The role of pivot translations in Asian film festivals in Catalonia: Johnny Ma's Old Stone as a case study
Casas-Tost, Helena (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Traducció i d'Interpretació i d'Estudis de l'Àsia Oriental)
Bustins, Sandra (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Traducció i d'Interpretació i d'Estudis de l'Àsia Oriental)

Date:	2021
Abstract:	Pivot translations are very often used in film festivals, but have been granted little consideration from an academic viewpoint. This article analyses the role of pivot languages in audiovisual translation within the framework of Asian film festivals held in Catalonia. There are three aims of this paper: (i) to examine to what extent pivot translations are part of the translation process in films screened in such festivals, (ii) to determine the justifications for their use, and (iii) to analyse the effects of their use from a qualitative perspective. In order to do so, the answers from a questionnaire distributed among the most relevant agents in Asian film festivals in Catalonia will be analysed. Additionally, the Chinese film Old Stone by Johnny Ma that has been translated into and subtitled in Catalan through English as its pivot language, will be presented as a case study.
Grants:	Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca 2017-SGR-113
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Published in:	Journal of audiovisual translation, Vol. 4 Núm. 1 (2021) , p. 96-113, ISSN 2617-9148

DOI: 10.47476/jat.v4i1.2021.85

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