The «Breaking down barriers» International Film Festival is a unique inclusive project that brings together filmmakers from around the world who create films about the lives of people with disabilities.

The film festival was first held in 2002, at a time when the topic of inclusion was not yet widely developed in Russia. However, times changed, and so did the attitudes of society and the state. Each year, the film festival grew and gained new friends all over the world.

The festival is held every two years, and over its more than twenty-year history, it has received tens of thousands of submissions: video clips, feature films, documentaries, and animated films. Both short and feature-length works participate within the competitive and non-competitive programs.