Collaborations before the World Congress of Catholic Television
The fifth seminar took place in Madrid (7-9 October), shortly before the World Congress of Catholic Television organized jointly by the Pontifical Council for Social Communications and the Episcopal Conference of Spain.
Again the proximity with that Congress encouraged a larger number of participants to join the two events. Participants came from the Czech Republic, Russia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, France, Belgium, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Hong Kong, Korea, India, Taiwan, Canada, USA, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Lebanon, Australia, Cameroon, Kenya, Senegal, South Africa and Burkina Faso.
New programmes were presented by most participants. Agreements were discussed in order to exchange some productions. Collaborations were initiated (for example, the cameraman of Télé Lumière filmed for Frost Productions an interview of a former Jesuit assistant to Father Arrupe). The wish was expressed to organize a seminar in Latin America. Funds were still needed to produce the SIGNS Magazine. The project to digitalize the missions' archives was progressing. Discussions were on the way between Telecre and Le Jour du Seigneur to produce short programmes using the missions' archives.
Some participants were preoccupied with projects to be announced during the World Congress of Catholic Television, particularly the ideas of a free of charge programme bank and the creation of a television news agency.
At the closing of the seminar, the participants went to the Congress.
