ACCESSIBILITY & SAFETY

The safety of visitors is our utmost priority and we’re working hard to ensure a safe and comfortable festival visit. We are also constantly improving the accessibility at our festival. We do our best to make it convenient and enjoyable for everyone to come to TAFF!

Accessibility at the festival venues

Manilla theatre (Manilla-teatteri) is an accessible space. The theatre entrance can be accessed through a pathway which is slightly uphill. The theatre is equipped with one accessible toilet. Wheelchair spaces can be arranged flexibly for screenings and performances. There is one accessible parking space in the courtyard of the Manilla factory.

Viinatehdas (The Old Liquor Factory) at Manilla is an accessible space. Viinatehdas is a renovated space in the oldest part of Manilla, and it is possible to open an entrance suitable for wheelchairs. Movement from one space to another is possible via gentle ramps. There is one accessible toilet in the facility and places for wheelchairs can be easily arranged.

Art House Turku (Taiteen talo) is partly accessible. The inner courtyard is cobblestone and is sloped. However, there is unobstructed access between the courtyard of the Art House and the courtyard of Brinkkala through the gate. The main entrance to the Art House is accessible, and there is a button next to the door to open it. The elevator is accessible, but the door is heavy and the button is high up. The accessible toilet is located on the first floor of the building. The room has its own entrance and ramp.

Brinkkala courtyard (Brinkkalan piha) is not fully accessible, but there is barrier-free access between the courtyard of the House of Arts and the Brinkkala courtyard. Outside the accessible route, the courtyard has uneven cobblestones and slopes toward the Konttori (Building E, Office) building. There is no customer parking in the courtyard.

Kino Kilta arthouse cinema is located in the Palokunta building (Building B, Fire Brigade) of the Art House. The inner courtyard is paved and has a slight slope. The main entrance to the theater is not wheelchair accessible. If you require barrier-free access, please call Kino Kilta’s customer service number (+358 50 310 3205 during theater opening hours) and the cashier staff will guide you. Unfortunately, due to the theater’s unique location, the elevator route goes through the neighboring building (A staircase) and requires a key. Please note the longer route and arrive well before the screening. You can send your estimated arrival time in advance, and the staff will be there to greet you. The cinema hall itself has an induction loop and two wheelchair spaces.

Gallery Aski is not fully accessible. The gallery is located at street level (Building F, Office) and accessible entry is via the courtyard of the Art House. There is a threshold at the outer door (F1) of Galleria Ask and the gallery door does not open automatically. There are no public toilets in the gallery. The nearest public toilets are located in Café Elephanten.

Café Elephanten’s premises are accessible. The café is located at street level (Building E, Office) and has accessible entrances from the courtyard of the House of Arts (E4) and Luostarin Välikatu (E8). The Office entrance (E4) is equipped with an opening button, but the door on Luostarin Välikatu (E8) is not. An accessible toilet is located next to the café; the toilet is right-handed.

Map of the Art House Turku: Map of Manilla & Viinatehdas:

You can find the festival areas on the map of Turku as well as arrival instructions on the Contact & location page.

Language information

Our festival is international, and we warmly welcome our friends from all around the world to take part in TAFF magic! Our staff and volunteers are happy to assist you in Finnish and English before, during and after your visit. All films that have dialogue in a language other than English are subtitled in English.

Principles of a safer space

We do not accept any form of discrimination or harassment at the festival.

Please do respect the personal mental and physical space of others – do not touch others without permission and respect the privacy of others. Please treat sensitive and intimate topics with respect.

Do not use discriminatory or derogatory language or embarrass or tease anyone with your speech.

Do not make assumptions based on the external nature of others, such as sexuality, gender, nationality, ethnicity, religion, socio-economic background, health or ability to function.

If you have unwittingly crossed the boundaries of others with your behavior, change your behavior and apologize for your actions.

Take care of others and yourself in the festival area and at the side events. If you encounter and notice harassment or need support, contact our employees. If necessary, a person behaving in a disruptive manner will be removed from the premises by our employees.

You can turn to any of our staff members if you experience harrasment, but we also have two designated harassment contact persons at the festival, identifiable by their soft pink (additional) lanyards.

The harassment contact persons for TAFF 2025 are Festival Director Annika Dahlsten (annika@taff.fi) and Head of Volunteers Ylva-Lii Wahlström (ylva@taff.fi).

TAFF is a member of Keep Festive, international anti-harassment and anti-discrimination organization working on building more safe and at-ease animation festivals for everyone. 

Content Warnings

Several films in our program deal with difficult or distressing subjects. We are adding content warnings about topics that might typically disturb members of the audience to the information of each screening. Content Warnings for films at TAFF 2025 will be available before the first festival day.