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Conference on Creation, Preservation and Historical Transcendence of Audiovisual Archives
New York, August 27, 2008

The Global Media Arts Institute (GMAI), an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), will organize the conference, “Audiovisual Archives in the Modern World: Creation, Preservation and Historical Transcendence,” which will be presented by Jan Christopher Horak. The event will take place September 4, 2008, at 7:30 pm at FUNGLODE Headquarters in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The conference is open to the public.

Jan Christopher Horak has extensive experience as a Film Archivist and Curator. He has worked for institutions such as the Munich Film Museum, Universal Studios and the Hollywood Entertainment Museum. Horak is also an Author and the Founder of the journal, Making Images Move: Journal of the Association of Moving Image Archivists. He has published over 200 articles and reviews in eleven different languages. Horak is presently a Visiting Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is currently writing a book on Designer and Filmmaker, Saul Bass.

GMAI is dedicated to providing up-and-coming professionals in the television and film industry with comprehensive instruction in the latest trends in audiovisual production, as part of its overall mission to expand the multimedia industry of the Dominican Republic. The Institute seeks to play a key role in the development of a highly qualified Dominican audiovisual industry that significantly contributes to the economic development, competitiveness and modernization of the nation.

GMAI regularly offers introductory, intermediate and advanced courses. It also organizes events that promote greater understanding of the media arts, such as conferences, screenings and interviews with filmmakers.

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