Accessibility
At IFFR, we believe that culture and film should be accessible to everyone. Our goal is to create a festival environment where all visitors feel welcome, heard and valued. We embrace diversity in all its forms and are continuously working to make our festival venues and activities accessible to people with diverse needs.
Whether you are blind or visually impaired, deaf or hard of hearing, use a wheelchair or walking aid, or need other forms of support, we do our best to make your festival experience unforgettable. For us, accessibility means more than just physical access. We strive to remove barriers, both visible and invisible, and to be open to your feedback and wishes.
We understand that not all festival venues are already completely barrier-free, and that there may be situations where additional support is needed. Therefore, we try to provide as much clear and detailed information as possible about the accessibility of our venues and activities. This way, you can plan your visit to IFFR well and enjoy everything our festival has to offer to the fullest.
Need help with your visit?
Our team is always there for you. You can reach us at service@IFFR.com, and we’ll do everything we can to support you.
IFFR is all about stories that connect, inspire and enrich. Together with you, we make the festival a place where everyone feels welcome. We are looking forward to meeting you and enjoying all the hidden gems that IFFR has to offer together, and we look forward to seeing you.
Are you an accredited guest and need information on accessibility? Our team will provide you with detailed information on venues with accessibility requirements and can help you plan your visit to IFFR. If you will be accompanied by a support worker during your festival visit, please make sure to mention this when getting in touch with our staff. They can help you plan your visit.
Audio description & captioned (SDH) screenings
A selection of films from our programme are accessible for visitors with a visual or hearing impairment with the free Subcatch (SDH) and Earcatch (audio description) apps.
Sensory-friendly screenings during IFFR 2026
For visitors who are sensitive to stimuli, we offer a number of screenings with lower sound levels and dimmed lighting in the cinema.
Some films are also available online in our On Demand programme for those who can’t make it to the cinema.
IFFR festival locations
In our yearly festival map, you can get an overview of all festival locations, festival cafés and hotels. The IFFR 2026 map will be available here shortly before the festival.
Below you can find an overview of all our festival locations including information about their accessibility. The locations are listed from closest to furthest in distance from our festival heart in ‘de Doelen’.
Accessibility of festival locations
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Accessibility ‘de Doelen’
How to get there
Take tram 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 11 to Kruisplein. Alternatively, it’s a 7-minute walk from Rotterdam Centraal, so you can also take metro lines D or E to Centraal Station and walk from there.Wheelchair accessibility
The venue is wheelchair accessible. Every cinema is accessible via lifts. A toilet for wheelchair users is available on the ground floor in the Willem Burger Hal and on the third floor in the Willem Burger Foyer. In the Grote Zaal, the Jurriaanse Zaal and in the Willem Burger Zaal, there are wheelchair seats available. The Van Cappellen Zaal is not wheelchair accessible. Get in touch at service@IFFR.com to reserve wheelchair seats.Mobility scooters can enter the screening room; you can change to a regular seat.
For the hearing impaired and visually impaired
Currently, there is no listening coil (telecoil) available during the festival. We are still checking if we can make it available for during the festival.Assistance dogs are welcome. Please let us know before you purchase tickets.
Lactation room
A lactation room is available on request at the venue. Please contact the volunteers at our info desk.Sensory sensitivity room
There is no sensory sensitivity room available at the venue.Parking
Parking for visitors with disabilities is unavailable around ‘de Doelen’. -
Accessibility Pathé Schouwburgplein
How to get there
Take tram 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 11 to Kruisplein. Alternatively, it’s a 6-minute walk from Rotterdam Centraal, so you can also take metro lines D or E to Centraal Station and walk from there. From metro station Stadhuis (lines D or E), it’s a 5-minute walk. From metro station Beurs (lines A, B or C), it’s a 5 to 10-minute walk.
Wheelchair accessibility
All rooms are wheelchair accessible and can be reached via the lift. Please approach the info desk at the location if you want to use the lift since it can only be used with the help of staff at the location.Get in touch at service@IFFR.com to reserve wheelchair seats.
A bathroom for visitors with disabilities is available.
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Accessibility Theater Rotterdam
How to get there
Take tram 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 11 to Kruisplein. Alternatively, it’s a 7-minute walk from Rotterdam Centraal, so you can also take metro lines D or E to Centraal Station and walk from there. From metro station Stadhuis (lines D or E), it’s a 5-minute walk. From metro station Beurs (lines A, B or C), it’s a 5 to 10-minute walk.Wheelchair accessibility
Theater Rotterdam has seats for wheelchair users in all rooms. Get in touch at service@IFFR.com to reserve wheelchair seats. Our staff will guide you to your seat via the lift and help where necessary.For the hearing impaired
Currently, there is no listening coil (telecoil) available during the festival. We are checking if we can make it available for during the festival.Lactation room
A lactation room is available on request at the venue. Please contact the volunteers at our info desk.Sensory sensitivity room
There is no sensory sensitivity room available at the venue. -
Accessibility Oude Luxor
How to get there
Take metro lines D or E, or tram 1, 3, 4, 7 or 11 to Stadhuis or tram 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11 or 12 to Weena. It’s a 2 to 5-minute walk from there. From Rotterdam Central Station, Oude Luxor is approximately a 7-minute walk.Wheelchair accessibility
The venue is accessible for wheelchair users and mobility scooters. There are wheelchair seats available in the room. Get in touch at service@IFFR.com to reserve wheelchair seats.At the end of the long foyer there is a lift on the left, with which you can reach the toilet for visitors with disabilities and the cloakroom in the basement. The lift also goes to the first floor (row 17) since there is still a flight of stairs (4 steps). The bar and information desk are located on the ground floor.
For the hearing impaired and visually impaired
There is sound reinforcement equipment available. We are checking if we can make it available for during the festival. There are some spots available for people with a lower vision.Assistance dogs are welcome. Please let us know before you purchase tickets.
Parking
Near Kruiskade 28 are two parking spaces for visitors with disabilities. You can park here for free with a parking card for visitors with disabilities. -
Accessibility Cinerama Filmtheater
How to get there
Take the metro to Beurs (lines A, B, C, D or E), or tram 1, 3, 5, 11 to Beurs. Cinerama is a 3 to 4-minute walk from the Beurs stop.Wheelchair accessibility
The venue is not accessible for wheelchair users and there are no wheelchair spots available in the screening rooms. There is no elevator at the venue.Assistance dogs are welcome. Please let us know before you purchase tickets.
Lactation room
A lactation room is available on request at the venue. Please contact the volunteers at our info desk.Sensory sensitivity room
There is no sensory sensitivity room available at the venue. -
Accessibility KINO
How to get there
Take tram 4 or 6 to Bloemkwekersstraat. KINO is approximately a 5-minute walk from this stop. Alternatively, take metro lines A, B or C to Eendrachtsplein, it’s a 7 to 10-minute walk from there.
Wheelchair accessibility
The venue is accessible for wheelchair users and mobility scooters. The rooms are accessible for wheelchair users and mobility scooter users. KINO 3 is accessible via a lift. Please get in touch with a location manager for assistance. Get in touch at service@IFFR.com to reserve wheelchair seats. A toilet for wheelchair users is available on the ground floor, next to the other toilets.For the hearing impaired and visually impaired
There is no telecoil available.Assistance dogs are welcome. Please let us know before you purchase tickets.
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Accessibility WORM and WORM UBIK
How to get there
Take tram 8 to Museumpark. From there, walk along Witte de Withstraat to Boomgaardsstraat. Alternatively, take metro line A, B, C, D or E to Beurs and walk approximately 5 to 8 minutes.Wheelchair accessibility
WORM & WORM UBIK are wheelchair accessible.The sound//vision events in UBIK on 30 January and 1 February are not accessible by wheelchair due to other programming in WORM Central Station that is going on at the same time.
Parking
There are no disabled parking spaces available in the neighbourhood. -
Accessibility LantarenVenster
How to get there
Take metro lines D or E, or tram 3 or 5 to Wilhelminaplein. From there, it’s a 5 to 10-minute walk to LantarenVenster.Wheelchair accessibility
The venue is accessible for wheelchair users and mobility scooters. Get in touch at service@IFFR.com to reserve wheelchair seats.The entrance has an automatic door. All the rooms are accessible for wheelchair users and can be opened with via manual doors. All the rooms are accessible for mobility scooters, if it fits the elevator (85cm x 120cm), you can change to a regular chair. The first row in every room is reserved for wheelchair users. A toilet for wheelchair users is available on the ground floor, next to the other toilets.
For the hearing impaired and visually impaired
Unfortunately, there is no telecoil available.Assistance dogs are welcome. Please let us know before you purchase tickets.
Parking
There are some disabled parking spaces available in the neighbourhood.- Some parking spaces are available on Wilhelminapier for holders of a parking card for visitors with disabilities.
- Eight general disabled parking spaces on Otto Reuchlinweg, off Prinsendam (behind Nieuwe Luxor)
- One parking space for visitors with disabilities on Otto Reuchlinweg, off Westerdam
- Two general parking spaces for visitors with disabilities on Wilhelminakade off Hotel New York/World Port Center
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Accessibility Nieuwe Luxor
How to get there
Take metro lines D or E, or tram 3 or 5 to Wilhelminaplein. From there, it’s a 3 to 5-minute walk to Nieuwe Luxor.
Wheelchair accessibility
The venue is accessible for wheelchair users and mobility scooters (except the second balcony and the loges). There are 8 wheelchair spots available in the room. These are available on row 8 of the first balcony. For companions there are seats available on row 8 or row 7. Get in touch at service@IFFR.com to reserve wheelchair seats.The elevators are located in the front and the back of the entrance hall. A toilet for wheelchair users is available on the ground floor, the second and fourth floor, next to the other toilets. From row 11 in the auditorium, the bar and toilets are not directly accessible. Please use the lift (to the right of the stage) to reach the ground, second or fourth floors.
For the hearing impaired and visually impaired
There is sound reinforcement equipment available. We are checking if we can make it available for during the festival. There are some spots available for people with a lower vision. The seats on the second balcony are not recommended if you are visually impaired.Assistance dogs are welcome. Please let us know before you purchase tickets.
Parking
There are some disabled parking spaces available in the neighbourhood.- Some parking spaces are available on Wilhelminapier for holders of a parking card for visitors with disabilities.
- Eight general disabled parking spaces on Otto Reuchlinweg, off Prinsendam (behind Nieuwe Luxor)
- One parking space for visitors with disabilities on Otto Reuchlinweg, off Westerdam
- Two general parking spaces for visitors with disabilities on Wilhelminakade off Hotel New York/World Port Center
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Accessibility Islemunda
How to get there
Take tram 3 to Keizerswaard. Alternatively, take metro line E to Maashaven and switch to tram 2 towards Keizerswaard. From there it’s a 1 to 2-minute walk.Wheelchair accessibility
Podium Islemunda is wheelchair accessible. -
Accessibility Katoenhuis
How to get there
Take tram 1 or 7 or metro line A, B, or C to Marconiplein. The Katoenhuis area is accessible from there with a 13-15 minute walk. Note that Katoenhuis is in a developing industrial area.Wheelchair accessibility
There is an alternative entrance for wheelchair users. Contact the location manager via the number at the regular entrance. All installations on the ground floor are wheelchair accessible.There are no accessible toilets at Katoenhuis but there are at Keilepand. Keilepand can be reached via Cult=Us at Keilestraat 7a.
Opening hours Keilepand:
Monday to Wednesday closed
Thursday to Saturday open from 16:00
Sunday open from 17:30For the hearing impaired
Where possible, English subtitles are provided with each installation.Lactation room
There is no pumping room available at the venue.Sensory sensitivity room
There is no sensory sensitivity room available at the venue.Parking
There are no disabled parking spaces available in the neighbourhood.Content guide
The installation Krakatoa uses strobe lights.