Accessibility at locations and screenings
During IDFA, there are various screenings with accommodations or additional facilities, including sensory-friendly screenings, and films with audio description and subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. We also have an overview of accessibility at the various festival locations in Amsterdam. Would you like to visit IDFA with a wheelchair? After purchasing your ticket, please send the title, time, and location of the screening to service@idfa.nl.
Accessibility festival venues
Click here for more information about the accessibility of the festival venues.
Accessibility filters in the program overview
In the daily program, you can filter by various types of accessibility, such as audio description, subtitles for deaf and hard of hearing and sensory friendly screenings.
Please note: The filter results will only show the screenings for one day. If you want to see the results for other days, please switch the day in the overview.
Sensory friendly screenings
Sensory-friendly screenings will take place at Het Documentaire Paviljoen and Het Ketelhuis. During these screenings, the lights will be dimmed, the sound will be lower than usual, and there will be no trailers at the beginning. There is also the option to step out for a break during the film.
See this year's sensory friendly screenings below.
The Brush in Your Hand
Het Documentaire Paviljoen, Thursday November 19 at 20:45
Transition
Het Documentaire Paviljoen, Sunday November 22 at 17:30
The Siege of Paradise
Het Ketelhuis, Saturday November 14 at 09:00
For the Moon
Het Ketelhuis, Saturday November 15 at 09:00
Films with audio description and subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
For this selection of films, audio description and subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH) are available via Earcatch. These will be available two days before the first film screening.
For some screenings of the following titles SDH is provided on the screen. Please click on the film title and check the blue box for ticket sales to find those screenings.
Screening with Dutch subtitles + Q&A with sign language interpreter + Sign Language Café
The screening of The Year of the Ghost on Saturday, November 21, at 13:00 at Het Documentaire Paviljoen will feature Dutch subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (ODS), and the Q&A afterwards, hosted by TYD, will be supported by a Dutch speech-to-text interpreter and sign language interpreter (NGT).
Afterwards, there is a Sign Language Cafe hosted by Stichting Welzijn Doven Amsterdam (SWDA) in the foyer.