World Day for Audiovisual Heritage is celebrated annually on October 27 around the globe. The day was established by UNESCO in 2005. It aims to raise awareness of the significance and preservation risks of recorded sound and audiovisual documents like films, sound and video recordings, and radio and television programmes. The main objective of the day is raising public awareness of the need for preservation, highlighting the accessibility of archives, attracting media attention to heritage issues and raising the cultural status of audiovisual heritage. In this article, let’s know more about the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage 2024 date and the significance of the annual event. International Animation Day: From The Jungle Book to The Lion King, 5 of Disney’s Classic Animated Films To Watch on Disney+ Hotstar.

The World Day for Audiovisual Heritage (WDAH) is a commemoration of the adoption, in 1980 by the 21st General Conference, of the Recommendation for the Safeguarding and Preservation of Moving Images. This day provides an occasion to raise general awareness of the need to take urgent measures and to acknowledge the importance of audiovisual documents.

World Day for Audiovisual Heritage 2024 Date

World Day for Audiovisual Heritage 2024 will be celebrated on Sunday, October 27.

World Day for Audiovisual Heritage Significance

World Day for Audiovisual Heritage is an important day that informs the public and organisations about the importance of preserving audiovisual archives as part of the world’s cultural heritage. On this day, events are held in many countries, organised by national and regional sound and film archives, broadcasters, museums and libraries, and major audiovisual associations, including the Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA), International Council on Archives (ICA), International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives (IASA), and the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF).

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