Pablo Romero-Fresco (Universidade de Vigo and Roehampton University), director of the international research centre GALMA (Galician Observatory for Media Accessibility) and co-author (with Juan Martínez) of the NER model, has just return from Hollywood (US), where he, together with British audio describer Louise Fryer, gave a training course to the translators and filmmakers of Netflix in order to implement accessibility in the filmmaking process.
Dr Romero-Fresco is now collaborating with the American media-services provider and production company in the development of more accessible audiovisual contents, to allow all viewers access to the cinema, regardless of their mother tongues and (dis)abilities.
During his trip in the US, Pablo also participated in the ATA 60th Annual Conference, that took place in Palm Springs (California). He was invited as Distinguished Speaker to give two talks on accessible filmmaking and respeaking.
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