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 previous programmes?

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

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 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.

Each year, two films from the program are offered with audio subtitles.

To get the audio subtitles you need:

• Your smartphone
• Your earphones

How to download audio subtitles on your smartphone?

Before the screening
 1. Connect your smartphone to an internet network (for example at home).
 2. Download the Greta application by clicking on this link.
 3. Enable the “sound amplification” version in the settings.
 4. Create an account.
 5. Search for the desired film on the application, under the “events” category.
 6. Download the audio subtitles.
In the cinema
 7. When you enter the cinema, open the chosen film on the Greta application.
 8. When the film starts, during synchronization, you will hear a sound like a heartbeat, for a few seconds.
 9. Synchronization is done automatically and the audio subtitles start in your headphones.

Tips and information

• 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.
• Charge your phone battery well before the screening.
• There is no need to have internet access during the film if the audio subtitles have been downloaded in advance. Synchronization is done without internet.

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
• Fonderie Kugler
• Forum Meyrin
• Le Groove : this venue is not yet listed on Culture accessible Genève. It is wheelchair accessible
• Les Salons
• MEG
• Cinéma Spoutnik

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

Julie will get back to you.