Access Information

ACcessible programmes and brochures

Find accessible brochures here: digital file, text-only. You can collect paper brochures at the CCA, GFT, and Summerhall a week before the festival. Feel free to email us if you would like to receive a programme in another format.

ACcess and content notes

See individual listings on the programme page for access and content notes. We have tried to provide notes that are as comprehensive as possible, but please bear in mind that we might have missed something — if so, we apologise in advance.

access measures offered at the festival

  • Wheelchair access throughout each venue, including wheelchair-accessible toilets (read accessibility guides for CCA, GFT, and Summerhall)

  • English subtitles for every film (but not every speech/Q&A)

  • Captions for several screenings (The Cremator, Be My Cat, Dead Mountaineer’s Hotel, Do You Love Me?, The Devil’s Bride, The Touch, Intercepted)

Decorative image of the interior of the CCA building, a balcony overlooking the foyer, decorated with plants and fairy lights.

Photo of the interior of the CCA building by Neil Thomas Douglas.

Audience Access fund

Ticket costs

Ticket cost subsidy for anyone receiving benefits and/or refugees living in Scotland

Travel costs

Travel cost subsidy for persons receiving benefits and/or refugees living in Scotland: return bus/subway/train fare for those living in Greater Glasgow and return train fare for those living in Mainland Scotland

COMMUTING FOR PEOPLE WITH MOBILITY-RELATED DISABILITIES

Up to £20 for taxi costs subsidy for the entire duration of the festival

CHILDCARE COSTS

A maximum of £40 (for the entire duration of the festival) allocated towards childcare costs per parent receiving benefits and/or a refugee parent

  • The Access Fund has a capacity of £500. These funds will be allocated on a ‘first come, first served’ basis until the Fund has been used up or 11:59AM on 28 September, whichever is earlier. Unfortunately, we will not be able to process any applications sent after this period.

  • To apply for an Access Fund bursary, please fill in the following form or email us at samizdatfest@hotmail.com with the subject line ‘Access Fund Application/Enquiry’. You do not have to make the application very detailed. It doesn’t have to be a formal application at all, so please don’t worry about this too much and only tell us what you feel comfortable telling.

  • If you need financial assistance in order to attend the festival but are not sure whether any of the categories of the Access Fund apply to you, please feel free to email us, too. We would love to know about the ways in which we can make Samizdat a more accessible festival for everyone.

  • We will not ask you to provide any highly personal information, and we will not share your information with anyone, under any circumstances.