Thursday, 4/12/2025, 19:00, Conference Center PDE
Book Presentation & Film Screening with Audio Description
On the occasion of Evangelia Liakou’s book "Another gaze on cinema - Audio Description techniques for the accessibility of blind and visually impaired audience" recently published by Neaniko Plano, we discuss the experience of cinema beyond the image, audio description as a bridge of communication, and the integration of accessibility into film creation.
The event, held as part of the parallel activities of the 28rd Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People and the 25th Camera Zizanio, also includes a a screening of the film “Snowballs” by Grigoris Vardarinos, with audio description. audio description.
Speakers:
- Evangelia Liakou, Author of the book, PhD in Audio Description, Lecturer at the Department of English Language and Literature, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
- Katerina Zabeli, Translator, Director of the Translation Department, Neaniko Plano
- Athanasia Sfakianaki, Audio Describer
- Virginia Michail, Audio Description Narrator
Moderator: Dimitris Spyrou, , Director and President of Neaniko Plano.
- Why should people with visual disabilities come to the cinema?
- How can they experience the collective experience of film?
- Can we watch a film with our eyes closed?
Through the perspectives of researchers, audio-description scriptwriters, narrators, and creators, we open a discussion on how cinema can become a space of inclusion and shared experience..
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