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The International Video Dance Festival of Burgundy (France) announces a new call for works in preparation for its forth festival in May 2012. The festival is a platform for short video dance (screendance, dance for camera) projects that explore the dynamic possibilities of movement created specifically for the camera/screen. Works will be selected by an international jury composed of professional artists and scholars involved in video dance.

The festival seeks video dance works less than 15 minutes in length for its official selection, which will be the featured event of the festival. Documentaries and live performance recordings are not accepted.

Submission guidelines and instructions can be found here.

SEND TO: info@videodansebourgogne.com

The SUBMSSION DEADLINE is January 8, 2012.

Here are few screendance events in September that we recommend if you happen to be in these parts of the world.

In New York City:

White Box

by Noémie Lafrance/Sens Productions

The site-specific choreographic phenom, Noémie Lafrance is back with a new production, this time set inside the confines of a white gallery space. Over the course of three weeks, the performance will “evolve” and “mutate” based on audience responses during and after each show. Revolving around the social interplay between the audience and the performers, Lafrance takes the concept of site-specific to a whole new level. Oh, and each performance will also be followed by screenings of select dance films by Lafrance and her collaborators.

Dates
Gallery Opening: ‘White Box’ performance Teaser
Friday, Sept. 9 @ 7:00-9:00pm (free)

Performance: ‘The White Box Project’
Saturday, Sept. 10, 17 & 24 @ 4:30, 5:30, 6:30pm

Screening: Selected Dance Films by Noémie Lafrance
Saturday, Sept. 10, 17 & 24th @ 8:00pm (free)

Site
Black & White Gallery
483 Driggs Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11211

In Finland and on Twitter:

Alone or Not

Social Improvisation through Twitter.

Organized by Susan Kozel

13 September – 4 October 2011
www.aloneornot.org

Anyone can take part in this event in which participants send short SMS messages or tweets about their movement, actions and perceptions to each other to create a social network of bodily movement. The project will be documented as a shared choreography on Twitter. Check out the project website to learn how to participate. SMS is only available to people with Finnish mobile phones.

In Boulder, Colorado:

Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema

From their humble beginnings in a trailer park screening local dance videos, Sans Souci Festival has evolved into a world class film festival with a strong curatorial vision. The line up for this year’s festival includes work by the aforementioned Noémie Lafrance (Melt), Alla Kovgan (New London Calling), Marta Renzi (Year, Make & Model), and Mitchell Rose (Advance). This is a great festival if you love highly kinetic dance film shorts (as I do).

Dates

Boulder Public Library
Mondays, October 3 & 10
Wednesdays, October 5 & 12

Jody Oberfelder

So you’ve just finished a dance film, and you think it’s pretty good. You raised funds and invested in talent, crew and high (for you) production values. The final cut has just been completed and you are ready to show it to the world. But how? For most dance filmmakers, the first step in their distribution plan is to have their film shown in festivals. While some festivals offer cash prizes, the primary benefit of having your film shown in festivals isn’t to earn money but to gain recognition and acclaim from the festival communities that could lead to future opportunities for you.

Besides the 100+ dance film festivals around the world there are tens of thousands of other film festivals that you could submit your dance film to. The options are overwhelming, and no one has the time or resources to submit to them all, so it’s important to develop a strategy and take it step by step.

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SUBMISSIONS 2012

Our submissions call is now open for the third-annual festival, tentatively scheduled for March 15-18th, 2012.

We are looking for dance films made specifically for the camera, often referred to as “screendance.” These are stand-alone pieces independent from the stage that can range from traditional narratives to experimental collages, and may include the use of animation or other technologies. This year, we are also adding a dance documentary category to our programming, and encourage entries with a creative approach to capturing the choreographic process.

Submission Deadlines and Fees:

Early Deadline: October 1st, 2011 Fee:$25

Final Deadline: November 15th, 2011 Fee:$35

Go to our website for details on how to submit.

Dance on Camera Festival 2012, co-produced by the Film Society of Lincoln Center, will present 10 programs January 27-31, 2012 with 4 shows daily, at the Walter Reade Theatre, Lincoln Center Plaza, New York.

We accept videos of all lengths. We welcome screen adaptations of stage choreographies, narratives, documentaries, abstract and experimental shorts. Performances videos are also considered. Please consider our curatorial question – would we rather see this dance live? Does the video represent a strong marriage of two arts, dance and film?

Deadline: October 1, 2011

Complete Entry Form