Germany’s SideBySide Art Center has announced the commencement of their 6th annual Online Dance Festival. Finalists include Sol Shin & Sunghwa Kim, Wilkie Branson, Rosane Chamecki, Andrea Lerner, Phil Harder, Arantxa Sagardoy, Laura Keil, Aafke De Jong and Jaciel Neri.

Vote for your favorite video on their website.

Cinedans and the Nederlandse Dansdagen are looking for new dance films for their one-minute dance film contest. Send your video link by September 15th to be considered. Winners will be broadcast on television. Visit their website for more details on how to submit.

What’s your favorite movie dance scene? This one is excellent but there are plenty of other gems. Send us yours!

The Flea Theater is looking for your dance film!

Proposals are now being accepted for the 2011 season of Dance Films @ The Flea, a new series to run in conjunction with Dance Conversations @ The Flea, a free performance and discussion series at The Flea Theater, now in its eighth year and curated by Nina Winthrop and Taimi Strehlow.

Visit the Flea’s website for more information on how to apply.

The deadline is September 17, so get a move on!

One of the first schools to offer graduate education for dance filmmakers, University of Utah College of Fine Arts has created an interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate Program in Screendance.

“This program provides professional level production courses with state-of-the-art equipment, movement and theory classes and the option for Certification in Final Cut Pro. The Screendance Certificate requires a two-semester on-site commitment.”

For more information go to http://www.finearts.utah.edu/index.php/site/news/screendance_certificate/

Upwards!