Recent projects

	LOFT After De Zaak Alzheimer (The Memory of a Killer), Erik Van Looy worked together with Bart De Pauw on his new thriller, Loft. The film will be released at the end of the year. Loft tells the story of five married men who rent a loft, in total secrecy, in order to be able to take their mistresses and latest conquests there, certain they won't be discovered or disturbed. When, one day, one of them finds the body of a young woman in the loft, they fear that their secret has been discovered… The Subtitling Company subtitled Loft in English.
	Linkeroever and Dirty Mind Linkeroever tells the story of Marie, a young, introvert athlete, who experiences a physical breakdown and is ordered to take things easy. She decides to move in with her new boyfriend, in his apartment in Linkeroever in Antwerp. But when she discovers that the previous tenant has disappeared, she becomes obsessed by this. The feeling that things aren't as they should be in Linkeroever slowly steals over her… This first feature film by director Pieter Van Hees is part one of the Anatomie van Liefde en Pijn (Anatomy of Love and Pain) trilogy. The next part, Dirty Mind, is expected in the cinema at the beginning of 2009. We subtitled Linkeroever in both French and English and Dirty Mind in English.
	Die Austernprinzessin In October 2005 Peter Vermeersch and the musicians of the Flat Earth Society (FES) provided the live accompaniment to the film classic Die Austernprinzessin (The Oyster Princess) by Ernst Lubitsch (1919) at Ghent International Film Festival. The performance was a huge success and was subsequently repeated numerous times, both in Belgium and abroad. At the request of the FES we subtitled this film in Spanish for a performance in Mexico.
	The Pavilion of Temporary Happiness In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Expo 58, the Pavilion of Temporary Happiness was built next to the Atomium. This was done using a construction principle that makes it a universal, reusable building and required 33,000 empty beer crates. Films are screened and exhibitions organised in this pavilion for the general public, telling the history of the previous world fairs. We provided the Dutch, French and English subtitles for some of the films screened.
	Tanghi Argentini Tanghi Argentini is a modern fairy tale about an office clerk who tries to make his colleagues happy. Instead of a traditional Christmas present he wants to give them something real and precious… This Flemish short film by director Guido Thys won an Oscar nomination for the best short film and has meanwhile become one of the most prize-winning short films in the history of the Belgian film. The film has been screened at a total of 80 international film festivals and won more than 30 prizes at festivals in Belgium and abroad. The Subtitling Company provided the French and English subtitles for Tanghi Argentini. http://www.anotherdimension.be
	Damien Foundation In 2008 the Damien Foundation is paying particular attention to combating leprosy and TBC in Rwanda. As in previous years and like numerous special films, "Rwanda Expedition", the new campaign film, has been subtitled in French, Dutch, English and German by The Subtitling Company. More information on the Damien Foundation and its work can be found at http://www.damiaanactie.org
	Missing (Vermist) Missing is the new film by director Jan Verheyen. The film tells the story of the sixteen-year-old Evi who disappears without a trace after sneaking out for a night on the town. The Missing Persons Unit, led by Walter Sibelius, hopes to discover what has happened to her. Missing has been on general release since 31st October and, after only four weeks, had already attracted an audience of 150,000. Missing is projected digitally in the cinemas. The Subtitling Company provided the French and English subtitles for the film and also created the Dutch dialogue list. The subtitles were supplied in CineCanvas format so that they too can be seen in optimum digital quality in the cinema. More information (in Dutch) can be found on the film's official website http://www.vermist.be
	Antarctica, The Legacy (L'Antarctique en héritage) The film Antarctica, The Legacy was previewed at Flagey in Brussels in the presence of Prince Filip on 12th November 2007. This film was made by Henri de Gerlache, the grandson of Gaston de Gerlache and great-grandson of Adrien de Gerlache, and is a co-production between Alizé Productions and Arctic Productions. The project was realised by the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office in collaboration with the Belgian national broadcasting organisation RTBF. The documentary tells the story of Adrien de Gerlache and Henri de Gerlache. The former set off on the Belgica on a voyage of discovery to Antarctica in 1897. He and his team were the first people ever to spend the winter there. In 1957 his son, Gaston de Gerlache, headed for the South Pole to help establish the King Baudouin base. The Subtitling Company provided the Dutch subtitles for this breathtaking documentary. The customer, who chose a font and font size best suited to the beautiful images, received his subtitled film in HDCAM format.
	Yves Yves is a film by Olivier Zabat about the life of Yves, a mentally handicapped man, and gives us a different perspective on the mentally handicapped. We provided the Dutch subtitles for this film.
	Studio 100 In addition to the English subtitles for Studio 100, for which The Subtitling Company has been responsible for some time, Studio 100 has chosen us as their partner for the translation into English of the scripts of their various series, including Anubis House, Gnome Plop, Wizzy & Woppy and many others. More information on Studio 100 can be found at http://www.studio100.tv
	The Audio Description Company. In September 2007 The Subtitling Company set up a special department for audio description called The Audio Description Company. This department will mainly concern itself with creating audio descriptions. Audio description (AD) is a technique whereby a film is provided with an accompanying commentary for the blind and partially sighted so that they too can enjoy following a film. The intention is to provide as much information about what can be seen on screen as possible without omitting or interrupting the dialogues and/or background noises. A very delicate task. It is estimated that approximately 1% of the population is blind or partially sighted but there are no official figures to confirm this (source: Belgian Federation for the Blind and Partially Sighted). In addition to this large target group, other people, such as the elderly, people with concentration problems, people with a mild handicap, etc., also benefit from audio description. And this is a group that is continuing to grow. In America audio description has been around for some time and it has been shown that even those who can see appreciate it. For example, there are people who play DVDs with audio description in the car and use them as a kind of 'talking book'... In Belgium audio description is still in its infancy, although various institutions and associations are working hard to promote it. Since September 2007 the Higher Institute for Translation and Interpreting in Antwerp offers an AD option as part of its Master's degree in Translation. On this course the students are familiarised with the difficulties of description and learn to describe films and TV programmes themselves. More information (in Dutch) about the Higher Institute for Translation and Interpreting can be found at http://www.hivt.be
	Welcome to Darja and Sandra As our company steadily continues to grow, so we find ourselves constantly in need of new translators. In August we once again increased the number of freelance translators with whom we work and two new translators/subtitlers recently joined our staff on a full-time basis. On 3rd September 2007 our in-house team acquired two new members, Darja van Berlaer and Sandra Empereur. Darja has a degree in Germanic Languages (English and Dutch) and translates from English, Spanish and French into Dutch. Sandra has a degree in translating and, in addition, has a European Master's Degree in Conference Interpreting. She translates from English, Italian and Danish into Dutch.
	VTM For some time now The Subtitling Company has been providing the subtitles for VTM, a Flemish commercial TV station, and JIM TV, a Flemish TV station aimed at teenagers. Uninvited, America's Next Top Model and Regi's World are but a few of the numerous programmes that we have already subtitled. Since August 2007 we have been entitled to refer to ourselves as one of the official subtitling companies that work for these stations. From now on a large number of the programmes on VTM, Kanaal 2, another Flemish commercial TV station, and JIM TV will be subtitled by us.
	Ben X Ben X is the directorial debut of writer and film critic Nic Balthazar. The film is based on his book Niets is alles wat hij zei (Nothing is all he said) and the resulting stage play Niets (Nothing). The film had its world premiere at the prestigious Montreal World Film Festival, held from 23rd August to 3rd September. Ben X was the big winner of the festival, not only winning the Grand Prix of the Americas but also the Public Award for the most popular film of the festival and the Ecumenical Prize for the way it explored social and spiritual values. Following its success at Montreal, among other places, Ben X has been selected for submission as Belgium's entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category of the 2008 Oscars. Watch this space… Ben X can be seen in Belgian cinemas from 26th September. The Subtitling Company provided the French and English subtitles for the film. More info on: http://www.benx.be
	Subtitles in Serbian for Hallmark For many years The Subtitling Company has been a regular supplier of subtitles for The Hallmark Channel. We not only provide the Dutch subtitles for this station but also those in Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Romanian, Croatian and Slovenian. A new language is shortly to be added to the list because from November 2007 Hallmark will also be available in Serbia, complete with our subtitles of course!
	A Perfect Match (Man zkt vrouw) Man zkt vrouw, or A Perfect Match as it is called in English, is the new film by director Miel Van Hoogenbemt. The film tells the story of the 60-year-old headmaster Leopold Vossius. On the day he starts his retirement he is informed by his Romanian housekeeper that she is returning to Romania. With the ready assistance of his neighbour, Leopold joins an online dating agency and starts his search for someone new to share his life… Man zkt vrouw was released on 8th August and, after only four weeks in Belgian cinemas, had already been seen by more than 100,000 cinema-goers. The film has meanwhile been selected for the Utrecht Film Festival and FilmFest Hamburg, the Hamburg Film Festival. The Subtitling Company was responsible for subtitling the film in French and English.
	The Last Summer (De laatste zomer) The Last Summer is director Joost Wynants' movie debut. The film is set in 1996 and tells the story of four boys from a village in the West Flemish countryside. Although, at first glance, the four appear to be very different from each other, they are good friends. But then they meet the beautiful Sandrine… The Last Summer has been in Belgian cinemas since 4th July. We were responsible for subtitling it in French and English. More info (in Dutch) at: http://www.delaatstezomer.com
	Sextet Sextet is the new film by Dutch director Eddy Terstall. It is a comic frame story about how the Dutch deal with sex and relationships. Sextet is the second part in Terstall's trilogy about Dutch society, the first part being Simon. Sextet will be shown in Dutch cinemas from 13th September. The Subtitling Company provided the English subtitles for the film, which will undoubtedly be seen at various international film festivals. In addition, we also provided the Dutch subtitles for the fragments in Arabic, Hungarian, Groningen dialect and Middle Dutch.
	To Walk Again April 2007 was dominated by To Walk Again, a documentary film by Stijn Coninx about Marc Herremans. On 28th January 2002 promising triathlete Marc Herremans fell badly while training on Lanzarotte, resulting in the young top-class athlete being paralysed from the chest down. To Walk Again tells Marc's story after the accident and that of the people around him. Not only his sporting achievements feature in the film but also his charity, which devotes itself to helping people with spinal cord injuries. To Walk Again is the second Flemish film, after King of the World, to be digitally projected and The Subtitling Company provided the subtitles for this project too. In the case of digital cinema it is necessary to provide Kinepolis with subtitles that are in a special format. In order to meet this demand, we have developed software ourselves to enable us to make subtitle files that are compatible with the CineCanvas format (.xml). We are now able to convert all standard subtitle files into this specific format. To Walk Again was subtitled bilingually in French and Dutch and monolingually in Dutch. The conscious decision was made to subtitle the entire film, including the songs, in order to make it accessible to as many people as possible. More information on the film and the charity can be found at http://www.sport.be/towalkagain.
	Comp.Marius Comp.Marius is a drama company that specialises in open-air performances. We have provided two of this group's projects with subtitles since the beginning of the year. Republiek der Dromen (The Republic of Dreams) is an adaptation of a number of stories by Bruno Schulz (1893-1942) and is also based on the drawings by this Jewish Polish artist. The French title of the piece was La République des Rêves and premiered in 2005 in the Le Volcan theatre in Le Havre (France). The Subtitling Company subtitled The Making of the Republic of Dreams in Dutch. Manon en Jean van Florette (Manon and Jean de Florette) is based on Manon des Sources (Manon of the Spring), the film by Marcel Pagnol from 1952 and the novel he wrote ten years later. Both texts were adapted by Comp.Marius and the piece was subtitled by us in French. More information about Comp.Marius can be found at http://www.marius.be.
	With Friends Like These (Dagen zonder lief) After his debut film Steve + Sky, which was subtitled by us in English, French and also in Standard Dutch for the DVD, Felix Van Groeningen is back with With Friends Like These (Dagen zonder lief). The film tells the story of five old friends who, after not having seen each other for a number of years, meet up again and try to pick up where they left off. But time hasn't stood still and things have changed… With Friends Like These has been in Belgian cinemas since 21st March. The Subtitling Company provided both the French and the English subtitles. http://www.dagenzonderlief.be.
	Gas Station Gas Station is the prestigious series of documentaries by director Luc Vrydaghs. In each programme he visits a different gas station and films the locals as they talk about their everyday lives and the things that are important to them. From cowboys hunting illegal immigrants in Arizona to the desolate, snow-covered plains of Iceland, where the gas station is the only place you can go to meet other people. The series has already been shown at various festivals and was subtitled by us in English, French and Dutch. From Sunday 1st April 2007 Gas Station is being shown on the Belgian TV station Canvas (at 10.35 p.m.).
	Cannes Film Festival It may be a while until the red carpet is unfurled but everyone is already working hard behind the scenes to get ready for the most famous film festival in the world, the one held in Cannes. At The Subtitling Company we have been extremely busy since the beginning of March providing French and/or English subtitles for various Belgian entries. Among the films we have subtitled for the pre-selection round are King of the World (Koning van de Wereld) and The Last Summer (De laatste zomer), both produced by Caviar Films, With Friends Like These (Dagen zonder lief ) by Felix Van Groeningen and Ben X by Nic Balthazar.
	Subtitle Screener Most customers like to take a look at their subtitles before we finish off their programme. Until recently we sent the subtitles to them in the form of a Word document for approval or we invited the customer to our office for a preview. Since the beginning of March we have been able to offer customers a third option: the subtitle screener. This is a programme with which we can create a subtitles video file (.wmv-file). That way the customer knows exactly what the final result will look like without having to first come to our office to see it or having a subtitled tape or DVD made. The subtitled video file is placed on a secure ftp site that only the customer can access. After watching the video the customer can, if necessary, send us any adjustments to be made, after which we finish off the programme. It doesn't get much easier!
	Firmin In our series of Flemish feature films for the cinema Firmin is certainly one that we must not forget. Dominique Deruddere directed this film, which is based on the famous character played by Chris Van den Durpel. The Subtitling Company provided the Dutch subtitles for the French and Arabic dialogues and, in addition, subtitled the entire film in English. http://www.firmincrets.be
	Interview in Vacature magazine For the series of articles entitled 'Invisible occupations' every week journalist An Olaerts goes in search of people with unusual jobs. Mid February she contacted The Subtitling Company to ask whether we would like to take part in the series in order to tell people about the job of 'subtitler'. She didn't need to ask twice! The result was her interview with Susanne that appeared on 3rd March in Vacature and which could be read online, in Dutch, at http://magazine.vacature.com.
	Ex Drummer Ex Drummer is the much-talked-about feature film debut by director Koen Mortier. This film, based on the book of the same name by Herman Brusselmans, is entirely in West Flemish dialect. It was decided early on during production to subtitle the film in Flemish. In addition, a version subtitled in English was also made for the various international film festivals for which the film has been selected. Both the Flemish and the English subtitles were made by The Subtitling Company. Ex Drummer has been shown in Belgian cinemas since the end of January. More information at http://www.exdrummer.com
	Article on audio description in AV-Industrie In its February edition AV-Industrie, the Belgian trade journal for the audiovisual sector, includes an article on audio description for the blind and partially sighted. In the article, Aline Remael from the HIVT (Higher Institute for Translators and Interpreters) and Harry Geyskens from the BCBS (Belgian Confederation for the Blind and Partially Sighted) discuss how audio description occurs and its benefits and advantages. In the article they also mention The Subtitling Company, which is described as a pioneer in the area of audio description in Belgium. If you are thinking about adding audio description to your next project, please don't hesitate to contact us for more information or to make an appointment for a short demo.
	STUDIO 100 Studio 100 is the well-known producer of all kinds of children's programmes and accompanying stage shows, such as Kabouter Plop and Samson en Gert. For some time The Subtitling Company has been providing the English and French translations for Studio 100's TV programmes. From the English subtitles for Het Huis Anubis to the French scripts for Kabouter Plop and the voice-over translations for Wizzy en Woppy and Bumba, for us it is mere child's play... More information about Studio 100 can be found at http://www.studio100.be.
	KONING VAN DE WERELD Koning Van De Wereld is the new Flemish movie from Guido Hendrickx. It is the first Belgian feature film to be screened in the Kinepolis cinemas in the digital JPEG2000 format, which provides very sharp images. In addition, this was the very first time that a film was projected in this digital format with subtitles, which was an absolute world premiere and for which the subtitles had to be written in a special format. In doing this The Subtitling Company once again confirmed its pioneering role in the area of digital cinema. Koning Van De Wereld has been shown in the cinema since 6th December. http://www.koningvandewereld.be
	Peduli Anak Foundation In January 2006 Dutchman Chaim Fetter founded the Peduli Anak Foundation. This foundation concerns itself with street kids on the Indonesian island of Lombok and has opened a children's home in Mataram. On 5th September 2006 Dutch television station Nederland 3 broadcast a documentary about the work of Chaim and his foundation. In order to help publicize Peduli Anak and its work, Chaim asked us to add English subtitles to the documentary. He himself would provide an Indonesian version based on our English translation. And that is what happened. We hope that the DVD with subtitles in three languages will help Chaim to find lots of new sponsors! Would you like to find out more about Chaim Fetter and his foundation? Then visit his website at http://www.pedulianak.com.
	WINDKRACHT 10 (Storm Force 10) The Subtitling Company has provided the subtitles for a number of Flemish films and DVD series. So it came as no surprise when the MMG production company asked us to do the Dutch, French, English and French/Dutch cinema subtitles for their latest Flemish film Windkracht 10. Windkracht 10 - Koksijde Rescue is described in the press as the first spectacular, big-budget Flemish production. With a budget of 4.5 million Euro it was the most expensive film in the history of Flemish film. Windkracht 10 - Koksijde Rescue premieres in Belgium on 10th October. More information can be found on the film's official website. http://ms.skynet.be/cinema/windkracht10/index.php
	KHADAK (The Colour of Water) Khadak is the first feature film by the Fleming Peter Brosens and the American Jessica Woodworth. At the 63rd Venice Film Festival the film won the Luigi De Laurentiis Award for the best debut film. The Subtitling Company provided the English subtitles for the film, which will not only be shown in Venice but throughout the world. We were also responsible for the French, Dutch and German subtitles. More information about Khadak can be found on the film's official website. http://www.khadak.com
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LOFT

Linkeroever and Dirty Mind

Die Austernprinzessin

The Pavilion of Temporary Happiness

Tanghi Argentini

Damien Foundation

Missing (Vermist)

Antarctica, The Legacy (L'Antarctique en héritage)

Yves

Studio 100

The Audio Description Company.

Welcome to Darja and Sandra

VTM

Ben X

Subtitles in Serbian for Hallmark

A Perfect Match (Man zkt vrouw)

The Last Summer (De laatste zomer)

Sextet

To Walk Again

Comp.Marius

With Friends Like These (Dagen zonder lief)

Gas Station

Cannes Film Festival

Subtitle Screener

Firmin

Interview in Vacature magazine

Ex Drummer

Article on audio description in AV-Industrie

STUDIO 100

KONING VAN DE WERELD

Peduli Anak Foundation