Dallas Dance Film Festival

Dallas, TX, United States, North America

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Dallas Dance Film Festival

Dallas, TX, United States, North America

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General Information

edition

2nd

organizers

Dance Council of North Texas

The Dallas Public Library

Contact details

3630 Harry Hines Dallas, TX 75219 United States

75219

thedancecouncil@gmail.com

214-219-2290

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About the festival

Dallas Dance Film Festival (DDFF) is an annual dance film festival. Recognizing the need for more digital dance exposure, Dallas Dance Film Festival was created in 2018 to promote and support local and international emerging and professional dance filmmakers to provide an affordable platform for them to share their work. The festival also offers the community at large a new way to observe and experience dance. The festival is free and features emerging and professional dance filmmakers. After the screenings a Q&A session with available film creators is the stimulating finale.

Audience members participate in the selection process for the “Best of the Fest” dance filmmaker.

DDFF creates community and accessibility through dance film. It provides a platform for emerging and professional artists to connect and communicate with their audience and the community at large.

AWARDS + CERTIFICATES

"Best of Fest"
Membership to DCNT
Featured on DCNT website for 6 months
Winner serves on the following year's selection committee

"DDFF Creative"
Membership to DCNT

"DDFF Innovator"
Membership to DCNT

About

Dallas Dance Film Festival (DDFF) is an annual dance film festival. Recognizing the need for more digital dance exposure, Dallas Dance Film Festival was created in 2018 to promote and support local and international emerging and professional dance filmmakers to provide an affordable platform for them to share their work. The festival also offers the community at large a new way to observe and experience dance. The festival is free and features emerging and professional dance filmmakers. After the screenings a Q&A session with available film creators is the stimulating finale.

Audience members participate in the selection process for the “Best of the Fest” dance filmmaker.

DDFF creates community and accessibility through dance film. It provides a platform for emerging and professional artists to connect and communicate with their audience and the community at large.

AWARDS + CERTIFICATES

"Best of Fest"
Membership to DCNT
Featured on DCNT website for 6 months
Winner serves on the following year's selection committee

"DDFF Creative"
Membership to DCNT

"DDFF Innovator"
Membership to DCNT

Awards & Winners

There are no winners yet for this festival

Terms and rules

SUBMISSIONS
Submissions will be evaluated based on demonstrated use of the camera and/or mobile devices that highlight dance differently from live performance, such that the dance cannot be viewed in the same way outside of the film. Selected works will also demonstrate inventiveness and originality, cohesiveness and clarity of artistic intention, quality of choreography, performance, cinematography, and editing in relationship to the stated artistic intent. Artists are responsible for holding copyright permission for any elements used in the film that require permission such as music, text, images.

It is the sole responsibility of the Applicant to secure authorization and permission from the copyright owner(s) of any and all copyrighted content or materials included within the submitted Project. The following resource may be of assistance for information on music copyright: https://opensourcemusic.com/

PRESS MATERIALS
Press materials to include high-resolution production stills, trailers, director bio, and other production materials should be sent to be considered by the screening committee.

REQUIREMENTS
Length: 5 - 10 minutes max
Must incorporate Dance
Must pay fee per submission
2 submissions per artist

CATEGORIES + SUBMISSION FEES
Early Bird: July 1 - August 1
$10 emerging: description
$20 professional filmmaker: description

Later Gators: August 2 - 29
(deadline August 29th)
$15 emerging
$25 professional filmmaker

SUBMISSION DATES
Opening: July 1
Early Bird: August 1
Final Deadline: August 29
Notification Date: October 15
Event Date: November 2

*Excerpts of films submitted may be used for marketing purposes unless specifically requested to not use.

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