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Accessibility of screenings Lumière 2026

This year, we have endeavored to make accessibility a focal point of the Lumière program. We are happy to announce that we have succeeded in implementing two complementary initiatives throughout the entire festival: one for hard-of-hearing and deaf individuals, the other for visually impaired and blind individuals. 

A total of 14 accessible screenings or events are included in the lineup between October  11 and 18, including at least one accessible session per day. Certain events combine several features at the same time.

These events are indicated in the program as ST-SME, LSF and AD. 

In terms of reservations in the framework of these programs for the screenings which seem already fully booked, please direct interested persons to contact jdiaz@festival-lumiere.org. The venue may be able to allocate more seats from reserves for the relevant audience, subject to availability.
 

> For deaf and hard-of-hearing persons:

  • 9 screenings with subtitling adapted to deaf and hard-of-hearing persons (ST-SME) for films in French or French versions of films. For the screening of Karma, ST-SME are available via Greta; for others, indicated below, subtitles are projected on the screen.
     
  • 4 master classes with French Sign Language (LSF) interpretation provided by professional interpreters from CRILS.

Screenings featuring ST-SME:  

Sunday, October 11

Monday, October 12 

  • 7:30 pm — Sophie and the crime (Girl on the third floor) by Pierre Gaspard-Huit, Pathé Bellecour (theater 2)

Tuesday, October 13 

  • 8 pm— A Man and a Woman by Claude Lelouch, UGC Astoria — with an introduction to the screening by Claude Lelouch interpreted in LSF 

Wednesday, October 14 

  • 7 pm— Premiere of Karma by Guillaume Canet, Pathé Bellecour (theater 1) — ST-SME via Greta; introduction and Q&A session in the presence of Guillaume Canet, Marion Cotillard and Denis Ménochet interpreted in LSF

Friday, October 16 

Sunday, October 18 

  • 11:15 am — Delusions of Grandeur by Gérard Oury, also featuring an introduction by Danièle Thompson, interpreted in LSF, Hanger of the Institut Lumière
  • 2 pm — A Cop by Jean-Pierre Melville, Hanger of the Institut Lumière

Events featuring LSF interpretation

Tuesday, October 13 

  • 8 pm — A Man and a Woman by Claude Lelouch, UGC Astoria — with an introduction to the screening by Claude Lelouch, interpreted in LSF and screening of the film with ST-SME

Wednesday, October 14 

  • 2:30 pm — Master class by Agnès Jaoui entirely interpreted in LSF, Hangar of the Institut Lumière
  • 7 pm — Premiere of Karma by Guillaume Canet, introduction and Q&A session in the presence of Guillaume Canet, Marion Cotillard and Denis Ménochet interpreted in LSF and screening of the film with ST-SME via Greta, Pathé Bellecour (theater 1)

Sunday, October 18 

  • 11:15 am — Delusions of Grandeur by Gérard Oury, introduction by Danièle Thompson interpreted in LSF, and screening of the film with ST-SME, Hangar of the Institut Lumière


> For blind or visually impaired persons

  • 7 screenings with audio-description

Screenings featuring AD: 

Sunday, October 11 

  • 5 pm — Run, Man, Run by Sergio Sollima, Lumière Bellecour — AD (the film will be screened in French) via La Bavarde

Monday, October 12 

Wednesday, October 14 

  • 7 pm — Premiere of Karma by Guillaume Canet, Pathé Bellecour (theater 1)— AD via Greta

Thursday, October 15 

  • 6:45 pm — Train of Life by Radu Mihaileanu, UGC Ciné Cité Confluence (theater 2)— AD via device

Friday, October 16 

  • 2:15 pm — Sophie and the crime (Girl on the third floor) by Pierre Gaspard-Huit, Institut Lumière, Villa — AD via Twavox
  • 5 pm — Portrait of Innocence by Louis Daquin, UGC Astoria — AD via cinema device

Saturday, October 17

  • 1:30 pm — Train of Life by Radu Mihaileanu, UGC Astoria — AD via cinema device