I mean, who can say no to Lil Timmy Tim? Thank you to our member Richard Varga for sending in this enticing email! #SubtleMemes #AVT #Scam
SUBTLE - the Subtitlers' Association
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As an association for audiovisual translators, SUBTLE seeks to represent and protect the interests of professionals working in all fields of AVT https://linktr.ee/subtle_subtitlers
You can still get your ticket for HispaTAV, the Hispanic-American Conference on Audiovisual Translation, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 28 to 29 August 2026! If you're attending, don't miss the Subtle meetup on Friday 28 August! Buy your ticket here: hispatav.com
A reminder for all agencies and direct clients out there: if you want to work with trusted AVT professionals in various language pairs, look no further! You can use a free feature on our website: an AVT job offer form. subtle-subtitlers.org.uk/post-a-job/
We understand it can be very hard to #SayNoToLowRates, especially when you’re just starting out. Maybe you struggle with what to say when negotiating or you’re scared your client will simply go for another, cheaper linguist if you ask for more.
In light of recent changes to subtitling workflows, many linguists are onboarding with new agency clients who are offering unsustainable per-minute rates...
Alt text should be as long as it needs to be in order to effectively describe the content. In some cases, this will be a few phrases. In other cases, it will take a few more sentences. Aim to be as efficient as possible without leaving out key details.
It's time for another #SUBTLEpuzzle! This time, we chose some of the famous tongue twisters from “BoJack Horseman”, which combine alliteration, rhyme and rapid-fire wordplay, making them a particularly challenging subtitling puzzle... subtle-subtitlers.org.uk/subtitling-p...
At the end of June, our chair Max Deryagin and committee members Bill Skopelitis and Adriana Tortoriello headed to Warsaw for a conference organised by the Polish collective management organisation ZAiKS and their national AVT association STAW.
@subtleuk.bsky.social's Max Deryagin talks about the Shark Tank Manifesto. (Read it here: avteurope.org/shark-tank-m...)
Don't miss HispaTAV, the Hispanic-American Conference on Audiovisual Translation, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 28 to 29 August 2026. Ticket sales end in just five days on 30 June! There's a great lineup of speakers, some of whom are our members! Get your ticket here: hispatav.com
Some of our committee members are heading to Warsaw this week for the AVTE annual meeting hosted by the Society of Authors ZAiKS and the Polish Association of Audiovisual Translators (STAW). Luckily for us, they're kindly making their conference available online!
Need another reason to join Subtle? Join us on the last Wednesday of every month in our online meetups, an informal chat where we talk about all the AV topics that get us excited, discuss research papers, share ideas, support each other and grow stronger as a community.
Just 2 days to go until our webinar on cybersecurity for audiovisual translators with Martijn Grooten! Don't miss it! 3 June, 4-6 pm UK time. £15/free for Subtle members. Get your ticket here: www.universe.com/events/subtl...
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In our latest episode of Loc’d Ones, we talk to the effervescent Isabelle Le Blanc, former Globalization Partner Manager at Netflix. Isabelle spills the tea on what it’s like working for one of the biggest streaming platforms...
AudioVisual Translators Europe has released a manifesto on the negative impact of ""first come, first served"" automated job assignment systems, commonly known as shark tanks, on translation quality, income, work-life balance and mental health. www.linkedin.com/pulse/avte-s...
AVTE Shark Tank Manifesto
Written by Max Deryagin in consultation with Susana Loureiro, Adriana Tortoriello, Rachel Jones, Miroslav Pošta and Iris C. Permuy.
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Don't forget to get your ticket to our next webinar on cybersecurity with Martijn Grooten! Sign up here: www.universe.com/events/subtl...
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How would you describe the unusual and whacky sounds of the fairy tale world? In the latest instalment of "My Favourite Project", Rachel Jones writes about her experience creating German to English subtitles for d/Deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers for four films based on Brothers Grimm fairy tales.
It’s time for another #SUBTLEpuzzle! “Subtitle silence if plot-pertinent” instruct some SDH style guides, but sometimes it’s a bit more complicated than that... subtle-subtitlers.org.uk/subtitling-p...
Subtitling puzzle (26): A Quiet Place - Subtle Association
“Subtitle silence if plot-pertinent” instruct some SDH style guides, but sometimes it’s a bit more complicated than that. In a movie like “A Quiet Place” (2018) about surviving in a world inhabited by...
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Barely a day goes by without cybersecurity making it to the news. It affects everyone and if you work with highly valued content, such as films and series prior to their official release date, it will affect you even more.
Please help our colleague and interpreter Meenu Batra who was detained by ICE while travelling to a work assignment on 17 March. Details of how you can help can be found on the American Translators Association @atanet.org website: www.atanet.org/advocacy-out...
Stand with Meenu Batra: A Call to Action for Language Professionals - American Translators Association (ATA)
Leading language organizations respond to the detention of interpreter Meenu Batra and are urging you to take action.
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We are extremely proud to announce that six of our amazing members have won the EGA Hermes Award in the categories of Best Subtitling for a Feature, Best Audio Description for a Series and Best Subtitling for a Television Series... #EGAHermesAward #Subtitling #AudioDescription #AVT
We’re happy to present the next part of #MyFavouriteProjectManager, our initiative to celebrate the best project managers at LSPs and end-client companies, which includes the following picks...
We would like to announce some exciting changes to our Subtle committee and welcome our new AI chair—Max'd.
Did you know all members can join our webinars for free? Don't miss our next one on the principles of Enhanced Subtitling with Sara Ramos Pinto: www.universe.com/events/subtl...
