After having performed twice the Venezuelan Film Festival, Mérida 2005, Mérida 2006 and Mérida 2007, has made us reflect on the urgent need to maintain a constant update in the training of those involved in the Latin American audiovisual area, both professionals and students.

In this way, we continue to propose this training instrument, composed of representatives of the national and international audiovisual world that transfer their knowledge, both professional and academic, to our country.

The Audiovisual Technological Update Workshop 2008 is a framework event of the “Festival of Venezuelan Cinema Mérida 2008”, which is a response to our search and is the continuity, in its second edition, of a series of training conventions aimed specifically at the professional, amateur and related audiovisual media.