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Have you checked out the AVD YouTube Channel? Watch past #AVDLives, our AVT Basics webinar series, and more! Like us and subscribe: youtube.com/@ata_audiovisualdivision

Teletubbies Get Sopranos Subtitles, Hilarity Ensues A technical error at television station Stöð 2 yesterday led to subtitles from an episode of the Sopranos appearing during...

What happens when Teletubbies gets Sopranos subtitles? A technical error in Iceland paired the kids’ show with lines like “You killed the dog?” A reminder how file management & QA shape viewer experience.

Nominees 2026 — Entertainment Globalization Association EGA’s Hermes AwardNominees 2026 Best Voice Performance for a Television SeriesDavid Berton in Bref., Deluxe Media, Disney, GermanAli Seyitoğlu in IT: Welcome to Derry, Iyuno, HBO Max, TurkishJonathon Ha in Nice to Not Meet You, Pixelogic Media, Amazon Prime Video, EnglishNuria Mediavilla in Stran...

The Entertainment Globalization Association has announced the 2026 Hermes Awards nominees, honoring excellence in dubbing, voice performance, subtitling, audio description & adaptation. Congrats to all advancing AVT & localization!

Making Bridgerton Sound Hotter Is Her Day Job Meet the Polin stan responsible for the Netflix romance’s extra-spicy audio descriptions.

What happens when accessibility enhances storytelling? This Vulture piece explores Liz Gutman’s work on Bridgerton and how thoughtful AD captures intimacy.
https://f.mtr.cool/ifchwsrnnc

#AudioDescription #AVT #Accessibility #Localization

Events – SubComm Events SubComm Symposium: AVT Research for Practice A conference for AVT academics and practitioners Friday 27th February 2026 – online in partnership with Subtle SubComm will host the first ever virtual SubComm Symposium on Friday 27th February 2026. See the Call for Papers here and send in your ...

Looking for AVT research you can actually use? SubComm & Subtle’s free SubComm symposium “AVT Research for Practice” (Feb 27) brings practical insights on workflows, accessibility & more. Registration open: https://f.mtr.cool/gvtvlqhkwj

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How much of a story lives in sound? 🎧 Loc’d Ones features subtitler Max Deryagin with legendary sound designer Randy Thom on storytelling through sound design & captions. Essential listening for AVT, subtitling & accessibility. #LocdOnes #AVT #SDH

What a fantastic episode! Thanks for sharing!

Loc'd Ones #2: Sonic Storytelling with Randy Thom of Skywalker Sound YouTube video by Loc'd Ones

In our latest Loc'd Ones podcast, we talk to Randy Thom, a film sound design giant with two Academy Awards and over 15 Oscar nominations.

Join Randy and Max Deryagin as they explore the often-overlooked connection between sound design and subtitling...

Full ep: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Kbi...

Golden Globes Analysis: Arthouse Rules As Subtitled International Films Crash Party; Plus Voters Rubber-Stamp The Emmys Analysis of the Golden Globes nominations which saw a big showing for foreign films and One Battle After Another while Emmy winners ruled in TV

Five of this year’s Golden Globe Best Picture nominees were international, subtitled films! This year’s lineup included Norwegian, Korean, Iranian, Brazilian, and French productions.

🎬 Distributor Neon is dominating the Best International Feature Film category at the 2026 Oscars with four of the five nominees.
#Oscars #InternationalFilm #AVT #Subtitling

What's driving the Oscars' embrace of international film Two foreign-language films are vying this year's top prize.

🎬 The Oscars are embracing international films!

According to Axios, the Academy’s shift toward non-English cinema reflects a more global membership and new viewing habits.
www.axios.com/2026/01/23/o...

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🎬🍸 You are invited to the Audiovisual Division’s Happy Hour on Saturday, January 31 at 10:00 a.m. PT!

This virtual happy hour is your chance to connect with fellow audiovisual translators and discuss Oscars and Golden Globes awards season!

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🎬 Oscars 2026 | Best Picture

Two international films earned Academy Awards Best Picture nominations: The Secret Agent (Brazil) and Sentimental Value (Norway). A great reminder of how subtitles, captions, dubbing, & AD help films reach viewers and voters worldwide.

🏆 March 15, 2026
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🎬 Oscars 2026 | Best International Feature Film

The Academy Awards nominees are in! Congrats to the AVT teams behind these films:
• The Secret Agent (Brazil)
• Sentimental Value (Norway)
• It Was Just an Accident (France)
• Sirât (Spain)
• The Voice of Hind Rajab (Tunisia)

🏆 March 15, 2026

More than half of Americans use subtitles because audio is 'muddled,' survey finds Mumbling actors, multi-layered soundtracks and big TVs with little speakers are driving viewers to subtitles.

🎧 New data shows over 50% of Americans now watch TV and movies with captions turned on.
📖 NPR breaks it down:

Film 89 on Subtitling Films YouTube video by VHS Video vault

Fascinating clip from BBC film critic Barry Norman about film subtitling in late 1980s 🙂
Maybe of interest to friends like @pizzaroquette.bsky.social & @subtleuk.bsky.social, @atrae.bsky.social, @ata-avd.bsky.social, @avue.bsky.social?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEuv...

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Thank you for sharing this, Carol! What a fascinating snapshot of how subtitling was discussed in the late 1980s. 🙂

Stranger Things Season 4: The Most Revolting Closed Captions Stranger Things season 4 is filled with gross sounds. And it’s up to the closed captioning to capture them in their fully gory glory.

[Demogorgon feeding wetly] Before Stranger Things 5: Volume 3 premieres tomorrow, revisit Jeff T.’s evocative sound descriptors that helped reshape how audiences see closed captioning.

Stranger Things 4’s Best Descriptive Captions, Ranked What more truthful statement about life’s eternal pain could there possibly be than [distant screaming, struggling]?

[wet squelch] With Stranger Things 5: Volume 2 launching tomorrow, let’s revisit the iconic sound descriptors by linguists Jeff T. and Karli Webster that brought unprecedented attention to the craft of SDH.

‘Tentacles squelching wetly’: the human subtitle writers under threat from AI Artificial intelligence is making steady advances into subtitling but, say its practitioners, it’s a vital service that needs a human to make it work

In this article from The Guardian, SDH specialists warn that AI is putting true accessibility at risk.

Very well said, Nota!

Languages & The Media Save the date! Languages & The Media returns for its 16th edition from 4 to 6 November 2026 at Senate House, London. This leading international conference brings together professionals in audiovisual ...

Don’t forget: CfP for the Languages & The Media conference is now open ⏳
www.languages-media.com?fbclid=IwZnR...

Dubbing: Expanding Work Opportunities

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (the organization behind the Emmy Awards) has a new video on dubbing, featuring conversations with actors, casting directors, and dubbing specialists. #avt #dubbing

#2025TEF - THE END USERS HAVE THEIR SAY Tina SHORTLAND (audiovisual translator, Audiovisual Translators Europe – Council member)  Short demo of a newly set-up Norwegian portal that allows viewers t...

Translating Europe Forum (TEF) 2025 recordings are now available on YouTube! Catch Tina Shortland's talk on an innovative new portal that allows viewers to provide feedback on Norwegian subtitle quality.

98TH OSCARS® SHORTLISTS IN 12 AWARD CATEGORIES ANNOUNCED 98TH OSCARS® SHORTLISTS IN 12 AWARD CATEGORIES ANNOUNCED

Oscar shortlists for 12 categories have been announced! Congratulations to the audiovisual translators and localization teams working behind the scenes!

Have you checked out the AVD YouTube Channel? Watch past #AVDLives, our AVT Basics webinar series, and more! Like us and subscribe: youtube.com/@ata_audiovisualdivision

‘Sentimental Value’, ‘The Secret Agent’ And ‘It Was Just An Accident’ Lead The International Oscar Race ‘Sentimental Value’, ‘The Secret Agent’ and ‘It Was Just An Accident’ are the favorites in the Best International Film Oscar predictions

Tomorrow, 15 international films move one step closer to Oscar glory 🌍🏆
See the latest predictions and tell us who you think will make the cut.

How to Win an International Feature Oscar From "Sentimental Value" to "It Was Just an Accident," we parse the ins and outs of this year's Oscar campaigns.

For international films, the road from Cannes to the Oscars hinges on smart distribution, festival momentum, and global reach. IndieWire explores how international films are breaking through: