At the term suggests, audiovisual is any form of electric media possessing a sound (audio) and a visual component. Films, television programmes and theatre productions are all audiovisual media.
World day for Audiovisual Heritage is celebrated annually on October 27. It is a commemoration of the adoption, in 1980 by the 21st General Conference, of the Recommendation for the Safeguarding and Preservation of Moving Images.
Observed the world over, this day was chosen by UNESCO in 2005 to raise awareness about the significance of preserving audiovisual documents. Audiovisual archives bear testimony to the lives and cultures of people all over the world. They are a valuable source of knowledge, as they reflect the linguistic, social and cultural diversity of communities.
According to UNESCO, this heritage is now endangered because it can be destroyed or irretrievably lost as a result of neglect, decay or technological obsolescence. Thus, through initiatives such as this and the Memory of the World Programme, the work of preservation professionals is encouraged to safeguard audiovisual heritage from technical, political, financial, social and other factors that threaten it.
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