FEBRUARY 2008

CALL FOR WORKS

O dança em foco -International
Video & Dance Festival is receiving applications for its International
Videodance Screenings. The 2008 edition will take place in September
in Rio de Janeiro followed by other cities, with free public showings.

The applications will only be accepted thought the site www.dancaemfoco.com.br

If interested please send dance documentaries and videodance works by 29
February 2008 to the following address:

dança em foco – Festival Internacional
de Vídeo & Dança
a/c Paulo Caldas
Rua General Glicério 144 / 202 – Laranjeiras
Rio de Janeiro – RJ – Brasil
CEP 22.245-120

CALL FOR ARTISTS

The 3rd International Vdance festival at the Cinemateque Tel Aviv (Cinematek), Israel
The
festival will run for 3 days showing international and Israeli work
that explores the connection between film and movement – showing video
dance and contemporary dance films plus experimental films from
beginning of 20th century.
 
Festival dates: 12 – 14 June 2008
Venue: Cinemateque Tel Aviv

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: February 29, 2008
artists should submit their work on DVD format (2 copies). 
including:
a
document with Name of artist, Postal address, E-mail address, Phone
number , Name of the piece (Title), Name of Director, Name of
Choreographer, Name of Producer, year in which the work has been made,
length of the piece, and a short description of the piece.
 
Send it to:
Vdance – The International Festival of Video-Dance
Cinemateque Tel Aviv
2 Sprinzak St.
Tel Aviv 64738
Israel
 
For inquries and information contact:
vdance2008@gmail.com

DANCEDOC SLAM


Thursday, March 6, 2008, 7:00 – 9:30
p.m.
Green Space, 37-24 24^th St.,
Long Island City


An interactive peer-review workshop that
provides choreographers and dancers the
opportunity to present video
documentation of their work for critique
by experts in the field.

The panel will lead a discussion on the
best ways to document dance pieces on
film for venues, festivals and funding
applications based on five pre-selected
video submissions.

SUBMISSION PROCESS


To submit your video sample for critique
please send a DVD clearly labeled with
the name of the artist and contact
information to:

Independence
Arts Builds Community Submissions
Queens Council on the Arts
One Forest Park at Oak Ridge

Woodhaven, NY 11421-1166

Submissions should be 3-5 minutes.
Please note that this workshop is
directed towards the documentation of
dance pieces not narrative or artistic
films involving dance. Only a limited
number of submissions will be discussed
at the workshop.

For more information email chenderson@queenscouncilarts.org or visit: http://www.queenscouncilarts.org/html/artsservices-dancedoc.html

MARCH 2008

EMPAC DANCE MOVIES COMMSSION 2008: OPEN CALL FOR PROPOSALS
The deadline for the proposals is March 1, 2008.

For
more information on EMPAC and the DANCE MOViES Commission, or to
download the guidelines and application form, please visit the EMPAC
website:
http://www.empac.rpi.edu

DANCE MOViES Commission application process:
The
EMPAC DANCE MOViES Commission is a competitive open proposal process,
in which eligible artists submit a project proposal.  The initial
proposals are reviewed and a small number of artists are invited to
submit a detailed proposal to an international panel. The panel
assesses the quality and feasibility of the proposed project and
submits its recommendations to EMPAC. The commissions are awarded by
EMPAC after review.

Upon awarding of the commission, the artist
or collaborative team has one year to complete the project, at which
point the work is premiered at EMPAC, shown at dance film festivals
around the world, and credited as an EMPAC DANCE MOViES Commission.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

The American Dance Festival calls
for innovators to step forward with submissions for the 13th annual
Dancing for the Camera: International Festival of Film and Video Dance.
Showcasing the best of fusions between cinematographic skill and
choreographic vision, Dancing for the Camera has screened to
international audiences more than 250 dance films by filmmakers from
over 20 countries.  Directed by dance filmmaker and curator, Douglas
Rosenberg, the 2008 festival will take place July 11-13, in conjunction
with the ADF’s 75th Anniversary. 

Seeking high artistic
quality, all entries will be adjudicated in one of four categories by a
panel of jurors whose selections will screen at the festival.
Certificates of Distinction will be awarded to works of exceptional
merit.

Submissions should align with one of the following areas:
Choreography for the Camera–original work made specifically for video or film or re-staged for the camera.
Documentaries–productions that include interviews or other educational elements in addition to choreography.
Experiment
and Digital Technologies–work that extends the boundaries of dance and
can exist only in video, film, or new technologies.
Student Work–submissions produced while the filmmakers were students or by current students.
The early deadline for film/video submissions is March 11, 2008, by 6pm with an entry fee of $30. 
All submissions must meet the final deadline of April 11, 2008, by 6pm.  The entry fee for late submissions is $40.  Download the entry form.  

For more information on Dancing for the Camera, including registration, entry forms, and guidelines for submission please visit www.americandancefestival.org

Questions regarding the call for entries should be directed to adf@americandancefestival.org or 919.684.6402.

CALL FOR ENTRIES
The
2008 dance event for the Dowagiac Dogwood Fine Arts Festival is
“Dancing Outside the Box: A Video& Film Festival of Dance.”  On
Saturday, May 10, 2008 select films will be shown at the Theatre in the
Dale A. Lyons Building on the campus of Southwestern Michigan College
in Dowagiac, Michigan.
 
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
We seek
films or videos that blend dance and film of all kinds.  We will accept
dance made for the camera, documentary, short film, adaptation of a
stage work or site specific creation, or music video.  Content must be
family friendly.
 
ENTRY REGULATIONS

• Entries must be received in DVD or VHS format

• Entry form and media must be postmarked by March 15, 2008
• If
  you would like your media returned please send self addressed mailer
  with return postage.  We are not responsible for returning preview
  media without a specific request and postage.
• Dogwood Fine Arts
  Festival is given the right to use excerpts from your video, if chosen
  for the festival in all Dogwood promotional materials.
• DISCLAIMER/LIABILITY:
  every effort will be made to protect entries while in the Festival’s
  care; however, the Festival and its sponsor do not assume liability for
  damage or loss to DVD’s or videotapes.

Send entry form and VHS/DVD to:
Dogwood Fine Arts Festival
PO Box 526
Dowagiac, MI 49047
Attn:Amy
Direct questions to:
Amy Rose  269.580.1447
 craigamy@btc-bci.com  subject:Dogwood

APRIL 2008

Entry Call 2008                                               
Dance film entries are now being accepted for the 2008 SHOOT – Dance for Screen festival
 
SHOOT
- Dance for Screen, the Swedish dance for screen festival celebrates
the fifth anniversary with festival in four cities:
Stockholm-Luleå-Göteborg-Malmö.
Screenings, seminars, discussions, workshops, 3D installation, national and international guests.
 
We
are looking for dance films and videos in various styles, completed in
2006-2008, that combine choreography and cinematography.
We welcome shorts, features, animation and video clips.
 
Festival date: Oct/Nov 2008
Submission deadline: 2 April 2008
 
MORE INFORMATION AND HOW TO SUBMIT:
go to www.modernadansteatern.se
or email stina@modernadansteatern.se

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

EDIT2008

4. International Dance Film Festival, Budapest

Organised by Workshop Foundation in co-operation with Budapest Autumn Festival

Planned date: 10-13 October 2008

We are accepting original films and videos on dance and movement,
camera re-works and experimental projects on body and gestures with no
restriction on its length and subject.

A DVD format copy should be sent to Workshop Foundation no later than 15 April 2008 (postmark).

Workshop Foundation / Gabor Pinter
1094 Budapest, Liliom u. 41.
HUNGARY

It is also the deadline for submitting the on-line ENTRY FORM.

A professional jury will select the films into the screening programme.
Applicants will be informed about the decision by 30 July 2008.

Do not hesitate to contact us for further information: editfest@yahoo.com

Thank you,

Gabor Pinter
Program Curator

ON-GOING (No deadlines)

VIDEO ART REQUEST

Jorge Sepulveda T. (alias lulo)
Curador Independiente
www.curatoriaforense.net

November:  DANCE MOViES Commission WORKSHOPS
led by EMPAC’s Dance Curator Hélène Lesterlin

Free and open to artists interested in applying to the commission. No need to register, just come!

Topics covered:  How to apply, what makes a strong proposal, information on the facilities of EMPAC, issues related to installation-based works, examples shown, followed by a Q&A and discussion.

BUENOS AIRES  Thursday, November 8th, 2:30 – 4:30 pm
Videodanza Festival International de Buenos Aires
For information and location: http://www.videodanzaba.com.ar/index.htm

LOS ANGELES  Wednesday, November 28th, 7:00 – 9:00 pm
18th Street Arts Center
1639 18th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404
In the main gallery space.
www.18thstreet.org

NEW YORK CITY  Monday, December 3rd, 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Dance Theater Workshop
219 West 19th Street, New York, NY 10011
Take the elevator to the third floor.
www.dtw.org

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OPEN CALL FOR PROPOSALS – deadline Feb 15, 2008
The EMPAC DANCE MOViES Commission supports the creation of new works in the field of experimental dance for the screen made by, or in collaboration with, a choreographer or movement artist based in the Americas. Up to 3 commissions will be awarded in the range of $7,000 – $50,000. Artists may apply to create works in conjunction with the Artist-in-Residence program, taking advantage of EMPAC’s spaces, technology, infrastructure such as computer-controlled rigging or large-scale immersive studio environments. 

– guidelines, application and info:  empac.rpi.edu/commissions/DMC
– questions:  dancemovies@rpi.edu or 1.518.276.3918
– deadline:  2/15/08

Backed by the Jaffe Fund for Experimental Media and Performing Arts, the DANCE MOViES Commission supports experimental works for the screen including film, video, installation and other audio-visual formats.

About EMPAC
EMPAC – the Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center – is a place and a program where the arts challenge and alter our technology and technology challenges and alters the arts. Founded by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY, EMPAC is an arts institution that draws strength from being part of a great research university. It operates nationally and internationally: attracting innovative artists, both renowned and emerging, from around the world; offering artists, researchers, and audiences opportunities that are available nowhere else under a single roof; providing unsurpassed facilities for creative exploration, and for research in fields such as visualization and movement capture; sending new artworks onto the global stage.