International Council for Film Television and Audiovisual Communication

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International Council for Film, Television and Audiovisual Communication (ICFT) [1]
Type NGO
Headquarters Paris
Coordinates 48°50′46″N2°18′19″E / 48.8462°N 2.3053°E / 48.8462; 2.3053
Region
Worldwide
Official language
English, French
President
Inoussa Ousseini
Affiliations UNESCO
Website Official website OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Formerly called
International Council for Film and Television

The International Council for Film, Television and Audiovisual Communication, formerly the International Film and Television Council (ICFT), is the UNESCO advisory body on all matters concerned with film, television and new media. Located at UNESCO HQ's in Paris, France, was founded in UNESCO's 10th session of General Conference in 1956. [1]

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History

Under the chairmanship of Professor Paul Rivet, in 1955, UNESCO organised a series of consultations to further the work of the International Institute of Educational Cinema, which was previously affiliated to the League of Nations.

On the occasion of the General Conference of UNESCO, held in New Delhi in 1956, the project of establishing an International Institute of Cinema and Television was presented by Mario Verdone, head of the Italian delegation, and approved. The study was entrusted to Jean Benoît-Lévy, filmmaker, honorary director of the United Nations Cinema, assisted by a group of twelve international experts.

The Constitutional Charter of ICFT was signed on 23 October 1958. The most important federations and associations working in the field of audiovisuals and media became the founding members of the ICFT.

In 1980, with the emergence of new technologies, Enrico Fulchignoni, director of artistic and literary creation at UNESCO and president of the ICFT, decided to add audiovisual communication to the missions of the council.

Since the creation of the ICFT, the presidency has been succeeded by: John Maddison (ISFA), Jean d'Arcy (RTF-UN), Raymond Ravar (CILECT), Mario Verdone (CIDALC), Fred Orain (Production), Enrico Fulchignoni (UNESCO), Gérard Bolla (UNESCO) Christopher Roads (British Library), Jean Rouch (CIFES), Daniel Van Espen (Signis), Pierpaolo Saporito (OCCAM), Jean-Michel Arnold (Camera), Hisanori Isomura (NHK) and Inoussa Ousseini (UNESCO).

Mission

The aim of the ICFT is to:

The ICFT celebrated its 50th birthday at UNESCO on 23 October 2008.

Officers and Executive Committee

Source: [2]

President

Pierpaolo Saporito was chosen[ when? ] as ad interim president after the death of the former President of CICT-ICFT Inoussa Ousseini, Niger's ambassador to UNESCO and former head of Niger's permanent delegation at UNESCO. [3] [ circular reference ] Pierpaolo Saporito is also president of the Observatory on Digital Communication. [4]

Vice presidents

Executive Members

Director General

Treasurer ad interim

Consultant

Members

Source: [5]

Activities

The principal role of the IFTC is to be the channel to and from UNESCO for all matters relating to film television audiovisual communication and the new media. This includes i) advising UNESCO on its "Creative Cities of Cinema" program, [10] ii) participating in the planning of UNESCO programmes, iii) being closely associated with UNESCO's Division on "Freedom of Information" within the Culture and Communications sector, iv) carrying out surveys at UNESCO's request, etc.

It also organizes festivals (with the award "Prix du CICT"), workshops (e.g. for training the handicapped in audiovisual techniques) and adult education programs, as well as convening debates and meetings for specialists in education, science or culture.

References

  1. 1 2 Staff writer (2024). "International Council for Film, Television and Audiovisual Communication (IFTC)". UIA Global Civil Society Database. uia.org. Brussels, Belgium: Union of International Associations. Yearbook of International Organizations Online. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
  2. "Bureau | CICT - ICFT". Cict. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  3. de:Inoussa Ousséïni
  4. "About Us | Cict - Icft".
  5. "Members | CICT - ICFT". Cict. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  6. COPEAM Site
  7. OCCAM Site Archived 2010-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
  8. SIGNIS Site Archived 2006-06-15 at the Wayback Machine
  9. UNICA Site [usurped]
  10. UNESCO Document How to apply to UNESCO's CREATIVE CITIES Network