Agnieszka Walczak

Agnieszka Walczak, PhD, is a media accessibility expert, translator and translator trainer. She combines her academic expertise with experience in the audiovisual localization industry. Co-founder of AVT Masterclass, online platform offering courses on audiovisual translation and localization. University lecturer for almost 8 years (Autonomous University of Barcelona, University of Warsaw, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, University of Łódź), author of over 15 publications on audiovisual translation. She has been working as a freelance subtitler and audio describer for various linear and non-linear providers for over 10 years. She has also experience from working with global production and post-production companies. Member of European Society for Translation Studies (EST), European Association for Studies in Screen Translation (ESIST), Polish Audiovisual Translators Association (STAW) and AKCES Expert Group on Accessibility.