Project co-funded by the European Commission
A new project for the audiovisual memory of the Balkans
Balcans’ Memory project, co-funded by the European Commission, aims at implementing in the Western Balkans the first steps of an ambitious policy of preservation and promotion of audiovisual heritage and to promote the dissemination of good practices and know-how and strengthen the skills of the professionals working in archive centers and broadcasters of the area.
Led by Ina through its center for expertise in media and digital contents, Ina EXPERT, in partnership with the Croatian audiovisual centre, the National Film Archive of Albania and COPEAM, the project is composed of preparatory actions whose aim is to raise awareness among decision-makers of the Western Balkans on the necessity to invest in the preservation, digitization, use and management of their cinematographic and audiovisual heritage.
It will target 3 levels of stakeholders – decision-makers, heads of archives and professionals – at local and regional scale and intends to create the preliminary conditions to encourage the preservation, digitization and use of audiovisual heritage in the Western Balkans:
• In raising awareness among decision-makers and funding agencies on the historical, cultural, educational, and economical value of the archives
• In providing archive managers with knowledge and methodology to digitize and manage audiovisual contents
• In strengthening capacities of professionals working in the field of audiovisual heritage.
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Balkans’ Memory: Seminar on the Legal Framework and the Promotion of Cinematographic and Audiovisual Content
Podgorica, October 28–30, 2013
As part of the Balkans’ Memory project, Ina, in partnership with the Montenegrin Cinematheque and RTCG, is organizing a seminar on the legal framework and the promotion of audiovisual content from October 28 to 30, 2013.
This seminar will take place in Podgorica and follows two previous meetings: one on the preservation and restoration of archives in Tirana in November 2012, and another on digitization and digital media management in Belgrade in April 2013.
This time, participants will discuss the legal framework for the exploitation of cinematographic and audiovisual works, including the procedures for rights clearance. Documentary practices and fund description will also be covered, as well as the promotion of images and sounds through the analysis of relevant case studies.
Theoretical courses, delivered in English, will be enriched by round tables and targeted visits led by specialists.
Monday, October 28
- Legal framework for the exploitation of audiovisual content – copyright and authors’ rights
- Rights clearance
- Overview of the legislative situation in the targeted countries
Tuesday, October 29
- Documentary practices associated with different uses
- Levels of description
- Case study of a documentary tool
- Visits to the collections of the Montenegrin Cinematheque and RTCG (to be confirmed)
Wednesday, October 30
- Overview of different types of promotion projects
- Case study on a cinematographic collection and a television collection
- Case study: Ina’s promotion policy
This seminar is intended for an audience of about fifteen archive professionals from the Balkan region.
Seminar Program
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1-Albanie, ARY de Macédoine, Bosnie-Herzégovine, Croatie, Kosovo*, Monténégro, Serbie.
*Dans le respect de la résolution 1244 du Conseil de Sécurité de l’ONU