Petition: Savefilm.org
Petition an die UNESCO, den Film, die Filmproduktion und die Filmprojektion als Weltkulturerbe anzuerkennen
With the advent of digital, the medium of film is gravely threatened and might, unless action is taken, simply disappear. From the earliest fragments of captured movement, it has allowed us to watch, document, educate and depict ourselves in untold ways using just the mechanics of light, lenses and chemistry. It is one of our greatest inventions, the art form of the 20th century and we are on the point of losing it.It is now clear that film will not survive if it is left to rely solely on the market. The situation has become so grave, so rapidly, that we are coming together as a body to raise awareness at the highest international level in order to find a way to guard our ability to manufacture, shoot, process, print, make and project film.
Therefore we are approaching national and international organisations to take active steps to protect the medium of film, and requesting that UNESCO recognise film, the practice of filmmaking and film projection as world cultural heritage, so that future generations will be able to experience the ingenuity, specificity and beauty of film in the way we have done.
http://www.savefilm.org/savefilm-org/
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