We are committed to making the Festival an open and accessible event for everyone. We collaborate with organisations dedicated to cultural accessibility and rely on the expertise of specialists.

We have trained our team, volunteers, and staff to provide support to people with varying abilities.

We are implementing solutions that make it easier for people with disabilities, individuals on the autism spectrum, those with high sensitivity, as well as anyone who may need extra support, to take part in the Festival.

TICKETS

People over the age of 60, individuals with disabilities, and their assistants are eligible for reduced-price tickets.

Reduced-price tickets can only be purchased at the Cinema box office upon presentation of a valid document confirming eligibility.

Individuals with disabilities can book tickets for screenings by phone or email: 733 897 852; 695 363 353, helpdesk@festiwalgdynia.pl.

Individuals with a severe disability can receive a free ticket for an assistant – when the assistant ticket limit is reached, a reduced-price ticket applies.

Ticket prices:

• full-price ticket – 29 PLN
• full-price ticket for a screening in the Dream auditorium at Helios Cinema* – 32 PLN
• reduced-price ticket – 25 PLN
• ticket for a short film screening – 20 PLN
• group ticket – 18 PLN

*Reduced-price tickets are not available for screenings in the Dream auditoriums at Helios Cinema.

ENTRY WITH GUIDE DOG OR ASSISTANCE DOG

You may attend the Festival with a guide dog or assistance dog. Please bring a certificate confirming the dog’s status as a service animal and documentation of required veterinary vaccinations.

SCREENING ACCESSIBILITY

 INDIVIDUALS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS

Screenings with Audio Description

The official partner of the Festival is the Kino Dostępne Foundation, which provides audio descriptions for films through the free Kino Dostępne app.

Audio description consists of additional verbal commentary that enables the perception of visual artistic works and allows visually impaired individuals to experience cultural achievements in the fields of visual arts, theatre, and film.

How to use the Kino Dostępne App

The app is available for Android and iOS devices. Click to download the Kino Dostępne app.

To access the list of festival films with audio descriptions, open the app, go to the “Festivals” tab, and then select “50^th Polish Film Festival”.

In some auditoriums, you may experience poor signal. These auditoriums are:

• Morskie Oko at the Gdynia Film Centre
• Auditorium No. 3 at Helios Cinema
• Large Stage at the Musical Theatre

To use audio description in these auditoriums, you can connect to the festival Wi-Fi. A QR code with the network name is displayed outside each auditorium. To connect, scan the code with your phone’s camera and confirm the connection.

Available Audio Descriptions in the App

At the moment, you can listen to audio descriptions for the following films in the Kino Dostępne app:

Main Competition:

• Brother
• Chopin, a Sonata in Paris
• Clarinet 
• Franz Kafka
• Home Sweet Home
• LARP
• Life for Beginners
• No Ghosts on Good Street
• Operation Pope
• Photosensitive
• Territory
• The Altar Boys
• Three Loves
• Vinci 2

Perspectives Competition:

• 13 Days Till Summer
• Glorious Summer

Janusz Korczak Golden Lion Cubs Award

• Grandpa, Let’s Go!
• Oskar, Patsy, and Baltic Gold
• Pixie. The New Beginning
• The Travelling Dog 2

Gdynia for children

• Grandpa, Let’s Go!
• Oskar, Patsy, and Baltic Gold
• Pianoforte
• The Peasants
• The Travelling Dog 2

Documentaries in Gdynia

• Trains

Moving Around the Festival Grounds

There are no tactile paths or spatial audio descriptions available in the festival venues.

If you have a severe visual impairment and need to sit in the appropriate row in the screening room, please report this need to the cinema staff or volunteers.

If you need assistance moving around the Festival grounds, please let us know. Contact: 733 897 852; 695 363 353, helpdesk@festiwalgdynia.pl

 DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING INDIVIDUALS

Screenings with subtitles

During festival four film screenings will feature Polish subtitles:

• Vinci 2 – 26th September, 8:00 PM, Auditorium No. 2 at Helios Cinema
• Beautiful! – 27th September, 11:00 AM, Auditorium No. 3 at Helios Cinema
• Chopin, a Sonata in Paris  – 27th September, 12:00 PM, Auditorium No. 4 at Helios Cinema
• Photosensitive – 27th September, 1:45 PM, Auditorium No. 3 at Helios Cinema

Screenings with Polish Sign Language Interpretation

The Festival’s Opening and Closing Galas will be interpreted in Polish Sign Language.

Polish Sign Language interpretation will be provided for the opening screening of Gdynia for Children – The Treasurer, with subtitles for deaf viewers.

Induction Loops

Induction loops will be available at the box office counters:

1. At the Gdynia Film Centre – at the box office and information desk
2. At the Reception in the Musical Theatre
3. At the box office in Helios Cinema

Box office counters with induction loops will be marked with a pictogram.

The induction loop will cover part of the audience area in the Large Hall at the Danuta Baduszkowa Musical Theatre. Seats with loop coverage will be marked with a pictogram.

PEOPLE ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM, HIGHLY SENSITIVE INDIVIDUALS, AND THOSE EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS

 

Equipment Rental

At the Riviera Shopping Centre, you can rent noise-cancelling headphones for yourself or your child. The headphones are available at the InfoPoint on Level 0, near the exit from the green parking area by the escalators.

Please note: this equipment is for Riviera Shopping Centre use only and cannot be used elsewhere at the Festival.

Quiet Hours

Quiet hours apply at the Riviera Shopping Centre:

• on Wednesdays from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
• on Saturdays from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM

This allows for a quieter experience at the Centre and the Festival during these days and hours.

Sensitive Content

Information about films that contain difficult, disturbing content can be found in the Trigger warnings of the 50th Polish Film Festival competition films.

INDIVIDUALS WITH MOBILITY IMPAIRMENTS

Architectural Accessibility

Detailed information about the accessibility of festival venues can be found on the Festival’s website.

Seats for wheelchair users are provided in the majority of auditoriums. Please inform us in advance via phone or email if you wish to use one: 733 897 852; 695 363 353, helpdesk@festiwalgdynia.pl.

Equipment Rental

At the Riviera Shopping Centre, you can rent equipment to help you move around the venue. The equipment is available at the InfoPoint on Level 0, near the exit from the green parking area by the escalators.

The centre offers the following equipment for rent:

• wheelchair
• crutches

Please note: this equipment is for Riviera Shopping Centre use only and cannot be used elsewhere at the Festival.

A wheelchair can also be rented at the Danuta Baduszkowa Musical Theatre in Gdynia.

INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES

 

• Some of the films shown during the Festival may be emotionally or cognitively demanding.
• All films have Polish-language dialogues.
• Full film descriptions are available on the Festival’s website. The descriptions are not provided in easy-to-read and understand format.
• Information about films that contain difficult, disturbing content can be found in the Trigger warnings of the 50th Polish Film Festival competition films.