Breaking Down Barriers International Disability Film Festival

Moscow, Russia, Asia

26 - 30 Nov, 2020

Keywords

student, human rights, debut, short, animation, Documentary, feature, children and youth competition, free, disabilities, performing arts

Category

Feature, Short

Genre

Documentary, Animation, Comedy, Drama

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Breaking Down Barriers International Disability Film Festival

Moscow, Russia, Asia

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General Information

founded

2002

edition

10th

organizers

Denise Roza

festival director

Vera Trubnikova

festival coordinator

Contact details

Breaking Down Barriers International Disability Film Festival

Letnikovskaya str., 11/10, building 2 Business center Capital House

MoscowRussia 115114

kinofest@perspektiva-inva.ru

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Audience

15000 people

About the festival

Perspektiva, a Russian Disability NGO, is now accepting submissions for the 10th International Disability Film Festival «Breaking Down Barriers». The festival will take place in Moscow from November 26 to 30, 2020.

During the first nine festivals more than 800 films from 55 countries were screened. More than 15 000 people attended Moscow’s festivals and more than 100,000 people in 30 regions of Russia attended regional festivals. Festivals also took place in Armenia, the Kirgiz Republic, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia. Finally, Perspektiva and its partners continue to use these films to educate people in their communities about a wide variety of disability issues.

Mission

Festival strives to promote a complex image of people with disabilities through films and to educate members of the community about issues that effect the lives of disabled people worldwide.

About

Perspektiva, a Russian Disability NGO, is now accepting submissions for the 10th International Disability Film Festival «Breaking Down Barriers». The festival will take place in Moscow from November 26 to 30, 2020.

During the first nine festivals more than 800 films from 55 countries were screened. More than 15 000 people attended Moscow’s festivals and more than 100,000 people in 30 regions of Russia attended regional festivals. Festivals also took place in Armenia, the Kirgiz Republic, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia. Finally, Perspektiva and its partners continue to use these films to educate people in their communities about a wide variety of disability issues.

Mission

Festival strives to promote a complex image of people with disabilities through films and to educate members of the community about issues that effect the lives of disabled people worldwide.

Gallery

Awards & Winners

2018

The Best Film About Love Award (Winner)

Terms and rules

Eligibility requirements: All works submitted for the Breaking Down Barriers Film Festival should portray a disability issue. We accept the following film categories: Feature Narrative, Short Narrative, Documentary, Animation, Public Service Announcements, and encourage the submission of films that have been produced by and with the close participation of persons with disabilities. We also encourage films, made by film school students. We will also have a special prize for the best short film, made by a team of children with and without disabilities.

All works must have been produced after January 1, 2018.  DEADLINES for submission of films: July 1st, 2020

You can submit your film via an online form on our website, or via FilmFreeway (use waiver code LBDB1).

All works must be submitted using the submission form that can be downloaded from our website

WE PREFER TO RECEIVE FILMS FOR CONSIDERATION VIA ONLINE LINKS. Please send us an online link with your password so that we can consider your film. All works that are not in Russian should be submitted with English sub-titles or captions. Transcripts and photos should also be included.

PLEASE KEEP ALL LINKS/VIDEOS THAT YOU SEND TO US ACTIVE UNTIL August 31st, 2020

If you do not have a link, please send a copy of your film on DVD to:
Breaking Down Barriers
International Disability Film Festival
Russian Disability NGO Perspektiva
Letnikovskaya str., 11/10, building 2
Business center Capital House
Moscow, 115114, Russia

You can also request the submission form by email:  

To submit more than one work, please make a copy of the submission form for each entry.  Film makers are informed about selection for screening by August 31st 2020

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Festival website

Ratings & Reviews

Categories and fees

Feature Narrative
Regular (1st July, 2020) $0
Age restriction No age restriction
Country Any country
Director's age No restriction
Director's gender Any gender
Student films No
First films No

Short Narrative
Regular (1st July, 2020) $0
Age restriction No age restriction
Country Any country
Director's age No restriction
Director's gender Any gender
Student films No
First films No

Documentary
Regular (1st July, 2020) $0
Age restriction No age restriction
Country Any country
Director's age No restriction
Director's gender Any gender
Student films No
First films No

Animation
Regular (1st July, 2020) $0
Age restriction No age restriction
Country Any country
Director's age No restriction
Director's gender Any gender
Student films No
First films No

Public Service Announcements
Regular (1st July, 2020) $0
Age restriction No age restriction
Country Any country
Director's age No restriction
Director's gender Any gender
Student films No
First films No

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