For Immediate Release
Deirdre Towers
Dance Films Association, Inc. (DFA)
serving the dance film community for 51 years
48 West 21st St., #907
NY, NY 10010
http://www.dancefilms.org
(212) 727-0764
deirdre@dancefilms.org
CALL FOR ENTRIES
Dance Films Association's 36th annual touring Dance on Camera Festival
Deadline: September 15, 2007
The entry form is on-line at:
http://www.dancefilms.org/
DanceOnCamerMain.php
DFA's 36th annual Dance On Camera Festival 2008 will be held January
2-12, 2008 at the Walter Reade Theater, Lincoln Center Plaza, 165
West 65th Street, New
York City, the Donnell Media Center of The New York Public Library,
and other venues still to be announced. The oldest annual dance film/
video festival in the
world, the Dance On Camera Festival has been co-sponsored by the Film
Society of Lincoln Center
http://www.filmlinc.com since 1997 and has
toured to over
50 venues internationally.
New this year: Image/word event to honor poetry in dance films, as
initiated by poet/choreographer Kevon "Bulletyme" Simpson at
Nuyorican Poets Cafe.
What DFA looks for: We seek strong synergies of dance and film,
whether it be a dance made for the camera, documentary, adaptation of
a stage
work or site specific creation. We also welcome animation,
narratives, and works in which the kinetic energy and rhythmic design
comes solely from the editor or
lighting designer. Dance films can be driven from the prime
perspective of dance, cinema, visual arts, or in the case of
documentaries, information. Our host
venue prefers to present only New York Premieres.
What we offer: DFA grants the Jury Prize Winner with a cash prize.
The filmmakers of the titles included in the Festival tour get an
honorarium for each screening
(see
http://www.dancefilms.org/Touringmain.htmlfor more information.)
The Festival has received wide press support, although we cannot
guarantee in-depth
critiques. On DFA's website, we have a page devoted to reviews -
"Read Reviews/Write your own to encourage community feedback.
Deadline: September 15, 2007
Please write (
docf@dancefilms.org) that you are entering the
festival. Entrants will be informed by late October, 2007 as to where
their titles will be screened.
The entry form is on-line at:
http://www.dancefilms.org/
DanceOnCamerMain.php
Dance on Camera is getting HOT as major universities, festivals,
museums, as well as independent artists present film’s oldest
partner – dance!
After 100 years of dancers working with filmmakers, recognition and
curiosity in this complex and multi-faceted artform is picking up all
over the world.
John Rockwell, The New York Times, January, 1, 2006 wrote that "The
Dance on Camera Festival is..
"where the allusiveness of dance meets the intimacy of film to create
a new kind of magic" The earliest film directors recognized the
immediacy and emotional power of dance. The two arts, dance and film,
have enjoyed a passionate, sometimes stormy marriage ever since.
Today the genre of dance film/video continues to evolve as dancers
collaborate with writers and directors around the world to create
innovative narratives, shorts, features, documentaries, and screen
adaptations of choreography originally made for the stage. Dance on
camera is the art of choreographing cinema that is burgeoning around
the world.
Dance Films Association, Inc. (DFA), a non-profit, tax-exempt, member-
supported service organization, promotes excellence in dance on
camera and public awareness of the artform through festivals,
screenings, publications, grants, and workshops. Its many partners
help to bring its touring programs to a wide public. Susan Braun
founded the organization in 1956 after a futile search for films on
her favorite dancer, Isadora Duncan. A tireless pioneer, Ms. Braun
devoted her life to finding, showcasing, preserving and championing
dance films and videos until her death in 1995. Ted Shawn, the
founder of Jacob's Pillow, was DFA's charter member.
Initiated in 1971 to foster creativity and encourage collaborations
between dancers and film makers, DFA's annual Dance On Camera
Festival provides an overview of the field and a meeting ground for
artists to share ideas. Entrants (generally about 250 from 22
countries) regularly attend the festival. The winner of the festival
receives a cash award. Every year, excerpts from select entries are
shown on Classic Art Showcase, and other cable programs. For the
screenings in the tour outside of New York, the filmmakers receive a
honorarium. DFA is a founding member of MAD, Media and Dance network
of over 30 dance film festivals around the world. To commemorate
DFA's fiftieth anniversary, DFA began a new program, The Susan Braun
Award/Young Choreographers Initiative, to encourage and support
America's finest choreographers and filmmakers to create works
specifically for the camera. The winner will develop a short work
with a team of mentors and a cash award from DFA.
These programs are made possible through DFA's touring program
sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts, New York State
Council on the Arts, Capezio-Ballet Makers Foundation, The Howard
Gilman Foundation, the members of DFA, and the Susan Braun Trust.
Please post this information.
Thank you!