Script Translation

Northern Ireland Screen has announced that the Irish Language Broadcast Fund (ILBF) will be running a course focusing on script translation for animation on 19th and 20th August, 2008 at Zoogon Ltd, 12C Clarendon Quay, Belfast.

The objective of the workshop is to enhance the skills of translators, resulting in accurate script to screen synchronisation. The workshop will cover methods for lyric and dialogue translation, an examination of good (and bad) practice, as well as on the spot improvisation with a production team.

This is an advanced course and it is essential that candidates would have prior script translation experience and/or have a translation qualification.

Applications should express their interest as soon as possible, and details on how to apply are available on the web site.