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Three new audio described and closed captioned cinema locations

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It’s out with the old and in with the new at three Event/Greater Union/Birch Carroll & Coyle cinema locations with the introduction of closed captions and audio description this week.

As previously reported the cinemas at Brisbane’s Myer Centre, Glendale in NSW’s Hunter region and Casuarina in Darwin will commence closed captions and audio description on two screens each by the end of 2011. To start this process, these cinemas will begin their accessible programs on one screen each from 20 October. Their final accessible screen will commence by the end of the year.


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Perth gets a new accessible cinema

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Event Cinemas has notified Media Access Australia that its Innaloo Megaplex in suburban Perth will commence closed captioned and audio described sessions this month.

Commencing from 20 October, Innaloo Megaplex will provide captions and audio description on a range of movies seven days per week, many times per day on one of its screens.


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Cinema access expands nationally: seven more locations announced

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Under the Federal Government’s Cinema Access Implementation Plan the major cinema chains of Hoyts, Village, Event/Greater Union/Birch Carroll & Coyle and Reading will commence accessible screenings at an extra seven locations by the end of the year.

All the new locations will commence closed captions with systems such as CaptiView and audio description. On top of these seven locations, ten existing locations will have their accessibility increased.


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The Other Film Festival awarded triennial funding from City of Melbourne

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Arts Access Victoria has confirmed a three-year funding commitment by the City of Melbourne to support The Other Film Festival, Australia’s only disability film festival. City of Melbourne’s Arts and Culture Program has committed $45,000 per year to the festival for the next three years, a 12.5% increase over previous triennial funding for the festival.

Festival Director Rick Randall affirms that “The City of Melbourne Triennial Funding signifies an unequivocal expression of confidence in the Festival. This grant provides invaluable support for the festival to respond to the aspirations of people with a disability to participate in screen culture as creators and consumers.”


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