{"id":110981,"date":"2017-06-13T11:02:12","date_gmt":"2017-06-13T09:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medios.uchceu.es\/actualidad-ceu\/?p=110981"},"modified":"2023-03-21T13:18:44","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T12:18:44","slug":"spains-senate-praises-the-inclusive-approach-of-the-short-film-xmile-also-the-focus-of-research-by-ceu-uchs-gidyc-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medios.uchceu.es\/actualidad-ceu\/en\/spains-senate-praises-the-inclusive-approach-of-the-short-film-xmile-also-the-focus-of-research-by-ceu-uchs-gidyc-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain’s Senate praises the inclusive approach of the short film Xmile, also the focus of research by CEU UCH’s GIDYC group"},"content":{"rendered":"

The film\u2019s director, Miguel \u00c1ngel Font, a CEU Audiovisual Communication graduate, appeared before the Culture Commission of the Senado<\/em>, the upper house of the Spanish parliament.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A short film which can be experienced via the five senses and a new way of understanding the meaning of inclusiveness in cinema: that is Xmile. This short film was made by a CEU UCH Audiovisual Communication graduate, Miguel \u00c1ngel Font<\/strong>, who was invited to speak to the Culture Commission of Spain\u2019s Senate<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to tell them about his work. It\u2019s all about accessibility and inclusiveness and it was praised by all the political groups represented in the upper chamber. This approach is also being studied by the CEU UCH\u2019s Communication and Disability Research Group (GIDYC)<\/a>, led by Dr Josep Solves.<\/p>\n

In his thirty-minute appearance,\u00a0Miguel \u00c1ngel Font\u00a0<\/strong>explained to the Senate how his multi-sensory film Xmile\u00a0managed to attract an audience that would not normally consume cinema, as it is inaccessible to them. The experiencing of this short film via the five senses<\/strong> by those with sensory difficulties is being\u00a0studied by the CEU UCH\u2019s GIDYC group, with the results of this research being presented in the near future<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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El director valenciano Miguel \u00c1ngel Font, formado en Comunicaci\u00f3n Audiovisual en el CEU-UCH, durante su comparecencia ayer en el Senado.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The PP senator Marta Torrado<\/strong>\u00a0congratulated Miguel \u00c1ngel Font for his work on this issue and thanked him for enabling people with visual or auditory disabilities to enjoy cinema. The PSOE\u00a0senator F\u00e9lix Montes<\/strong>\u00a0acknowledged the proposal made by Miguel \u00c1ngel to ensure that the criterion of accessibility is taken into account for film production grants. The senators speaking on behalf of the PNV and Podemos<\/strong>\u00a0also thanked Font for accepting the invitation to speak before the Senate and for his efforts to extend the cinematic experience to a wider range of the population, by means of including those who are not normally able to enjoy this form of culture.<\/p>\n

Read an interview with Miguel \u00c1ngel Font on his appearance at the Senate<\/a>, in Actualidad CEU<\/strong>.<\/p>\n