Accessible Venues

Promoting Diversity and Inclusion

As a local festival with a global focus, CIFF has celebrated and promoted diversity and inclusion for 70 years. We welcome all visitors to screenings and events and are committed to ensuring that the Festival, its venues and activities, are accessible and inclusive.

• Festival Volunteers are onsite at each venue to support access needs during screenings.
• Our Festival screening venues have step-free access, accessible bathroom facilities, and wheelchair spaces in their auditoria – please see below for full details.
• All non-English language films will be subtitled.
• View our Visit Cork page for further information on accommodation and transport options in Cork City.

OUR VENUES AND THEIR ACCESSIBILITY:

CIFF strives to be a welcoming and comfortable environment for all of its patrons. Below is additional access information for families who might be attending with a young person with autism or sensory sensitivities can expect at each of our Family screenings at the Festival.

Family Events at The Everyman

• TVs/music in the entrance will be turned off before and after the screening
• Lights remain on at a low level in the theatre during the performance
• Guests are free to talk and leave their seats during the performance
• Where possible, dryers in the toilets will be manually lowered to reduce noise – please follow signage

Family Events at the ARC Cinema

During sensory-friendly screenings, the ARC makes a variety of adjustments to accommodate individuals with sensory sensitivities. This includes:

• Reducing the volume of the film
• Dimming the lights
• Eliminating sudden or startling sounds
• Guests are free to move around, vocalise, or take breaks as needed, creating a relaxed and accepting atmosphere

Family Events at The Triskel

• House lights will remain during the performance so the auditorium will be illuminated
• Guests are free to talk and leave their seats during the performance
• Hand dryers in the toilets will be switched off and paper towels provided
• The seating arrangement in Triskel is different from a regular cinema, as instead of individual seats, it has church pews / benches.

We recommend that families book their tickets online in advance to the screening to avoid queueing.

At the venue:

• Guests can book their tickets online in advance, and download them to their phones. Staff will simply have to scan the tickets from the guests’ phone.
• CIFF staff trained to be welcoming, inviting and accommodating to families’ needs
• Clear signage and clearly identifiable CIFF volunteers and staff
• The TVs in the entrance of the cinema and music will be turned off before and after the screening

This activity will form the start of a long-term strategy to enhance and improve CIFF’s cinema offering to young audiences through its programming and as part of its wider policy of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.

Cork International Film Festival is committed to fostering a safe, respectful and inclusive environment for both our audiences and our team. As part of this commitment, we have undertaken Safe to Create training to ensure the best practices in safeguarding and wellbeing across all our festival activities.