The Norwegian Association of Audiovisual Translators
() is an association organizing mainly
translator
Translation is the communication of the meaning of a source-language text by means of an equivalent target-language text. The English language draws a terminological distinction (which does not exist in every language) between ''trans ...
s dealing with subtitling for the
cinema, television, video,
DVD
The DVD (common abbreviation for digital video disc or digital versatile disc) is a digital optical disc data storage format. It was invented and developed in 1995 and first released on November 1, 1996, in Japan. The medium can store any ki ...
and Internet markets.
NAViO was established in 1997. Close to 140 translators have joined the association out of approximately 180 active translators in
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...
(2007).
Main objectives
NAViO's main objectives are to
* unite translators working within the audiovisual media,
* protect the common economic interests of its members,
* promote professional development and social exchange for its members,
* work for the recognition of subtitlers as professionals and
* make visible the cultural importance of the work performed by translators within the audiovisual media.
External links
navio.no - official site
Mass media in Norway
Translation associations of Norway
Organizations established in 1997
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