Accessibility

What is the Black Movie Festival?

The Black Movie Festival is a film festival.
A film festival is an event.
A lot of films are shown during this event.

When is it?

From 16 January to 25 January 2026.

What do we see at the Black Movie Festival?

At the Black Movie Festival there are:

• films
• conferences
• workshops
• a photo exhibition
• parties

The films come from all over the world.
The conferences are about the subjects of the films.
The workshops are for children.
The parties take place in the evening, at the Groove club.

Who is it for?

The Black Movie Festival shows films for adults
but also for children.
The children's programme is called Black Movie for Kids
Adults can also watch films from the Black Movie for Kids

Want to find out more about the programme?

Click on the ‘programme’ tab in the menu on the Black Movie Festival website.

The filmmakers

The filmmakers are making the films.
The festival invites the filmmakers.
You can meet sometimes the filmmakers.

There are 3 ways to buy a ticket:

• On the Black Movie Festival website.
• At the Black Movie Festival ticket office.

It's at the Grütli, 16 rue du Général-Dufour, Plainpalais.

• At the ticket office of the cinema showing your chosen film.

The ticket office opens 30 minutes before the film begins.

How do I buy on the Festival website?

 1. Choose the film you want to see and go to the film's page.
 2. Click on the basket at the bottom right, next to the chosen screening.
 3. Choose the rate and the number of tickets.
 4. Click on Add to basket.
 5. Click on Finalise order.
 6. Enter your payment details and confirm.
 7. You will receive an email with your tickets.
 8. Download your tickets to your phone or print them out.

Do you need any help?

You can ask for help at the festival ticket office at the Grütli.
The ticket office is open at the following times:
Wednesday 14 and Thursday 15: 17:00-20:00
Friday 16 to Sunday 18: 13:00-22:00
Monday 19 to Sunday 25: 16:00-21:00

You can call the ticket office at 079 315 64 65

There are several rates.
You can find the different rates by clicking on this link.

There is a special rate for people with disabilities.
It costs CHF 10.- per screening.
It is free for the accompanying persons.
To reserve a free seat, write an email to accessibilite@blackmovie.ch.

The Black Movie Festival offers Relax screenings.
Relax screenings are cultural outings with:

• A relaxed and caring environment
• An adapted welcome

During a Relax screening, the codes are a little more flexible.
For example, the public can:

• Move
• Talk
• Express their emotions

During a Relax screening at the Black Movie Festival, there are:

• People at the welcome desk wearing Relax t-shirts
• A little light in the room
• The sound of the film lowered
• The cinema door open

The Relax screening at the Black Movie Festival 2026 are:

• Couleurs d’automne
• Un pas vers l’inconnu
• Le retour du projectionniste
• Singing Wings

The Black Movie Festival offers an audio subtitle system for people who cannot read subtitles easily.
For example, visually impaired people, dyslexics, children or anyone for whom reading fast is complicated.

Audio subtitles are like individual dubbing. You hear the French subtitles read out loud in your earphones.

Films with audio subtitles are :

• Niñxs
• Le retour du projectionniste

To get the audio subtitles you need:

• Your smartphone
• Your earphones

How to download audio subtitles on your smartphone?

Before the screening
 1. Download the Greta application by clicking on this link.
 2. Search for the desired film on the application.
 3. Download the audio subtitles.
 4. When you are in the cinema, open the selected film.
 5. Before the film begins, you will hear a sound like a heart beat.
 6. When the film begins, you will hear the audio subtitles.

AND: Make sure that your phone's microphone is not hidden. It is with the phone's microphone that the application can synchronize the audio subtitles.

The audio subtitles are done by Regards Neufs.

To directly access the pages of the places on Culture accessible Genève, click on the place that interests you below:

• Alhambra
• Cinélux
• Cinémas du Grütli (ticket office, Grütli Simon and Langlois)
• Fonction Cinéma
• Le Groove : this venue is not yet listed on Culture accessible Genève. It is wheelchair accessible
• Les Salons
• MEA (Maison de l’enfance et de l’adolescence) : this venue is not yet listed on Culture accessible Genève. It is wheelchair accessible
• MEG
• Cinéma Spoutnik

Do you have any questions about accessibility?
Send an email to accessibilite@blackmovie.ch

Léonore or Luca will get back to you.
Léonore is in charge of accessibility.
Luca is in charge of ticketing.

Thanks to this solidarity-based system, when you purchase your ticket you have the option to buy one or more additional tickets for people who may not be able to afford going to the cinema. These “pay-it-forward” tickets are then made available at the Black Movie Festival reception desk.

To benefit from a pay-it-forward ticket, simply go to the Black Movie Festival reception desk located in the lobby of the Maison des arts du Grütli.