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H'w'd dubs Catalan subtitles onerous.(Hollywood )(World News)
The Hollywood majors are threatening to slash their release slates and open pics in English without subtitles in Catalonia, one of Spain's richest regions, in protest at a law stipulating that half of a film's dubbed or subtitled print run must be converted into the regional lingo. All digital copies must have a Catalan dub or subtitles. The rules do not apply to European pics released on 16 or fewer prints.
Many Catalans have some knowledge of English, but nondubbed studio releases without subtitles would decimate box office. "The law will have dramatic effects for the Catalan spectator: Many movies won't get a release, many others won't be dubbed," said Luis Hernandez de …
