UNESCO Bangkok is organising the experts meeting on Documentary Heritage at Risk in Asia and the Pacific scheduled between 28 February – 2 March 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand. The event aims to form guidelines on disaster risk management for the archives in the Asia-Pacific region. Sanchai Chotirosseranee, SEAPAVAA’s Secretary-General, will represent SEAPAVAA in this meeting. The SEAPAVAA Secretariat will share the guidelines once it is available.
2023 FIAF Congress: Highlighting Women Pioneers
The International (FIAF) Congress 2023 symposium on “Women, Cinema, and Film Archives”, seeks to celebrate the legacy of women in the film archive’s history and their role in developing its future. As part of its activities, the symposium will recognise those who have been at the forefront of archival practice worldwide, sharing their stories, and highlighting their achievements and inheritance.
FIAF is calling for submissions for short biographies of female colleagues who have contributed to the preservation of film heritage through their stories in the course of film archives for the 2023 FIAF Congress.
If interested, kindly send an email to simposium2023@filmoteca.unam.mx with the following:
- brief 200 word professional biography that highlights their contributions and the challenges they faced
- three high-resolution portrait images with credits (preferably those that capture them in the exercise of their practices)
FIAF will print and publish the biographies on the 2023 Congress website. Deadline of submission is on 17 February 2023.
Details of SEAPAVAA’s 27th Conference and General Assembly
SEAPAVAA’s 27th Conference and General Assembly will be held on 8 – 13 May 2023 at Mahatai Pattaya Convention Center in Pattaya, Thailand. The local host institution is Thai Film Archive (Public Organization). For the tentative schedule, hotel recommendations, and transportation details of the conference, kindly visit SEAPAVAA’s Conference Website at seapavaaconference.com.
Passing of Belina SB Capul, SEAPAVAA Founding Secretary-General
Belina SB Capul (1953 – 2023)
Belina Capul (seated middle) at SEAPAVAA’s 1st Conference in Manila, Philippines
19 February 1996
SEAPAVAA is deeply saddened at the passing of Belina San Buenaventura Capul on 12 January 2023, at the age of 70, due to health complications.
Bel, as she was affectionately called, was SEAPAVAA’s founding Secretary-General (1996 – 2002) and President (2002 – 2008). She contributed hugely to the foundation and development of SEAPAVAA. She continued to attend and support SEAPAVAA activities, even as recently as September 2022.
We extend our deepest condolences to Bel’s family and to all who knew her. She will be missed and always remembered.
Funeral services are held at St. Peter Memorial Chapel in Commonwealth, Tandang Sora (near Robinson’s), Quezon City, Manila, Philippines till 16 January 2023. Cremation will be on 17 January 2023 at 4:00 PM (PHT).
2023 IASA Annual Conference and ICTM Forum
The International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives (IASA) is pleased to announce that the IASA and the International Council for Traditional Music (ICTM) will hold a joint conference from 11 – 15 September 2023. The venue will be the University of Istanbul, Turkey. Online attendance via videoconferencing will also be offered for those unable to attend in person. This joint event will comprise both the 2023 IASA Annual Conference and an ICTM Forum. It will be a wonderful opportunity for collaboration between the organizations and their many shared interests. The call for proposals will be announced in January 2023.
Announcement on SEAPAVAA’s 27th Conference and General Assembly, 8 – 13 May 2023
Greetings from the SEAPAVAA Executive Council (EC)!
After two years of online conferences and General Assemblies, we are happy to announce that the 27th SEAPAVAA Conference and General Assembly (GA) will be held physically from 8th – 13th May 2023 in Pattaya, Thailand.
This conference and GA will be hosted by the Film Archive (Public Organization). Specific details of the conference (e.g., call for papers, schedule, registration, etc.) will be shared in the coming months via www.seapavaaconference.com.
The election for SEAPAVAA’s new Executive Council (2023 – 2026) will also take place during the 27th GA.
We look forward to seeing SEAPAVAA members and many more colleagues in 2023.
Happy holidays!
SEAPAVAA Executive Council (2020 – 2023)
Congratulations to the Recipient of the 2022 SEAPAVAA Best Archival Project in the Region Award!
*photo courtesy of Freedom Film Network
The Best Archival Project in the Region Award of SEAPAVAA strives to recognise projects or initiatives that have shown exceptional and significant contributions to the audiovisual archiving field in the Southeast Asia-Pacific region.
This year, SEAPAVAA is proud to present the 2022 Best Archival Project in the Region Award to the Freedom Film Network for their project titled, “Social Films for Social Change: Social Film Archive”.
Freedom Film Network’s Social Film Archive (Arkib Filem Rakyat) is an archive of films and raw footage related to activism and social movements in Malaysia. The archive was initiated in 2020 and remains to be the only archive of human rights footage in Malaysia. The Social Film Archive’s objective is to provide an alternative perspective of people’s history, identity, and nation-building. The archive’s online catalogue will be made available to the public starting March 2023. You may find more information about the Social Film Archive at ArkibFilemRakyat.org.
SEAPAVAA would also like to express its appreciation to AV Preservation by reto.ch for sponsoring the 2022 Award.
[NOW AVAILABLE!] Keeping Memories: Cinema and Archiving in Asia-Pacific
SEAPAVAA is proud to announce that the anthology, Keeping Memories: Cinema and Archiving in Asia-Pacific, edited by Nick Deocampo, is now available for purchase. This book is co-published by the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) Press and Southeast Asia-Pacific Audiovisual Archive Association (SEAPAVAA), in cooperation with Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) and Vietnam Film Institute (VFI).
You may purchase a copy of the book through the following:
ADMU Website: bit.ly/KM-web
Shopee: bit.ly/KM-s
Lazada: bit.ly/KM-lzd
ABOUT THE BOOK
Keeping Memories: Cinema and Archiving in the Asia-Pacific edited by Nick Deocampo brings together film scholars, archivists, film artists, academics, media practitioners, historians, and cultural advocates to share their thoughts that touch the heart of our Asian film heritage. In four themes, the sections in this anthology deal with topics such as Archives and Memory, Archives and National Identity, Archives and the Asia-Pacific, and Archives and Cinema History.
The book covers topics as varied as personal meanderings in the region and archival encounters, lacunae in film deposits, archival ambiguities, cinematic imaginaries of nation, pandemic media, digital archive, and “lost” film histories. Contributors in the anthology include Stephen Bottomore, Karen Chan, Bede Cheng, Nick Deocampo, Wimal Dissanayake, Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, Aaron Gerow, David Hanan, Joshua Harris, Dina Iordanova, Bliss Cua Lim, Gina Marchetti, Charles Musser, Mick Newnham, Benedic ‘Bono’ Salazar Olgado, Nguyen Minh Phuong, Joie Springer, Akira Tochigi, and Nadi Tofighian. With preface by Ray Edmondson.
ABOUT THE EDITOR
NICK DEOCAMPO is a filmmaker and film historian. An associate professor at the UP Film Institute in the University of the Philippines, he took up his masters of arts degree in Cinema Studies at New York University as a Fulbright scholar and received his Certificate in Film in Paris, France. An advocate of film archiving, he has written books and articles on the subject, such as Lost Films of Asia, Films from a “Lost” Cinema, Historiography of a “Lost” Cinema, and Envisioning a Rhizomatic Audio-Visual Archiving for the Future. He is a four-time recipient of the Philippine National Book Award, and his publications cover subjects from film history to film literacy. He was formerly chair of the UNESCO Philippines Memory of the World Committee.
JOB OPENING: SEAPAVAA Assistant Coordinator
Position is based in Manila, Philippines
The Southeast Asia-Pacific Audiovisual Archive Association (SEAPAVAA), founded in 1996, is a professional association of organizations and individuals involved or interested in the development of audiovisual archiving in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. It aims to promote the archiving of the region’s rich audiovisual heritage. We assist our members in strengthening their capabilities in this specialized field through training and networking. As of May 2022, SEAPAVAA has 89 member archives, institutions, and professionals from 23 different countries around the world.
If you are looking for the opportunity to work in an established association with audiovisual archiving professionals from around the world and be able to travel in the Southeast Asia-Pacific region for conferences, you could be the Assistant Coordinator that we are looking for.
The Assistant Coordinator will be guided by the Administrative Coordinator in managing the operations of SEAPAVAA.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
will include but are not limited to:
- Operations
Day-to-day operations of SEAPAVAA including the handling of membership communication, liaison with international associations, accounting and finance, and records keeping.
- Project Management
Secretariat support for SEAPAVAA events, projects, and publications, including the association’s annual conference, Executive Council meetings, and fundraising proposals.
- Membership Development
Management of SEAPAVAA’s membership, maintaining and updating membership records, and processing new membership applications.
- Archives and Records Management
Organisation and maintenance of an orderly archives and records.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Willing and able to work for SEAPAVAA for a minimum of three consecutive years from the date of appointment.
Open to learning, adaptable, disciplined, self-motivated, and proactive. Keen to work with professionals from different countries and cultures. Able to travel when required for SEAPAVAA-related work.
Skills
- Strong organizational skills and an eye for detail.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English. Proficiency in the other languages used in the Southeast Asia-Pacific region is a plus.
- Adept in IT and multi-media tools. Willing to learn different digital tools and applications. Knowledge in Photoshop, Word Press, and Adobe suite of programmes would be a plus.
Educational Qualifications and Experience
- A bachelor’s degree, preferably in related fields such as International / Public Relations, Library and Information Studies, Communication, and Development Studies.
- Experience in audiovisual heritage and preservation, have worked at not-for-profit cultural institutions, or international relations would be useful.
- Fresh graduates with some related experience may apply.
EMPLOYMENT TERMS AND CONDITIONS
The Assistant Coordinator is a full-time position, renewable on a yearly basis, with an initial six-month probationary term. Upon confirmation, the Assistant Coordinator will be promoted to Administrative Coordinator.
The initial base pay for the probationary term is commensurate with experience and qualifications. A benefits package, including Social Security and Health Insurance, will be available after the probationary period.
Salary raises after the appointment is placed on permanent establishment and is dependent on performance as assessed by the SEAPAVAA Executive Council.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Interested applicants should email their Letter of Intent and Resume / Curriculum Vitae with the subject heading: Assistant Coordinator Application [your last name] to secretarygeneral@seapavaa.net AND secretariat@seapavaa.net by 8 November 2022.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview. References should be made available upon request.
Let Us Celebrate the 2022 World Day for Audiovisual Heritage!
The World Day for Audiovisual Heritage (WDAVH) – 27th October – is a key initiative by UNESCO and the Coordinating Council of Audiovisual Archives Associations (CCAAA) to honour audiovisual preservation professionals and institutions that safeguard our heritage for future generations. Around the world, audiovisual archives join together annually on this day to celebrate their work with events that highlight the vulnerability of these valuable materials and the unheralded work of the institutions that provide protection, preservation, and access to the materials.
The theme for this year’s WDAVH is “Your Window to the World”. Audiovisual materials can tell your story, your truth, and your presence. They provide a window to the world, allowing us to observe events we cannot attend, hear voices from the past who can no longer speak, and craft stories that inform and entertain. By listening to recorded sounds and looking at images captured on film and video we can not only appreciate the richness of this culture but also learn from it.
This year on 27th October 2022, we celebrate together the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage and the 30th anniversary of the Memory of the World Programme, established by UNESCO in 1992.
SEAPAVAA joins the global celebrations of the 2022 WDAVH and highly encourages our members to share how they are celebrating the #AudiovisualHeritageDay. You may fill in the form at the CCAAA page and provide information about your respective events by sending a descriptive text (500-words max.) and one (1) image per event.
Happy 2022 World Day for Audiovisual Heritage!
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