Journal of Film Preservation - FIAF

devenu membre de CCAAA
(Coordinating Council of Audiovisual
Archive Associations), qui chaque
année réunit AMIA, FIAF, FIAT, IASA,
ICA, IFLA et SEAPAVAA, ainsi que
l’UNESCO en tant que membre
observateur.
La 7a conferencia anual de SEAPAVAA,
organizada por el Lao National Film
Archive and Video Center, se reunió en
mayo del 2002 en Vientiane, Laos.
Junto con la reunión realizada en
Singapur en 2000, se trata de la
segunda Conferencia general
realizada por SEAPAVAA
conjuntamente con otra asociación
internacional. El tema fue Encarar el
futuro : la realidad de los archivos.
Varios archivos expusieron su
concepción de lo que seria la situación
ideal en su país, haciendo abstracción
de las limitaciones presupuestarias y
otras contingencias.
Un nuevo Consejo Ejecutivo fue electo
por tres años. La sociedad Media
Matters hizo una donación de $10,000
destinado a la creación de un premio
que cada dos años deberá
recompensar, a partir de 2004, las
innovaciones técnicas y la
investigación en el campo de la
restauración y la preservación.
Durante esta reunión también se
resolvió crear un Secretariado
permanente de SEAPAVAA. Esta
oficina estará alojada en los locales de
la Philippine Information Agency, en
Manila.
Por otra parte, SEAPAVAA obtuvo el
estatuto de organización no
gubernamental (ONG) en UNESCO y
fue admitida como miembro del
Coordinating Council of Audiovisual
Archive Associations (CCAAA), que
cada año reúne a AMIA, FIAF, FIAT,
IASA, ICA, IFLA y SEAPAVAA, así como a
UNESCO en calidad de observador.
On this Council the ex officio role of Immediate Past President is filled
for the first time, as Ray Edmondson had completed his second term as
President.
SEAPAVAA stepped out in some new directions.
The conference saw the announcement of SEAPAVAA’s first
endowment. Jim Lindner of Media Matters, and previously the founder
of the video restoration laboratory Vidipax, donated US$10,000 to be
used as a capital base for a permanent biennial prize for technical
innovation and research in restoration and preservation. It is expected
the first prize will be awarded in 2004. The prize scheme will be
managed by a special committee of the Executive Council.
In view of the growing limitations of the current part time and
voluntary Secretariat arrangements, it was recognised the time had
come to establish a full time, staffed Secretariat for SEAPAVAA. With the
assistance of a sponsorship commitment to support the salary of a full
time administrator, the Secretariat will be located in its own offices
within the premises of the Philippine Information Agency in Manila.
Concurrently a review of committee structures will be undertaken to
ensure that the Association has organised itself effectively.
In late 2001, SEAPAVAA held its first workshop in the Pacific. Supported
by UNESCO funding, the workshop was held in Suva, Fiji, attracting
participants from 13 countries. The presence of two delegates from the
Pacific – from Fiji and Cook Islands – brought home to delegates the
great needs of the small Pacific countries. Following through on these
needs will be one of the challenges to be addressed by the incoming
Council.
A new three-year plan was adopted which calls for a more outgoing
approach to the raising of sponsorship, and to assisting in the
establishment of appropriate archival structures in countries where
these do not yet exist. A manual for young archives, more active
membership recruitment and further training activities are part of the
plan. During the year leading to the conference, SEAPAVAA had been
accepted into formal operational relations with UNESCO as a nongovernment
organisation (NGO), as well as into membership of the
CCAAA (Coordinating Council of Audiovisual Archive Associations), and
these important relationships will be embraced by the new EC.
The formal opening and closing ceremonies were presided by senior
dignitaries from the Cultural Ministry of the Lao Peoples’ Democratic
Republic. The social occasions introduced visitors to the traditions of
Lao music and dance, with their intricate movements and spectacular
costumes. The relaxed setting of the Lao capital itself added to the
sense of occasion, for Vientiane is no frantic metropolis. It is a small city
of timeless charm, abounding in museums, temples and ancient treelined
streets, where a favourite pastime is to linger on the banks of the
Mekong at dusk and watch the sun set into the gold-and-brown
water…as the Lao people have done for millennia.
A good place to restore perspective, to re-charge batteries, to dream
dreams, and to remember, at sunset, that tomorrow is another day.
Website: www.geocities.com/seapavaa
95 Journal of Film Preservation / 65 / 2002