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Dancing for the Camera 2010: Call for Entries
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Video still from 2009 entry Red by Ally Voye

The ADF is now seeking entries for the 15th 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 300 dance films by filmmakers from over 20 countries. Directed by dance filmmaker and curator, Douglas Rosenberg. 2010 festival dates: TBD

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

Entries should be submitted in one of the following categories:

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.

Early Deadline: April 7, 2010
with $30 entry fee

Final Deadline: May 7, 2010
with $40 entry fee

download the entry form (pdf)

Questions? Contact: adf@americandancefestival.org or 919.684.6402.