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Supporting the production, presentation, and preservation of dance films. http://www.dancefilms.org/

Supporting the production, presentation, and preservation of dance films; connecting filmmakers, choreographers, presenters, and audiences world

Visit our website for information on our Programs, Resources, and Dance on Camera!

10/15/2026

📣 Big news — we’re giving you more time.

The deadline for the Dance on Camera Student Film Competition is now October 30. More time to finesse the edit, nail the sound mix, or just finish the dang thing. 🎬

Any genre, any style — as long as dance or movement drives the story. Open to student filmmakers everywhere, any major, any level.

New deadline: October 30. Link in bio to submit.

Still from Written in Water by Pontus Lidberg

10/11/2026

Got questions about Dance on Camera's Student Film Competition? We've got answers. 🎬

Q: Who can submit? Any student filmmaker — any major, any level, anywhere in the world. Films must have been made while the applicant was in a program or workshop.

Q: Does my film have to be a traditional dance piece? Nope. Any genre works as long as dance or movement drives the story.

Q: What's the runtime limit and is there an entry fee? 15 minutes. Full details are in the link in bio.

Q: What's the deadline? October 14, 2026.

Q: What happens if I'm selected? Your film screens at the Dance on Camera Festival 2027!

Have another question? Drop it in the comments — we'll answer and may add it here.

Photo credit: Samzen Studios

10/06/2026

8 days left to get your film to New York.

Loom Body by Jessica Nupen screened at Dance on Camera Festival 2026.

Woman and a machine, both creators of unexpected beauties and art. The labouring loom and the labouring body are trained, skilled, well-oiled, hard-working bodies of processing, churning, weaving and repeating. They work with maturity and learned precision and yet wear the marks of their crafts etched into their bodies.

Your film could be next. Selected films screen in New York City (March 31 to April 4, 2027).

Late deadline: October 14. Submit on FilmFreeway, link in bio.

📷 Still from Loom Body, courtesy of Jessica Nupen

10/01/2026

Less than two weeks until the late and final deadline.

Selected films screen in New York City (March 31 – April 4, 2027), receive official laurels, and are considered for our Touring Program.

Late deadline: October 14 Submit on FilmFreeway. Visit the link in our bio for submissions and details.

Still of George Lee comes from his personal collection and was featured in the documentary, Ten Times Better.

09/25/2026

🕐 19 days to get your film to New York!

Selected films screen at the Dance on Camera Festival in NYC March 31 to April 4, 2027.

🔔 Dance on Camera Festival welcomes submissions from filmmakers working in all aesthetic disciplines within the dance film genre, including narrative, documentary, animation and experimental.

🌎 Dance on Camera encourages national and international submissions of films, which uniquely interpret the relationship between dance and film.

Late deadline: October 14

Submit on FilmFreeway, link in bio.

Still from Liminality directed by Jennifer Akalina Petuch and Annali Rose

09/20/2026

🎬 Calling all student dance filmmakers — this is your moment. The first-ever Dance on Camera Student Film Competition is officially open, and we want to see YOUR story on screen. 🩰

Whether it's documentary, narrative, experimental, or something you don't even have a name for yet — if you made it while in a program or workshop, it belongs here. Selected films screen at Dance on Camera's 55th Festival with a live Q&A, and winners walk away with a free ticket and free festival workshops. ✨

Swipe for the rules → then hit the link in bio and submit before October 14. Don't sit on this one. 🎥

Still from The Last at the Sundance Stompede directed by Graham Clayton-Chance

09/12/2026

🎬 Dance on Camera is excited to announce the FIRST Student Dance on Camera Festival Program!

🩰 As part of our initiatives to provide more accessible entry points into the dance film industry, we are excited to celebrate Dance on Camera's 55th Festival by introducing our student program.

✨ This new program is dedicated to discovering and showcasing student talent, giving them a platform to share their work, connect with the dance film community, and the opportunity to experience their work as part of an internationally recognized festival. 🎥

Still from About Face directed by Jennifer Lin

09/06/2026

YOU’RE RIGHT ON TIME 🎬

Regular submissions are now open!

Submit your film by September 23rd for a chance to have your work showcased at Dance on Camera Festival 2027!

🎞️ Regular: Sep 4-Sep 23
⏰ Late: Sep 24-Oct 14

Don’t miss out on a chance to showcase your artistic vision! 🎥

Still from Inside Out photographed by Ambrose Eng and Oliver Peng

09/02/2026

🎬 YOUR FILM COULD BE ON THE BIG SCREEN! 🎥

Calling all student filmmakers! Dance on Camera’s Student Film Competition is your chance to share your work and have your film considered for screening at the Dance on Camera Festival. 🩰🎞️

Whether you’re exploring dance through documentary, narrative, experimental film, or something entirely your own, we want to see what you’re creating.

Submissions will open September 12th

Winning films will be screened at the festival with a Q&A.

Winners will be given a free ticket to one other screening at the festival and will be able to attend the two workshops at the festival free of charge.

Submissions are $10.

Films must be 15 mins or less, and have been made while the applicant was in a program or workshop. Link in bio.

08/24/2026

🎬 Congratulations to our 2026 Dance on Camera Production Grant awardees! 🎉

We’re thrilled to support these talented artists as they bring their projects to life. This year’s awardees represent the creativity, experimentation, and unique perspectives that continue to push dance film forward.

Please join us in celebrating their work and cheering them on as these projects take their next steps. 💃🎥✨

⭐ Making Dance
directed by Jessica Ray
📘 Filmmaker Jessica Ray's short documentary, Making Dance, is a compelling portrait of a working contemporary dance artist, Kayla Farrish.

💫 Searching for Felíx "El Loco"
directed by M. Gabriela Estrada
📗 The mysterious disappearance of Picasso's lost muse: the prodigy Spanish dancer hired by the glamorous Ballet Russes to create the first and greatest flamenco ballet of all time.

💫 All the Voices
directed by Maritza Navarro and Danielle Yasuda
📗 All the Voices is an experimental, non-fiction dance film by Yasuda featuring six participants who share personal stories of hair loss through movement and conversation. The film combines dance, cinematic choreography, and a six-frame visual structure to explore the emotional impact of hair loss, identity, self-worth, and community. It is one of twelve films documenting Yasuda's first year of hair loss. The project challenges beauty standards that tie hair to identity and worth, particularly for women and femmes at the intersection of sexism and racism. By centering marginalized voices, the film creates space for audiences experiencing hair loss to feel seen, connected, and less alone.

Still in first slide from Making Dance directed by Jessica Ray

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