UK: The Weekly Subtitled Cinema Listings! Dec 16th 2004.

From: Subtitles @ your local cinema, UK - Dec 16, 2004

Subtitled Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, Polar Express, The Incredibles, Christmas with the Kranks and more below.

It's Thursday, around lunchtime, so it must be...
The Weekly Subtitled Cinema Listings!
Dec 16th 2004.

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Win the new, fully subtitled four disc extended edition of 'The Return of the King' on DVD and a mini DVD/MP3 player, or tickets to subtitled UCI shows! Just complete our 2 minute survey here:
http://www.yourlocalcinema.com/survey.html

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NEW! Subtitled trailers:
Ocean’s 12, Batman Begins (2), Polar Express, Ray, Constantine and more.
http://www.yourlocalcinema.com/subtitled.trailers.html

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"Have you ever tried to lip-read Darth Vader?"

Subtitled and audio described cinema enables people with less than perfect hearing or vision to enjoy film presented in its original and best form - the cinema.

130 UK cinemas can now screen almost every popular release with subtitles & audio description.

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Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events subtitled (PG)

Fantastic comedy starring Jim Carrey. Three orphans have been left an enormous fortune. When they are sent to live with Count Olaf, a greedy distant relative, they realise his intentions are not strictly honourable...

London - Barbican Cinema
Tue 21st Dec at 6.15pm
tue 28th Dec at 6.15pm

London - Finchley Road Vue
Sun 19th Dec at 2.00
Tues 21st Dec at 7.00

London - South Woodford Odeon
Monday 20th December at 5.45pm, 8.20pm

Banbury Oxfordshire, Odeon
Tues 21st Dec at 8.15
Thurs 23rd Dec at 5.30

Bath Odeon
Mon 20th Dec at 5.40

Birmingham Odeon
Thursday 23rd December at 10.45, 1.10, 3.40, 6.10, 8.35

Bournemouth Odeon
Mon 20th Dec at 5.45 8.20
Tues 21st Dec at 10.15 12.40
Wed 22nd Dec at 10.15

Brighton Odeon
Mon 20th Dec at 6:15pm

Bristol (Cribbs Causeway) Vue
Sun 19th Dec at 1.30pm
Tue 21st Dec at 6.30pm

Bromborough Odeon
Tuesday 21st December at 6.00
Thursday 23rd December at 6.00

Cambridge Vue
Sun 19th Dec at 12.50pm
Tue 21st Dec at 6.20pm

Canterbury Odeon
Thu 23rd December at 1.00pm

Chelmsford Odeon
Weds 22nd Dec at 12.10pm, 3.00pm, 5.50pm, 8.35pm

Cheltenham Odeon
Mon 20th Dec at 7.55
Tues 21st Dec at 5.40

Coventry Odeon
Tuesday 21st December at 11:45 2:20 4:45 7:15 9:45

Darlington Odeon
Tuesday 21st December at 1:20pm, 3:40pm, 6:00pm, 8:20pm

Edinburgh Lothian Road Odeon
Saturday 18th December at 3:30pm
Wednesday 22nd December at 6:00pm

Hastings Odeon
Wed 22nd Dec at 5.55pm

Hereford Odeon
Mon 20th Dec at 12.25 2.55 5.20 7.50

Leeds Vue
Sun 19th Dec at 1.40pm
Tue 21st Dec at 6.40pm

Lincoln Odeon
Monday 20th December at 1.00, 3.45, 6.30, 9.10

Liverpool Odeon
Monday 20th December at 12.15 and 5.45

Maidstone Odeon
Mon 20th December at 1.45pm

Newcastle Odeon
Tuesday 21st December 2004 at 11:45am, 2:20pm, 4:50pm, 7:15pm, 9:40pm

Portsmouth Vue
Sun 19th Dec at 11.30pm
Tue 21st Dec at 7pm

Reading Vue
Sun 19th Dec at 2pm
Tue 21st Dec at 7pm

Sheffield Vue
Sun 19th Dec at 1.20
Tue 21st Dec at 6.20

Southampton Odeon
Tues 21st Dec at 2:45
Thurs 23rd Dec at 5:30

Stoke on Trent Odeon
Monday 20th December at 4.00, 6.30, 9.00

Swindon Cineworld
Thurs 23rd Dec at 5.30pm

Taunton Odeon
Fri 17th Dec at 1.30

Tunbridge Wells Odeon
Thu 23rd December at 1.00pm

Watford Vue
Sun 19th Dec at 1.30
Tue 21st Dec at 6.40

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The Polar Express subtitled (U)

This film has been released in the 'older' subtitle format, which means that every cinema in the UK can screen it with subtitles - please ask your nearest cinema to screen it!

Late on Christmas Eve night, a boy lies in bed hoping to witness Santa's sleigh. When to his surprise, a steam engine appears outside his window. The conductor invites him on board to take an extraordinary journey to the North Pole... Tom Hanks voices many roles in this animated film.

Odeon cinemas

London - Holloway Odeon
Thu 23rd Dec at 1.05pm 3.30pm 6.05pm 8.25pm

London - Marble Arch Odeon and
Tue 21st Dec at 12.00noon 2.15pm 4.30pm 6.50pm

London - Streatham Odeon
Thu 30th Dec

Aylesbury Bucks Odeon
Thu 16th Dec at 12.15pm, 5.30pm

Bath Odeon
Sat 18th Dec at 5.40

Beckenham Kent Odeon
Thu 6th Jan

Bradford Thornbury, Leeds, Yorkshire Odeon
Thu 27th Jan

Chester Cheshire Odeon
Thu 20th Jan

Dunfermline Fife Odeon
Tue 1st Feb

Dundee Douglasfield, Scotland Odeon
Sat 5th Feb

Edinburgh Wester Hailes Odeon
Sat 29th Jan

Epsom Surrey Odeon
Sat 8th Jan

Glasgow Renfield St. Odeon
Thu 3rd Feb

Guildford Odeon
Fri 17th Dec at 1.35
Sun 19th Dec at 11.20
Tues 21st Dec at 6.45

Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire Odeon
Sat 18th Dec at 12.30pm 5.30pm

Hull Odeon and
Tue 25th Jan

Ipswich Odeon
Tue 11th Jan

Leeds Thornbury, Bradford, Yorkshire Odeon
Thu 27th Jan

Mansfield Nottingham Odeon
Sat 15th Jan

Nuneaton Warwickshire Odeon
Thu 13th Jan

Sheffield Odeon
Sat 22nd Jan

Southend Odeon
Weds 22nd Dec at 2.05pm, 2.40pm, 5.30pm, 8.05pm

Wrexham, North Wales Odeon
Tue 18th Jan

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The Polar Express subtitled (U)

UCI cinemas.

London - Lee Valley UCI
Wed 22 Dec 6.30pm

London - Surrey Quays UCI
Sat 18 Dec 10.45am

London - Whiteleys Bayswater UCI
Mon 20 Dec 6.30pm

Basildon Essex UCI
Wed 29 Dec 6.30pm

Clydebank UCI
Tues 18 Jan 6.30pm

Derby UCI
Sun 19th Dec at 11.30AM
Mon 20th Dec at 6.45PM

East Kilbride UCI Thurs
20 Jan 6.30pm

Edinburgh Scotland UCI
Sun 16 Jan 10.45am

Newcastle East, Wallsend, Silverlink, Tyne & Wear UCI
Fri 14 Jan 6.30pm

Preston Lancashire UCI
Wed 12 Jan 6.30pm

Solihull Birmingham UCI
Thurs 6 Jan 6.30pm

Sutton Surrey UCI
Thurs 16 Dec 6.30pm

Tamworth Staffs UCI
Sat 8 Jan 10.45am

Telford UCI
Sun 19th Dec at 12.00PM
Mon 20th Dec at 5.30PM

Warrington Cheshire UCI
Mon 10 Jan 6.30pm

West Thurrock Essex UCI
Tues 4 Jan 6.30pm

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The Polar Express subtitled (U)

Vue cinemas.

London - Croydon Purley Way Vue
Sun 19th Dec at 1.20pm

London - Islington Vue
Sun 19th Dec at 3.50pm
Tue 21st Dec at 5.55pm

London - West End Vue
Sun 19th Dec at 2pm
Wed 22nd Dec at 7pm

Birmingham Star City Vue
Sun 19th Dec at 12.15pm
Tue 21st Dec at 5.50pm

Doncaster Vue
Sun 19th Dec at 1pm
Tue 21st Dec at 7.20pm

Plymouth Vue
Sun 19th Dec at 1pm
Tue 21st Dec at 6pm

York Vue
Sun 19th Dec at 1pm
Tue 21st Dec at 8.10pm

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The Polar Express subtitled (U)

Cineworld cinemas

Bradford cineworld
From Fri 17th to Thurs 23rd daily at 12.15pm, 9.35pm - check with cinema -
may be cancelled!

Cambridge Cineworld
Sun 19th and Thurs 23rd Dec at 7.20pm

Stevenage Cineworld
Sun 19th and Mon 20th Dec at 12.30 & 8.00

Wolverhampton Cineworld
Sun 19th Dec at 2.45pm
Mon 20th Dec at 7.45pm

Yeovil Cineworld
Sun 19th Dec at 3pm
Mon 20th Dec at 5.30pm

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The Polar Express subtitled (U)

Other cinemas

Basingstoke Ster Century
Wed 22nd Dec at 12:00, 2:30, 7:30, 10:00

Belfast Moviehouse Cinema
THURSDAY 16 DEC at 2pm, 4.30pm

Dublin UGC
Saturday 17th Dec at 10.30am
Monday 20th Dec at 3.30pm

Leeds Ster Century
Sun 19th Dec at 3pm

Romford Ster Century
Fri 17th and Wed 22nd Dec at 6pm

This film has been released in the 'older' subtitle format, which means that every cinema in the UK can screen it with subtitles - please ask your nearest cinema to screen it!?

Exclusive: The Polar Express subtitled trailer!
http://www.yourlocalcinema.com/subtitled.trailers.html

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MORE FILMS BELOW!

But first ... PLEASE READ THIS!
Subtitles @ Your Local Cinema receive accessible listings directly from cinema head offices, but we can take NO responsibility for postponed or cancelled shows. If cinemas inform us of changes, we will tell you via this website, which is updated daily. If they don't inform us, we can't inform you. Many cinemas schedules are "SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTIFICATION". Sometimes the files necessary for a subtitled or described film are not available, or are not delivered to the cinema on time. The only way to be 100% sure is to check with the ACTUAL cinema before you plan a visit. But DOUBLE check, preferably with a manager. We recommend that you should always request confirmation that a show is definitely on.

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The Incredibles subtitled (U)

From the creators of Toy Story and Finding Nemo comes another hilarious animated adventure. Mr. Incredible used to be a superhero. Now known by his secret identity, Bob Parr, and fed up with his job as an insurance salesman, he jumps at the chance to play the role of hero again when tempted by a mysterious informant...

London - Acton Vue
Sun 19th Dec at 3pm

London - Barbican Cinema
Sun 2nd Jan at 3pm

London - Greenwich UCI
Sun 19th Dec at 10.45AM

London - Kingston Surrey Odeon
Fri 17th Sat, 18th, Sun 19th December at 12.00pm
Mon 20th December at 3.00pm
Tues 21st and Wed 22nd December at 6.00pm
Thurs 23rd December at 8.45pm

London - Shepherds Bush Vue
Sun 19th Dec at 12.20pm
Tue 21st Dec at 6pm

Ashford Cineworld
Sun 19th and Mon 20th Dec at 12pm, 8pm

Bath Odeon
Sun 19th Dec at 11.10

Hatfield UCI
Sun 19th Dec at 12.20PM, Mon 20th Dec at 5.50PM

Huddersfield UCI
Sun 19th Dec at 12.15PM

Maidenhead UCI
Sun 19th Dec at 10.50AM,
Mon 20th Dec at 4.45PM

Newport, Isle of Wight Cineworld
Sun 19th Dec at 3pm
Mon 20th Dec at 5.40pm

Norwich UCI
Sun 19th Dec at 11.15AM, SUNDAY, Mon 20th Dec at 7.30PM

Oxford Odeon
Sat 18th Dec at 10.45
Mon 20th Dec at 10.45
Tues 21st Dec at 1.30
Weds 22nd Dec at 4.30

Preston Vue
Sun 19th Dec at 8.15pm
Tue 21st Dec at 8.15pm

Southport Vue
Sun 19th Dec at 3.25pm
Tue 21st Dec at 6.10pm

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Christmas with the Kranks subtitled (PG)

Comedy starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Tim Allen. Thoroughly fed up with the commerciality of Christmas, Luther Krank decides to skip the holiday and go on a vacation with his wife instead. But when his daughter unexpectedly arrives for the festivities, he’s forced to grudgingly celebrate...

London - Uxbridge Odeon
Thur 16th December at 6.15pm
Thur 23rd December at 6.30pm

Cardiff UCI
Sun 19th Dec at 10.50am
Mon 20th Dec at 10.50am

Colchester Odeon
Tue 21st at 11.15
Thur 23rd at 4.00pm

Dudley UCI
Sun 19th Dec at 10.50AM
Mon 20th Dec at 7.00PM

Gateshead UCI
Sun 19th Dec at 10.50AM
Mon 20th Dec at 6.50PM

Manchester Trafford UCI
Sun 19th Dec at 1.45PM
Mon 20th Dec at 6.45PM

Middlesbrough UGC
Sun 19th and Tues 21st Dec at 8.20pm

Norwich Ster Century
Tue 21st Dec at 3.10pm

Thurrock Vue
Sun 19th Dec at 1.50
Tue 21st Dec at 6.20

Weymouth Cineworld
Mon 20th Dec at 4pm

NEW! Subtitled trailers:
Ocean’s 12, Batman Begins (2), Polar Express, Ray, Constantine and more.
http://www.yourlocalcinema.com/subtitled.trailers.html

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Ella Enchanted subtitled (12a)

Bolton Vue
Sat 18th Dec at 1.25pm
Sun 19th Dec at 5.55pm
Tue 21st Dec at 5.55pm

Cheshire Oaks Vue
Sun 19th Dec at 4pm
Tue 21st Dec at 6.25pm

Dagenham Vue
Sun 19th Dec at 3.50pm
Tue 21st Dec at 6.10pm

Hartlepool Vue
Sun 19th Dec at 3.40pm
Tue 21st Dec at 6.10pm

Leeds Ster Century
Wed 22nd Dec at 7pm

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Enduring Love subtitled (15)

London - Wimbledon Odeon
Sun 19th December at 2.50pm
Mon 20th December at 9.15pm

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The Forgotten subtitled (12a)

London - Wimbledon Odeon
Tue 21st December at 12.40pm
Wed 22nd December at 7.20pm

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Bridget Jones 2:
The Edge of Reason subtitled (15)

London - West End Odeon
Sat 18th December at 1.05pm
Wed 22nd December at 6.15pm

Bath Odeon
Thurs 23rd Dec at 6.05

Colchester Odeon
Thur 16th December at 8.30pm

Huddersfield UCI
Mon 20th Dec at 6.40PM

Leicester Odeon
Monday 20th December at 6.45
Tuesday 21st December at 6.45

Workington Plaza cinema
Wednesday 22nd Dec at 8.00pm

130 UK cinemas can screen all these films with subtitles - please ask them to! Locations here: http://www.yourlocalcinema.com/locations.html

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And more!
On release at selected cinemas:
Foreign language films, with English subtitles:
http://www.yourlocalcinema.com/foreign.subtitles.html

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We are sorry to report that Blade Trinity, Phantom of the Opera, Shaolin Soccer and Anacondas 2 will NOT be available in an accessible format.

As soon as cinemas schedules are announced for new films, they will be listed on our website - please DON'T wait for the next weekly email – CHECK the website often! Important reschedules, time changes etc. are posted on there as soon as they are announced. You can bookmark your nearest subtitle equipped cinema listings page.

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Subtitled and audio described cinema enables people with less than perfect hearing or vision to enjoy film presented in its original and best form - the cinema. Almost a quarter of UK cinemas (130) can now screen most popular releases with subtitles & audio description.

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Remember:
"It is not tragic to have a disability.
Disability only becomes a tragedy when society fails to provide the things one needs to lead one's life"
(Anonymous)

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Also on the website:
Site map here: http://www.yourlocalcinema.com/news.html
Media reports here: http://www.yourlocalcinema.com/press.html

Around 8 out of every 10 cinema releases at any one time are available with subtitles for deaf/hearing impaired people, and audio description for blind/visually impaired people. The subtitle/description 'files' are supplied to the cinema on a separate CD-Rom and automatically synchronise with the film when played. Around a quarter of UK cinemas (130) have the necessary equipment to read these files and most of them screen 'accessible' shows every week. Full details of shows nationwide can be found here: http://www.yourlocalcinema.com/index.html

Each films distributor pays for the subtitle/description work to be done on their film. The same 'files' are used for DVD and TV release, but need to be altered slightly for timing/format purposes.

Almost every film on the major TV channels is subtitled and quite a few on the Sky and Freeview platforms are now routinely being audio described, even if the film was not audio described previously, for cinema release. Many now have 'in vision signing' too - where a person appears in the corner of the screen, using British Sign Language. Sky are in the process of creating a new department specifically for in vision signing.

The technologies used for all these different medias differ considerably. There are two cinema systems in the UK and a different system in the US & Canada, and not all films are available on all systems.

Before ‘accessible’ cinema came about the vast majority of deaf or hard of hearing people - of a cinema going age (not OAP's) - simply didn't go to the cinema, as they could not hear the film properly. It was the norm to await the video or DVD release, which are usually subtitled. That's all changed now and cinema going is very popular with deaf and hard of hearing people of a cinema going age. Over 100 UK cinemas have regular subtitled shows.

Blind and partially sighted people didn't visit the cinema much either. If they did, a friend or partner would usually explain what was going on, on the screen, often to the annoyance of other members of the audience. That's all changed now with digital 'access' cinema equipment. A separate soundtrack is broadcast through wireless headphones, describing the on screen action, and only the wearer can hear it. There are hundreds of audio described shows every week, in over a hundred cinemas.

It's a quiet revolution in the world of sensory impaired people, thanks to the cinema industry, the film distribution industry, technology companies, organisations representing disabled people, and the people themselves, thousands of who bombarded the UK Film Council with letters when they heard about the UK Film Council's proposal to fund 50% of the cost of cinema equipment.

Organised nationwide campaigning and publicity of accessible shows by our information service helped to bring it all together and ensure it always stayed on the agenda of the many bodies involved. All working together to make it happen - and quickly.

Spread the word: free information cards: http://www.yourlocalcinema.com/spread.the.word.html

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Coming soon: The following films will ONLY be released in the DIGITALLY SUBTITLED format: Alexander, The Aviator, National Treasure and more. The Polar Express is available with digital AND 'hard captions’ (what's hard captioned? Explanation: http://www.yourlocalcinema.com/three.formats.html ).

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More info:

Why can't my local cinema show all available subtitled films?

We cannot ‘force’ a cinema to enable people with less than perfect hearing to enjoy their services, we can only ask them to. And we do, constantly. It’s our job to create awareness of the problem, suggest solutions, and to empower people to do something about it.

We recommend that people contact cinemas in their local area and request better access for people with sensory impairments. Request that they become ‘accessible’, by installing a digital subtitle system and screening regular subtitled shows.

Informing cinemas in your local area of the need for accessible cinema makes them aware and reminds them what they should be aiming for - access to their services for people with sensory impairments. If everyone did this it would really help the situation. It’s often the case that although cinema head offices are fully aware, many cinemas, run on a local level, are not.

Some cinemas may be concerned that many subtitled shows have a low turnout. That is to be expected, as there is not hundreds of hearing impaired people in and around EVERY town. And not all can take the time out to attend the one or two subtitled shows at (usually) unsuitable times. Most people have work and/or school to attend to, and many cannot just drop everything to fit into a cinemas schedule.

Ideally, cinemas should view the subtitled shows as they do disabled ramps, lifts, loop systems etc. - NOT there to make a profit, but to enable people in their communities, who need a little extra help, to enjoy a cinemas’ services.

Sometimes the audience figures are still larger than many ‘normal’ non-subtitled morning or afternoon shows. Yet cinemas don’t complain about low figures for those shows. The fact is that around a third of cinema seats remain empty on average. Cinemas are used to fairly empty houses, so the figures should not make a difference.

If a cinema needs more info, direct them to our website - there's info on digital systems available, where to purchase and more.

You can read articles on the subject here: http://yourlocalcinema.com/press.html

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On the website:
Every subtitled film: previous, now showing and on the way - New films, locations, dates and times added regularly.
View listings by region - more added as they become available.
Video game, Theatre and DVD extra feature subtitles.

Everything you need to know on the subject: http://www.yourlocalcinema.com/news.html

Recent press reports on accessible cinema: http://www.yourlocalcinema.com/press.html

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If you are visually impaired and require audio description listings only, please email us at: ad@yourlocalcinema.com or visit the audio described section at http://www.yourlocalcinema.com/ad.html
'Talking' website, and 'web over phone' enabled.

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Subtitles @ your local cinema are the only listings service created exclusively for accessible cinema. Our service can be found wherever there is internet access - at home, the workplace, school, a library, an internet cafe, or the thousands of wi-fi spots and BT internet kiosks throughout the UK.

To be notified of new subtitled films, dates & times in your area every week, just contact us: You can enter your text/query/details on the website: http://www.yourlocalcinema.com/contact.html

You can also: Email us at subtitles@yourlocalcinema.com Phone us on 0845 056 9824 (24 hrs a day, 7 days a week, local rate) Text message to 0793 1341 377 (normal mobile rate) Or fax us on 0702 097 1354

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Engage your Senses! - SEE the dialogue! HEAR the action! FEEL the rumbling!
Subtitles @ your local cinema - the one stop shop for UK subtitled cinema!
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Email: subtitles@yourlocalcinema.com

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This information service would not exist without the input and assistance of
the groups below:

The UK Film Council
CEA - Cinema Exhibitors' Association and the UK cinema Industry
FDA - Film Distributors' Association and UK film distributors
RNID - Royal National Institute of Deaf People
NDCS - National Deaf Children's Society
RNIB - Royal National Institute of the Blind
ITFC - Independent Television Facilities Centre Ltd.
DTS - Digital Theater Systems, Inc.
Dolby Laboratories, Inc

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