Welcome to AV news e-xtra Issue 18 Welcome to this autumnal issue of e-xtra. The AV Group AGM has just taken place, and in addition to the existing committee members who all retained their positions, I’m delighted to welcome three new committee members – Malcolm Imhoff FRPS, Mike Pill ARPS, and Adrian Battersby ARPS. All three will bring a wealth of talent and experience to the committee and will be tremendous assets in the year ahead. Much was discussed at the AGM, not least the need to recruit a new editor for AV News from October 2024 when Alastair stands down, and a new Director for the International AV Festival to take over from Edgar for the 2025 event. If you would like more information about either role please get in touch! Concerns were also expressed about the current AV Distinction process being held ‘in camera’ within the Film and Video category. We have been in discussions with both the RPS President and the Distinctions Manager about the re-introduction of a stand-alone AV Distinction, and will continue to do so. At the moment the existing process is unlikely to be reviewed until 2025. The next event in the AV Calendar is the Great Northern AV Festival and New Horizons competition in North Wales, and (Covid permitting…) I hope to see many of you there!
Ian Bateman FRPS MPAGB AV-EFIAP APAGB Chair of the RPS AV Group Committee
Message from AV News e-xtra Editor With the Autumn round of Audio Visual Events well underway, there have been lots of competitions, talks and events worthy of a short report in AV News e-xtra before the publication of the next AV News Journal due in December 2023. There is lots more to look forward to such as the results of the AV Makers South Africa themed competition due out in November and the Great Northern AV Competition which takes place at the beginning of December. Look out for another AV News e-xtra in December.
Issue 18 - November 2023