Submission Deadlines

Below is an on-going list of up-coming dance film festival and funding submission deadlines. Please feel free to contact me if you have a call for submissions to post.

— Anna Brady Nuse

MOVEMENT MEDIA’S UMOVE VIDEO DANCE FESTIVAL 
Pentacle’s Movement Media announces a new online videodance festival.    We are seeking interesting blends of dance and kinetic-based films which explore the range and scope of this burgeoning genre.  Please go to the UMOVE page for details. 

Submissions date extended to September 10, 2009. In order to celebrate the exploding technology of new video tools, such as CELL PHONES, WEB CAMS, AND FLIP CAMS, Movement Media is interested in receiving submissions for the UMOVE FESTIVAL and presenting artist’s creative uses of the new emerging platform at the festival.

We are seeking submissions using these platforms for the ‘Cell Phone’ category or for the ‘Gone in 60 Seconds’ category.

We are also seeking submissions for the ‘Animation/Gaming’ category – including motion-capture techniques, digital animation, machinima, Second life, Virtual Reality games.

We look forward to showcasing your work at the UMOVE festival in October 2009.

AUGUST 09

THINKING VIDEODANCE II

Presented by the International Videodance Festival of Buenos Aires Association

Deadline: August 14th, 2009

The International Videodance Festival of Buenos Aires Association calls for papers to be presented at the II International Videodance Symposium (SIV), from November 16 to 19, 2009, in the framework of the Festival VideoDanzaBA 2009 (www.VideoDanzaBA.com.ar)

Seeking papers concerning to any subject related to research and education in Videodance.

This academic meeting was born by the interest of critics, analysts and artists, who wanted to generate a space for interdisciplinary reflection over Videodance, which, as a hybrid language, is conformed by its own specific and complex grammars and has a still incipient academic reflection field.

Taking into account the succeed of its 2007 edition, our objective for 2009 is to pursue and to contribute to the building of a network of academic bonds both nationally and internationally; as well as to deepen the thinking process, inviting a new generations of researchers and artists to make their own contributions.

Languages of the Symposium lectures will be English and Spanish.For more information about the Symposium, write to simposio@videodanzaba.com.arr
For info about Festival, visit www.VideoDanzaBA.com.ar
VideoDanzaBA Academic Activities Coordinator: Lic. Susana Temperley
VideoDanzaBA Director: Silvina Szperling

MONTAGE VIDEO DANCE FESTIVAL
Deadline for entries: August 26th, 2009

Montage Video Dance Festival produced by Walking Gusto Productions in partnership with FNB Dance Umbrella and The French Institute of South Africa, wants your latest screendance work for the FNB Dance Umbrella in Johannesburg, JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Festival in Durban and the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, South Africa.

Next year’s theme honors the passing of Pina Bausch, Merce Cunningham and Augusto Boal – all icons of our dance and theatre heritage. Each one of us has been touched by their influence, ideas and unique vision. May they continue to inspire us!  Montage therefore calls on screendance makers to send video works that reflect “not how we move but what moves us”, for the 2010 festival.

Criteria: Video works should be between 2 to 20 minutes, involve movement, dance, choreography and the moving image made specifically for the screen and should not be filmed live performance, nor documentaries. They may be linear, nonlinear or abstract in narrative. They may include animation or special effects to amplify the intention of the video maker.

Foe Entry Requirements, click here.

FIVU, Festival Internacional de Videodanza del Uruguay
Deadline: August 31st, 2009

Seeking audiovisual works, in any medium, with original choreography re-processed for film or video recording.  The premise is that the image and the movement have a dialogue in which art can not be split from the other language.  Categories: International Videodance and Uruguayan Videodance.  Maximum videodance = 20 mintues.

Details: www.fivu.org
videodanza@gmail.com
http://cuerpoytecnologia.wordpress.com/

SEPTEMBER 09

ReelDance International Dance On Screen Festival

Deadline: September 1st (General Program) and October 1st (Reel Dance Awards)

The call for submissions for the 2010 ReelDance International Dance on Screen Festival is now open! This year our submission forms are ONLINE thanks to Greg at Byteback Computing .

Please check our website for more info, conditions and forms.  www.reeldance.org.au

DEPICT! ULTRA SHORT FILM COMPETITION

Deadline: September 7th, 2009.  DepicT! is now accepting submissions.  The ultra-short film competition once again challenges film-makers worldwide to show your stuff in just a minute and a half. Whether live action or animation, experimental or documentary, DepicT is looking for tiny films which are hugely distinctive, imaginative and engaging.

Let’s get screendance out there!

http://www.depict.org/

IDILL- INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR FILMS OF MOVEMENT AND DANCE
Submission Deadline: September 13th

By ‘films of movement and dance’ is meant films in which the poetics of movement has a central role. In addition, particular attention will be paid to its musical and cinematographic aspects. Commercial music clips will not be accepted in this competition.

• idill is a competition offering numerous prizes
• idill Prize of the French Community in Belgium

This prize will be given to the film that, in its constituent elements, is marked by excellence in all fields envisaged by idill: capture of movement, mastery in direction, musical creativity and stylistic innovation, understanding of the contemporary world and its ramifications.

http://www.idill.eu/en/index.html

DANCE ON CAMERA FESTIVAL

Submission Deadline: September 15th, 2009

by Dance Films Association, DFA’s 38th annual, internationally touring
Dance on Camera Festival

Co-sponsored by the Film Society of Lincoln Center since 1996, DOCF celebrates the immediacy, energy, and mystery of dance as combined with the intimacy of film. DFA’s Festival is the oldest dance film festival in the world that sparked a global explosion of activity. Festival 2010 will include a tribute to choreographer/composer/designer Alwin Nikolais as part of his year long Centennial Celebration.

Complete 2010 entry form http://www.dancefilms.org/DanceOnCamerentry.php

DANSCAMDANSE

International Dance Film Festival in Ghent Belgium

Submission Deadline September 25th.

DANSCAMDANSE is an international film festival focusing on the interaction between dance and visual media: the different ways dance is a formal subject of film, or a source of inspiration. The festival aims to be the voice of a continuously growing number of choreographers and visual artists­a focused opportunity for exposing new dancefilms creations and a platform for reflection on these themes.  DANSCAMDANSE festival deals with the special relationship between dance and the moving image, between the physical aspect of dance and the pure quality of projected light. This relationship can flourish from both directions­in one way as a presentation of mainly choreographic works recorded/produced for the camera or, on the other hand, as an interpretation of dance, translated into a film.

This 3th edition focuses on uncompromising, unconformistic Experimental Dancefilms in a broad perspective (only single screenformat).

DANSCAMDANSE is interested in new, original and personal ideas that can arouse interest and exchange. The festival is not a competition but, instead, a meeting for promotion, inspiration and new discoveries.

For more info: www.danscamdanse.be

DANCE WITHOUT SHADOW-INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF VIDEO DANCE AND PERFORMANCE
Deadline: September 30th

Takes place at São Luiz Municipal Theatre in Lisbon. 
The festival is organized and promoted by Vo’Arte Association in co-production with the São Luiz Municipal Theatre.
For twelve years Vo’Arte Association has been involved in a number of artistic events, both public and private ones, as well as itinerant, allowing participants to engage in different imaginary, architectural, human and creative territories. It has occupied and adopted various spaces, aiming to transform itself into a sensorial memory processor with a contemporary focus on the territory, developing various audiences and giving more visibility to portuguese artistic landscape through Lugar à Dança – Festival Internacional em Paisagens Urbanas, Coimbra Dança and Mostra Arte Non Stop, as well as all its transdisciplinary creations.

Application form must be sent by email to voarte@voarte.com and the DVD by post to:
Dance Without Shadow – International Film Festival of Dance and Performance
Associação Vo’Arte
Rua de S. Domingos à Lapa, nº 8N
1200-835 Lisboa
PORTUGAL

About clarifications, you can call +351 21 393 24 10 or send an email voarte@voarte.com
Or you can refer to our blog www.dancasemsombra.blogspot.com

October 2009

ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY SYMPOSIUM

Submission Deadline: October 1st, 2009.

The Ammerman Center for Arts and Technology at Connecticut College
“REVOLUTION: TECHNOLOGY AS CHANGE”

SYMPOSIUM MISSION
The mission of the symposium is for participants to present new works, research and performances in the areas of technology and the arts. The symposium will consist of commissioned works, paper sessions, panel discussions, exhibitions, concerts, film screenings and multi-media performances. In an effort to demystify the artistic process and create a forum for dialogue, we are encouraging all presenters and artists whose works are being shown or performed to speak about their work at the symposium. In addition, artists and researchers are encouraged to relate work to a wider context and engage in critical debate. The Center seeks submissions in the general areas of Innovative Uses of New Technologies, Interactivity, Compositional and Artistic Process, Technology in Arts Education, Interdisciplinary Topics in Arts and Technology including: Art, Music, Video, Film, Animation, Theater, Dance, Virtual Reality, Computer Science, and other pertinent topics.

SUBMISSION CATEGORIES
Papers, Music, Art, Video and Film, Dance and Theatre, Commissioned work. For more information, please refer to Web site and PDF: http://cat.conncoll.edu/sym2010/.

SEND SUBMISSIONS TO:
Ammerman Center for Arts and Technology
Connecticut College
270 Mohegan Avenue
BOX 5365
New London, CT 06320 USA
(860)439-2001
http://cat.conncoll.edu

Symposium: http://cat.conncoll.edu/sym2010

November 2009

December 2009

ON-GOING SUBMISSIONS (No deadlines)

DANCE FILMS ASSOCIATION

We have a new opportunity to show films in Dance New Amsterdam’s lobby. We started with a video loop created for the Gallery of the Walter Reade Theatre for Dance on Camera Festival. However, we are planning the coming months programming. Let us know if you would like to have your title included for this non-paying installation.
info@dancefilms.org
dancefilms.org
Contact info@dancehouse.org

DANCE THEATER WORKSHOP

DTW has a new Members Only section of their website, and one of the features is a Member Video of the Week. The Video of the Week allows members of Dance Theater Workshop to share video based work with their fellow members. Videos are prominently displayed on the Members Only Welcome Page for one week; there is no fee to participate in Video of the Week. The videos are posted in the order they are received and are non-currated

Guidelines for Submission

• Videos must be hosted by a third party site such as YouTube or Vimeo. Video dimensions should be no larger than 425px x 355px
• To submit your video, email the html embedding code provided by the site as well as credits for the video to richert@dtw.org . Please do not send original files.

Policies
Videos are posted on the Dance Theater Workshop site in the order they were received and are non-curated. Videos should be high quality and resolution; members are notified if Dance Theater Workshop is unable to host the video due to low quality. The video of the week is intended for work created for the camera; documentation of live performances will not be posted. Members may submit one video per month.

F R A M E W O R K S

Dance film Series
at Galapagos Art Space Brooklyn, NY
Rolling deadlines

Mission
Frameworks seeks to provide a vital, consistent and supportive stage for presenting new works of dance film from across the country. The films will be chosen for their creativity within the cinematic medium and excellence in choreography with a special focus on smaller budget films that do not otherwise have the opportunity to be seen or appreciated.

Eligibility
We are seeking original works of choreography for the camera, less than 20 minutes in length, and created in the last five years. We have adopted a loose definition of “dance film” that includes any work in which the movement is paramount, and created specifically for the camera. Documentaries will not be considered.

Although the first screening in summer 2008 will be restricted to New York based artists and companies, the subsequent screenings will showcase work from everywhere. So please, submit now and your film will be considered on a rolling basis.

For more information and to download application go to: http://www.frameworksdance.org/

VIDEO ART REQUEST

I am glad to invite you to show your videos in the channel WEBTV.sepiensa,
an internet channel dedicated exclusively to video-art, performance documantation, etc.

WEBTV.sepiensa has the support of Sepiensa.net [debate.art.society]. Curatoria Forense and Fondo Nacional Audiovisual (Chile)

If you are interested in participate, you can send the video(s) to jorge@numcero.cl through YOUSENDIT (http://www.yousendit.com/) if the file has less than 100 MB or by postal mail (DVD or CD) to:

Jorge Sepúlveda T.
Casilla de Correo 68,
Sucursal 12 Capital
Buenos Aires, Argentina

technical requirements:
- file in AVI format (compress as RAR or ZIP)
- at least 640 x 480 pixels
- 10 minutes max. each video
- information of each video (title, author, date)

By sending your video, WEBTV.sepiensa is authorized to use it for public exhibition on internet and activities related to the promotion of WEBTV.sepiensa.

www.curatoriaforense.net

FEAST

Welcome to our new initiative Funding Emerging Art with Sustainable Tactics (FEAST), a multi-disciplinary, community-based artist grant. For info on proposals and volunteering, email feastinbklyn@gmail.com

It won’t be a FEAST without you. Can’t wait to break bread.

FEAST is a recurring public dinner designed to use community-driven financial support to democratically fund new and emerging artmakers.

At each FEAST, participants will pay a sliding-scale entrance fee for which they will receive supper and a ballot. Diners will vote on a variety of proposed artist projects. At the end of dinner, the artist whose proposal receives the most votes will be awarded funds collected through the entrance fee to produce the project. The work will then be presented during the next FEAST.

For more info on the next feast go to: http://feastinbklyn.org/