AV Archives Bulletin

--------------------OTHER STORIES: ABU awards SEAPAVAA official's article on AV archiving AV archivists meet to establish online film and television database Memory of the World Program Film archivists join Early Asian Cinema program in Pusan Netherlands AV archives formed 1997 IASA Conference in Oman Calendar of Events SEAPAVAA Welcomes New Members Andoko to SEAPAVAA Executive Council SEAPAVAA Executive Council meets in Hanoi Editorial PIA hosts ASEAN seminar on Film/Video Preservation and Restoration Second SEAPAVAA Conference held in Jakarta ------------------------Country Updates: Australia New Zealand Philippines Singapore Vietnam ------------------------Features: Misbach Biran: First SEAPAVAA Life Achivement Awardee SEAPAVAA listserve now operational AV Reader - UNESCO Audio-Visual Archive Websites

3-year plan adopts 'Empowerment Towards the Year 2000'. At the Jakarta General Assembly, SEAPAVAA adopted a three-year strategic plan to stimulate the development of AV archiving in the South East Asia-Pacific Region. [full story]

3rd SEAPAVAA general assembly set in Hanoi. The Vietnam Film Institute (VFI) in Hanoi, Vietnam will host the Third SEAPAVAA General Assembly in 1998. At its Second General Assembly held in Jakarta, SEAPAVAA has officially accepted the invitation from Dr. Tran Kuan Lim, Director of VFI who attended the event with VFI Deputy Director, Dr. Ngo Hieu Chi. [full story]