Vietnam to host Southeast Asia-Pacific audiovisual archive conference
Hanoi will host the 25th conference of the Southeast Asia-Pacific Audiovisual Archive Association (SEAPAVAA) in both virtual and face-to-face forms from June 20-25, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
The 22nd conference of the Southeast Asia-Pacific Audiovisual Archive Association in Bangkok, Thailand (Photo: the Vietnam Film Institute)
Hanoi (VNA) – Hanoi will host the 25th conference of the Southeast Asia-PacificAudiovisual Archive Association (SEAPAVAA) in both virtual and face-to-face formsfrom June 20-25, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Under the approved plan, the conference themed “AV Archiving in ChangingTimes: Successes, Failures, and Challenges” will take place from June 23-24,focusing on theory and practice of audiovisual archive inthe field of cinema.
Apart from mentioning successes, the event will also point out failures and challenges,as well as experience and solutions to these issues.
Vietnamese and international speakers will present about 20 papers at the event,which will see the participation of representatives from 33 film andaudiovisual archive organizations of 23 SEAPAVAA membercountries and territories, and those from SEAPAVAA member countries’ embassies,foreign cultural centres and other international organisations in Hanoi.
In the framework of the conference, two seminarson digital preservation and restoration and the role of digital assetmanagement for national heritage archive, and preservation of analog films,will be arranged.
Meanwhile, theSEAPAVAA’s25th General Assembly will consider admitting new members, and amending, supplementing,and approving the statutes of the association.
Before and during the conference, there will be activities to introduceVietnam’s cinematic achievements and audiovisual archive activities, and thosepromote the country’s image of land, people, culture, and tourism potential tointernational friends, including a Vietnamese and international film week and aVietnam cinema exhibition from June 21-25 in Hanoi.
SEAPAVAA, founded in 1996, is an association of organisations andindividuals involved in, or interested in the development of audiovisual archiving in SoutheastAsia and the Pacific as to preserve and provide access to the region’srich audiovisual heritage./.
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The 22nd conference of the Southeast Asia-Pacific Audiovisual Archive Association in Bangkok, Thailand (Photo: the Vietnam Film Institute) 
