Catherine DESMET

Freelance translator EN-NL > FR

Literary translator accredited by
Flanders Literature and
The Dutch Foundation for Literature
(fiction and non-fiction)

Audiovisual translation
(subtitling, podcasts, AD)

Sworn translator: VTI nr 199440686

Contact

catherine.desmet.pro@gmail.com

+32 498 08 94 63

CV (Portfolio)

EXPERIENCEEDUCATION
Literary translation :
De Violist van Birkenau
Translation NL > FR (to be published)		Master in Translation (with high distinction and best thesis award)
> Université Libre de Bruxelles, 2024
Cultural translations NL > FR :
Bart Van Loo’s alphabet book et podcasts Stoute Schoenen/Tour de la Grande Bourgogne		Professionaliseringstraject
> Expertisecentrum Literair Vertalen, 2025
Audiovisual translations :
Subtitles NL > FR and FR > NL
of features, short films, series…		Sworn translator EN-NL > FR
> Université de Mons (EII), 2026

They trust me

Bart Van Loo and Belgian Radio and Television (RTBF)

Actes Sud, Flammarion, Hannibal Books, Les Léonides…

Soundfocus, Professionnels de l’Audiodescription francophone (PAF) and Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFFF)