Advancing Media Accessibility and Audiovisual Translation
If you’re in NYC tomorrow afternoon, a member of the Amara team will be joining a discussion panel at 3:30 pm, at the NYU event Translation-Machination. This event explores the changing circumstances of linguistic exchange and considers the implications of translation as a language technology from a media theoretical perspective. It’s a free event and…
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Satoshi Kon, acclaimed director, animator, screenplay writer, and manga artist, made an impact on filmmakers around the world. In this video, YouTube channel Every Frame a Painting, dissects some of the unique techniques and ideas that Kon pioneered. The video also reviews specific points of influence Kon had in other filmmakers’ films. Daily News Agency,…
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Late last year, at the United Nations, Emma Watson gave an impassioned speech about the launch of HeForShe, a project she’s spearheading along with UN Women. HeForShe calls for everyone to stand behind the concept of gender equality as a human rights issue. Womany.net recently featured the Watson speech in a blog post and the…
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Here’s an impressive example of someone stepping up, advocating for what is right, and then following through in a major way. Tyler Oakley, a relatively popular YouTube creator who is best known for LGBT advocacy, posted this video a few days ago – you really have to watch:
In 2014, we focused on developing the Amara platform (making it faster and even more user friendly), building partnerships, and gaining long-term sustainability. In 2015, in addition to continuing this work, we also want to foster greater connections amongst online translation and accessibility communities. We’re starting with this new sub-blog: Community, Accessibility & Translation (aka…
We always want to keep the lines of communication open at Amara, and getting to know each other and our roles within the organization is a great place to start. This month features Marília Correia, project manager at Amara! I live in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, and in my spare time I like to hang out…
You are so awesome!!! I don’t think there are enough ways to say thanks to all the people who have been contributing to the Amara Translation team on Transifex over the past few weeks. Our team has shown amazing growth in the number of translators, language teams and strings translated as we continue to…
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