Accessibility & Inclusion

The Zurich Film Festival is committed to making culture accessible to everyone – spatially, socially, and organizationally. On this page, you will find all the information you need about the accessibility of our cinemas and our festival center, as well as insights into our collaboration with the St. Jakob Foundation, which enables active inclusion in everyday festival life.

Festivallocations

Festival Centre: The first floor (ground level) is accessible to wheelchair users. There is now also a barrier-free toilet. The second floor and the public terrace can be reached via a ramp.
Frauenbadi: A platform lift and barrier-free WC facilities are available.
Festival Ship (MS Wädenswil): The main deck is barrier-free and barrier-free WC facilities are available.
Folium: A lift and barrier-free WC facilities are available.
Mascotte: A lift and barrier-free WC facilities are available.

Festivalzentrum

Eine große reflektierende Kugel steht nachts auf einem nassen Platz, mit einem großen beleuchteten Gebäude im Hintergrund und den Lichtern der Stadt, die sich auf dem Boden spiegeln.

Accessibility

We want all visitors to be able to experience the ZFF without any obstacles. That's why the main festival venues are barrier-free and equipped with appropriate facilities, including wheelchair access, lifts, accessible toilets, and designated seats in the cinemas.

Movie Theaters

Convention Centre

A lift, barrier-free WC facilities and wheelchair spaces are available in the halls of Kongresshaus Zurich

Convention Centre

Frame

A lift, barrier-free WC facilities, wheelchair spaces in the theatres and an inductive hearing system are available

Frame

Corso

A platform lift, barrier-free WC facilities and wheelchair spaces in the theatres are available

Corso Zurich

Arena

A lift, barrier-free WC facilities and wheelchair spaces in the theatres are available

Arena

Le Paris

wheelchair spaces in the theatres are available

Le Paris

Piccadilly

Barrier-free WC facilities and wheelchair spaces in the theatres are available

Piccadilly

Seats for wheelchair users and accompanying persons can be booked directly via [email protected]. The cinemas will be informed directly by us.

Films

The vast majority of ZFF films are screened in their original language with subtitles (German and/or English, French) to enable hearing-impaired viewers to follow the dialogue. Since 2017, participation for visually impaired people has also been made possible: In cooperation with the organisation "Regards Neuf", German-language films are now offered with audio description.

A man in dark clothing walks beside a small donkey on a grassy, hilly landscape with a winding road and mountains in the distance under a cloudy sky.

Inclusion in festival operations – collaboration with the St. Jakob Foundation

The Zurich Film Festival sees culture as a public space that should be open to everyone. This includes enabling people with disabilities to participate fully in everyday work and festival life. In this spirit, we work closely with the St. Jakob Foundation, an institution that has been committed to professional integration and social participation for over 120 years.

During the 21st Zurich Film Festival, numerous employees of the St. Jakob Foundation were on duty – in service, at the cloakroom, in cinema support, and in logistics and guest areas. Accompanied by educational specialists, they take on responsible tasks, gain work experience at a live event, and visibly contribute their skills.

The collaboration results in:

• For employees: greater independence, real-world work experience, and participation in the public sphere

• For the festival: professional support and a working environment where diversity is a matter of course

• For visitors: refreshing encounters with exciting personalities

With its “Integrative Workplaces” program, the St. Jakob Foundation offers structured employment and development opportunities for people who need support. More information here.

The success of this collaboration is demonstrated in a story on SRF’s “10 vor 10” program, which follows 30 employees of the St. Jakob Foundation during their work at the festival.

Watch the video

For questions regarding barrier-free access or inclusion at the ZFF, please contact us by email or phone. We're also there for you personally at our Help Desk during the festival.

Kontakt

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