Directions & Accessibility

The concerts (World Soundtrack Awards & film music concert) take place at Muziekcentrum De Bijloke. Most of the Talks & Masterclasses are organised at Kinepolis Gent, where you can also attend film screenings. There are also screenings and events at Studio Skoop, Sphinx Cinema, VIERNULVIER en KASKCinema.

All festival locations are easily accessible by bike and are provided with a bicycle parking. To go from the train station to one of the festival locations and to travel between them, you can use a shared bike. For more info, surf to the website of Bluebike, Donkey Republic or Dott.

All festival locations are easily accessible with public transport.

By train to Ghent

Traveling by train? Use the station Gent Sint-Pieters or Gent-Dampoort and and continue your journey on foot, by bike or public transport from there.

Plan your journey via NMBS.

By bus or tram to Kinepolis Gent

Stop Terplatenbrug, at walking distance from the festival centre: bus 24, 34, 55, 70, 71, 76, 77, 78 or night bus N70 and N76

By bus or tram to the other festival locations

• Yalo: Urban Boutique Hotel Gent: more info at yalohotel.com

• Hotel NH Gent Belfort: more info at nh-hotels.com

• Studio Skoop & café: more info at studioskoop.be

• Sphinx Cinema & café: more info at sphinx-cinema.be

• Arts Centre VIERNULVIER (in De Vooruit) & café: more info at viernulvier.gent

• KASKcinema: more info at kaskcinema.be

• MIRY Concertzaal: more info at miryconcertzaal.be

• Muziekcentrum De Bijloke: more info at bijloke.be

• S.M.A.K.: more info at smak.be

• De Koer: more info at dekoer.be

Check De Lijn's route planner for the most accurate information.

If you are driving to Film Fest Gent, you can park at the car parks nearby (at Sint-Pietersplein of Zuid) or at one of the many free park-and-rides outside of the city centre, where you can easily take the bus or the tram to the centre. Please keep in mind the circulation plan and the low emission zones. The parking of Kinepolis Gent is not publicly accessible during the festival.

Film Fest Gent makes every effort to make your visit as pleasant as possible. Most of our locations are accessible for visitors with a wheelchair and visitors with limited mobility. If you have further questions or you want to make sure you can visit Film Fest Gent carefree, contact us at tickets@filmfestival.be or call +32 (0) 9 277 28 00 (Mon - Fri, 10:00 en 18:00).

Accessibility Kinepolis Gent

• Film auditoria: Visitors with a wheelchair and visitors with limited mobility can use the elevator at the left side of Kinepolis' man entrance, next to the parking driveway. Most of the auditoriums have stairs, but they all have a row of seats accessible for wheelchairs:
  Auditorium 1: row 5 / Auditorium 2: row 9 / Auditorium 3: row 9 / Auditorium 4: row 5 / Auditorium 5: row 1 / Auditorium 6: row 1 / Auditorium 7: row 5 / Auditorium 8: row 5 / Auditorium 9: row 1 / Auditorium 10: row 1 / Auditorium 11 & 12: no stairs.

• Press & Industry Office and Ticket Office: Accessible via the Kinepolis Ghent car park and accessible to less mobile visitors and those using wheelchairs.

• Film Fest Café: For visitors with a wheelchair and those with limited accessibility, a ramp is available at the entrance of the café.

Accessibility other festival locations

• Press & Industry Office and Ticket Office: Accessible via the Kinepolis Ghent car park and accessible to less mobile visitors and those using wheelchairs.

• Studio Skoop & café: For visitors in manual wheelchairs, a ramp is available at the entrance. Halls 1 and 3 are easily accessible this way. Halls 2, 4 and 5 are on the first floor and to reach them you have to climb several stairs.
  more info at studioskoop.be

• Sphinx Cinema & café: Due to the many stairs, only Sphinx 1 and 3 are accessible to people with limited mobility and those in manual wheelchairs, with staff assistance. Please let us know in advance at tickets@filmfestival.be.
  more info at sphinx-cinema.be

• VIERNULVIER at De Vooruit & café: If accompanied by staff, each venue is accessible to visitors with limited mobility and visitors in wheelchairs. Please let us know in advance at tickets@filmfestival.be and ask for a wheelchair seat, if needed, when making your reservation.
  more info at viernulvier.gent

• KASKcinema: The auditorium is accessible for visitors with a wheelchair and those with limited mobility.
  more info at kaskcinema.be

• MIRY Concert Hall: With the help of staff, the venue is easily accessible for visitors in wheelchairs and less mobile visitors.
  more info at miryconcertzaal.be

• Muziekcentrum De Bijloke: The venue is accessible for people with wheelchairs and those with limited mobility. When booking by phone, you can reserve a wheelchair seat, if you wish to.
  more info at bijloke.be

• S.M.A.K.: The museum is accessible for visitors with a wheelchair and those with limited mobility.
  more info at smak.be

• De Koer: The auditorium is difficult to access for visitors in wheelchairs, due to the many stairs. Less mobile visitors can find a seat with some assistance.
  more info at dekoer.be

• Yalo: Urban Boutique Hotel Gent: The hotel is easily accessible for guest with a wheelchair and those with limited mobility. Contact the festival's Guest Office at guestservice@filmfestival.be to check the availability of wheelchair equipped rooms.
  more info at yalohotel.com

• Hotel NH Gent Belfort: The hotel is easily accessible for guest with a wheelchair and those with limited mobility. Contact the festival's Guest Office at guestservice@filmfestival.be to check the availability of wheelchair equipped rooms.
  more info at nh-hotels.com

Assistance dogs and guide dogs are welcome to all our festival locations. Want to ensure a good place for you and your dog? Let us know at tickets@filmfestival.be.

For some films in the programme, Film Fest Gent provides audio description via Earcatch. Please be aware that, for now, this is only possible in Dutch.

The audio description can be downloaded and played via the app and automatically synchronises with the sound in the cinema or from your television or computer. During pauses in the dialogue, a voice-over describes visual elements of the film such as characters, facial expressions and place settings.

A list of films with audio description will be published after the programme is announced.