Splendid Palace is the main venue of RIGA IFF.
Most films in the lineup are screened here.
The RIGA IFF Info Centre is located here.
The cinema is accessible for people with different impairments.
The Splendid Palace cinema has several staircases.
The stair treads have been marked with contrasting tape.
These help you to see the steps better.
All auditoriums are also accessible by lift.
The row numbers in the halls are lit up.
Tickets for films in the festival are not numbered.
Visitors can sit in any available seat.
Wheelchair users have a separate entrance to the cinema to the right of the main entrance.
It has a paved ramp.
There is a call button at this door.
A RIGA IFF staff member will open the door when the button is pressed.
A RIGA IFF staff member will help you to enter and navigate the cinema.
Assistance dogs are allowed to accompany people into the cinema.
An accessible toilet is located on the ground floor to the left of the main entrance to the Great Hall.
There are signs leading to the toilet.
RIGA IFF staff will be working at Splendid Palace for the duration of the festival.
RIGA IFF staff wear black vests with “RIGA IFF” in white letters written on the back.
RIGA IFF staff can help you solve different problems and answer your questions.
The RIGA IFF Info Centre is next to the Splendid Palace cinema.
It is located to the left of the entrance of the cinema.
It is accessible to wheelchair users.
Doors are 100 cm wide.
10 seats in the Large Hall are kept reserved for each film.
They are meant for people with impairments and their accompanying person.
Wheelchair users can also transfer into seats at the cinema.
If you need assistance, please ask a RIGA IFF staff member.
The balcony of the Large Hall is accessible via a lift.
RIGA IFF staff can help people with reduced mobility to sit in the balcony of the Large Hall.
Wheelchair users have a separate entrance to the Large Hall.
It is located on the right side of the entrance.
There are no steps in the Large Hall.
Wheelchair users are able to move around freely.
4 seats in the Small Hall are kept reserved for each film.
They are meant for people with impairments and their accompanying person.
Wheelchair users can also transfer into seats at the cinema.
If you need assistance, please ask a RIGA IFF staff member.
The Small Hall is located on the second floor.
It is accessible by lift.
The Small Hall can also be reached by stairs.
The stair treads have been marked with contrasting tape.
These will help you to see the steps better.
The Vaulted Hall is in the basement of Splendid Palace cinema.
The Vaulted Hall is accessible by lift.
You can also access it via stairs.
The stair treads have contrasting tape on them.
These help you to see the steps better.
There are no steps in the hall.
Wheelchair users can therefore move around freely.
There is a dim light in the hall.
The Splendid Palace cinema is located near Vērmane Garden park in Riga.
“Tērbatas iela” is the nearest public transport stop going in the direction of the centre.
It is located on Brīvības bulvāris near the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia.
The stop is used by the following:
“Esplanāde” is the nearest public transport stop going in the direction of Pārdaugava.
It is located on Brīvības bulvāris near Esplanāde Park.
The stop is used by the following:
For more specific information see timetables and routes on the Riga Public Transport website.
There are bike racks at the entrance to the cinema.
There are two accessible parking spaces at the main entrance of the cinema.
There are also two accessible parking spaces at the Galleria Riga shopping centre.
These spaces are located at 58 Dzirnavu iela.
This is close to the cinema.
Other accessible parking spaces can be found on the Riga Public Transport website.