Accessibility
Every year, CITIA endeavors to make the Festival even more accessible. For the 2025 edition, the establishment is working hard on an inclusive approach for people with disabilities.
An Official Commitment
At the end of 2019, CITIA signed a "Charte H+ Culture", joining the project launched by the Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Its aim is to showcase all the wonderful initiatives brought in favour of people with disabilities, over and above the baseline imposed by the law, and to introduce "handi-care, handi-welcome and handi-inclusive".
Practical Information
Download our PDF 2025 Accessibility Guide. This document lays out all the details of our progressive improvement plans. Whether you have a physical or mental disability, visual or auditive impairment, it has been designed to enable you to better prepare your attendance at the Festival.
Making animation accessible
The Festival is committed to ensuring that animation films are accessible to all audiences by using various specially adapted measures.
For instance, a number of screenings are subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Some screenings and events offer facilities adapted to specific disabilities (audio description, sign language, workshops adapted for the visually and hearing impaired). A special programme for accessible screenings is available.
For the blind and visually impaired as well as the deaf and hard of hearing
The following screenings are accessible thanks to the "GRETA" application that you can download before the screening:
- On Google Play if you have an Android telephone;
- On Apple Store if you have an iPhone;
- Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness
- The Wild Robot
- Hola Frida
The events listed below are held at the Médiathèque Bonlieu, which has magnetic induction loops. For more information on the facilities provided by the Médiathèque Bonlieu, please contact them directly on 04 85 46 76 00.
- Mashup Workshop: "The Animation Festival Has Disappeared!"
- Meeting: "Animation Film Magazine "Blink Blank" Has Carte Blanche! Conversation with filmmakers who are presenting a film in competition.
- Exhibitions: "Heroic Times", and ""Farewell, Little Planet", Collages by Sándor Reisenbüchler". Two exhibitions showcasing Hungarian works and filmmakers.
Difference Animates the Festival
Since 2022, the City of Annecy and the Annecy Festival have been jointly organising this day to raise awareness to audiences about inclusion through animation film. In 2025, visual impairment is at the heart of the event and will be explored through multi-sensory, audio and tactile activities.
Multi-sensory and storytelling workshops, audio described screenings and conferences, this special day's inclusive events can be found in our online programme: Difference Animates the Festival – Annecy Festival
11th June 2025 at L'Auditorium Seynod. Free and by reservation at info@annecysanime.com or call 04 50 10 09 00.
Contacts
To have more information and to better organise your trip, we invite you to contact:
- Annecy Festival, Hospitality Department
Clara Mahieu, Head of Hospitality
+33 (0)4 50 10 09 00
accessibilite@citia.org - Activhandi
Activhandi aim to develop access for people with disabilities and their carers to leisure and culture.
Festival partners, they are available to discuss with you and to give advice with their extensive knowledge of the event and the area.
Florian Vallet
+33 (0)6 88 42 24 35
contact@activhandi.com
https://activhandi.fr/
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