film Festival
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