MTRCB nagpa-film showing sa mga walang pandinig at paningin

MANILA, Philippines - Nakipagsanib-puwersa ang Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) sa SM Cares at sa iba pang partner agencies (Deaf Blind Support Philippines, AKAP Pinoy, Philippine Blind Union, National Council on Disability Affairs, and Philippine Foundation for the Rehabilitation of the Disabled) para sa isang audience empowering event na tinawag na Special Movie Screening for the Blind and Deaf.

Ang special screening ay naganap sa Premiere Cinema, SM Mall of Asia noong September 20, 2016, at dinaluhan ng 900 participants na karamihan ay mga estudyante ng Philippine School for the Blind and Philippine School for the Deaf and members of Resources for the Blind.

Present sa nasabing event si MTRCB Chairperson Atty. Eugenio “Toto” Villareal, President of SM Supermalls Annie Garcia, Vice-President of SM Lifestyle Entertainment Inc. (SMLEI) Edwin Nava, President of Deaf Blind Support Philippines Edgardo “Bong” Garcia, and Director of SM Cares Program on PWDs Engineer Bien Mateo.

Kasama rin doon sina MTRCB Executive Director Atty. Ann Marie Nemenzo at MTRCB Board Members na sina Atty. Noel Del Prado at Bibeth Orteza Siguion-Reyna.

Nag-enjoy ang mga participant kasama ang kanilang kapamilya at mga guro sa panonood ng Disney animated film na Frozen na may closed captioning at audio descriptive features.

Ang mga hearing-impaired at may kakulangan sa paningin ay nag-enjoy din sa palabas dahil sa inclusive cinema experience. Ang ilan sa visual ele­­ments na handog sa nasabing event ay ang detailed audio narration at text lines para sa dialogue at scene description.

Kasabay ng naturang event ang film screening sa SM City Clark at SM City Bacoor.