Bluenose Ability Arts & Film Festival

Bluenose Ability Arts & Film Festival was created to provide opportunities for individuals of all ages, nations, and identities to connect, share and gain a greater understanding of disability culture and awareness through the arts. Every year we come together to celebrate and showcase a spectrum of voices unique to people living with disabilities by creating a platform that extends throughout our community and across the world. The arts allow people to explore, portray and capture their views and lived experiences in accessible ways, regardless of the medium. We extend an invitation to participants who: identify as persons living with disabilities, or are friends, and families of those facing living with disabilities, or are making work about disability. Over the years we have received over 2000 submissions from over 80 countries worldwide! Join us in this international celebration of disability culture. As part of our expanded partnership with Halifax International Airport Authority and the Nova Scotia Department of Culture, selected BAAFF films are screened to over 1,000,000 people! This year we are looking for submissions that address current world conditions such as the pandemic, social justice movements and climate change from a disability lens.