Following the success of its inaugural edition in September 2024, Motion in Frame returns with a powerful second instalment. Where: London, UK When: November 13th Deadline for applications: October 30th Curated and hosted by Petra Haller, a member of the CDS Artist Community and interdisciplinary artist known for her work in tap dance, jazz, and […]

Dare to Dance in Public Film Festival is currently open for submission for our 2026 Festival, inviting dance filmmakers to submit films – preferably done in the public sphere – that are explorations of space and demonstrations of what it is to be alive and human in the world in this moment… RIGHT NOW.Dare to […]

Filmmakers, dance artists, animators, visual artists and digital art makers are invited to submit their works for the International Short Film Competition of Bucharest International Dance Film Festival (September 11–14, 2025). Where: Bucharest, Romania When: September 11-14, 2025 Deadline for applications: June 22, 2025 (regular deadline), July 12, 2025 (late deadline) BIDFF is looking for […]

Open Call to discover thought-provoking cine-choreographic and audio visual works that delve into the intersection of dance and cinema, movement and image. The selected films will be screened during the Jumping Frames – Hong Kong International Movement-image Festival 2025 with opportunity to win cash prizes for outstanding works. Where: Hong Kong When: 13 – 23 […]

dAS FESTIVAL 2025 – Nuovo Mondo is looking for dance movies to be screened next September in Piacenza, Italy. Where: Piacenza, Italy When: September 2025 Deadline for applications: 30th June 2025 dAS FESTIVAL 2025 – Nuovo Mondo is looking for dance movies to be screened next September in Piacenza, Italy. Up to 5 movies will […]

Celebrating its 22nd Annual Season, Sans Souci Festival seeks film/video works featuring the integration of dance and cinematography for exhibition at in-person and virtual screenings in 2025. Where: Museum of Boulder & Dairy Arts Center, Boulder, Colorado, USA When: August through December 2025 Deadline for applications: May 11, 2025 As seen in Dance Magazine, Sans […]

The International Meeting on Video-dance and Video-art (EIVV, Valencia, Spain, 12th edition) and the Festival International de Vidéo Danse de Bourgogne (Burgundy, France, 17th edition) propose a shared call for works of screendance and videoart. Where: Valencia, Spain + Burgundy, France When: October 2025 Deadline for applications: 20 July 2025 Selected works will be presented […]

Application is now open to “Move Concreto! International Videodance Exhibition – Catas Altas Edition”. Where: Catas Altas, Minas Gerais, Brazil When: 10 – 21 March 2025Application is free and will take place from March 10 to 21, 2025. Applications are now open for the “Move Concreto! International Video Dance Exhibition – Catas Altas edition”! The […]

Compagnie Humaine / Eric Oberdorff launches a call for dance short films in partnership with Nice European Short film Festival for its 2025 edition. Where: Nice, France When: 3 to 10 October 2025 Deadline for applications: May, 31st, 2025 Since 2018, “Un festival c’est trop court!” celebrates dance by including a selection of dance films […]

Call For Entries! Get your work out in the world: submit your dance films for ScreenDance RoadShow’s eighth season! Where: Providence, RI, USA When: September-April 2025-26 Deadline for applications: July 27, 2025 ScreenDance RoadShow is the only year-long, traveling short dance film series in New England showcasing contemporary creative voices exploring choreography for the camera. […]

Call for choreographers, dance companies and directors who want to participate in the Video Dance Showcase, to be held in Almada – Portugal, between September 27th and October 12th, 2025. Where: Several venues, Almada, Portugal When: September 27th and October 12th, 2025 Deadline for applications: March 30, 2025 The Video Dance Showcase is a section […]

Inviting dance films from around the world for the 7th edition of Frame Rush 2025, taking place at The Place in London this September. Where: The Place, London, United Kingdom When: 19 September 2025 Deadline for applications: 31 March 2025 Frame Rush is an annual festival of screendance works programmed by the MA students at […]

Ketchikan Dance Film Festival invites dance, movement and video/film artists to submit their dance films to the third season of the festival. Where: Southeast Alaska Discovery Center, Ketchikan, Alaska, USA When: Saturday, September 27th 2025 & Sunday, September 28th 2025 Deadline for applications: July22, 2025 Entering its third season, KDFF is opening a call to all dance film submissions, 10 minutes and under, produced from 2023 onward. The Ketchikan Dance Film Festival is an annual […]

The “Premio Libera Connessione” competition is open to dancers, choreographers, students, writers, directors, videomakers, musicians, and sound designers who wish to express themselves through the creation of innovative screendance works, highlighting aspects, relationships, and connections between the territory, its history, nature, humanity, and dance. Where: Colle Manora, Fubine Monferrato (AL), Italy When: April, 29 2025 […]

The Cannes – Côte d’Azur Dance Festival launches an International Dance Film Competition MOV’IN Cannes. Where: Cineum, Cannes, France When: 2025 November 27th Deadline for applications: 2025 April 30th CANNES: DANCE MEETS CINEMA! Cannes, famous for its prestigious Film Festival, combines Dance and Cinema for the Cannes Côte d’Azur France Dance Festival, the unmissable event of dance enthusiasts from all over the […]

Corposensibile is a research and selection program for screendance, that explore the synergical collaboration between performative movement and cinematic expression, promoting films and short films focused on movement-based storytelling. Where: Drupa Centre, Treviso, Italy When: June 21, 2025 Deadline for applications: April 30, 2025 Corposensibile – Research Program of Screendance Cinema is an artistic research […]

The New Youth International Dance Film Festival (NYID) is an open, fair, inclusive and shared platform for dance films. We we want to find people who are able to use the camera and dance to create new things. Where: China When: March 20-25, 2025 Deadline for applications: February 5, 2025 “The meaning of “New Youth” […]

1st Edition of International Dance Film Festival in Fukuoka, Japan. We are organizing annual dance festival. And from 2025, we are starting dance film festival in Fukuoka, Japan.It will be held between 22nd-24th February2025. Where: Fukuoka, Japan When: 23rd, 24th of February 2025 Deadline for applications: January 20th, 2025 Hello! We are Fukuoka Dance Exchange […]

Inviting Artists and Practitioners to create short films. All disciplines are welcome. Where: Singapore When: 2026 Deadline for applications: 15 January 2025 In our 6th edition, RAW Moves is pleased to open our annual call for local and international artists to submit proposals for the next edition of RawGround (RG) 2025/26, which will be running […]

KITOKI launches an open call for artists to send in their creations in the genre of video dance. Where: different venues in Brussel, Kinshasa, etc, Belgium When: 2025 Deadline for applications: 7 February 2025 For its first edition we are welcoming video dance artwork within these themes: – poetry– popular culture– animation– empowerment– music video […]

D2D seeks films that speak dance as a universal language – transcending perceived borders of culture, religion, gender, race and more, to creatively explore what is possible at the intersections of dance and film, AND… what it is to be human & alive in the world today. Where: Glorya Kaufman Perfomring Arts Center, Los Angeles […]

The call is addressed to artists who would like to submit dance films or choreographies for VR/AR projects. The aim of the Moovy Festival is to make connections between dance, film and digital art visible. Moovy takes place annually at the Filmforum NRW in the Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany. Where: Filmforum NRW in the Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany When: 2025 Deadline for applications: 30.11.2024 The call is addressed to […]

Call for dance companies for the XV International Dance and Dance Film Festival, DanzaTTack2025. Where: El Sauzal, Tenerife, Spain When: From 9 to 18 May 2025 Deadline for applications: December 15, 2024 Call for entries for dance companies for this categories:Dance in the raw –  (9 de mayo / May the 9th) – Alternative space. Covered […]

MorphiX Art Collective is looking for dance artists for the upcoming short dance film production, Uprooting Effect. Where: Sofia, Lovech & Letnitsa – Bulgaria When: 10th of October 2024 – 23rd of October 2024. Deadline for applications: 23rd of September 2024. The short dance film Uprooting Effect addresses the social aspects of power dynamics, exploring themes of abuse, […]

Are you a filmmaker or dancer with a short dance film that you’d like to share with an audience? We are currently accepting submissions for an upcoming screening event dedicated to showcasing dance on film. Where: Chisenhale Dance Space London When: 26/09/2024 Deadline for applications: 15/09/2024 Are you a filmmaker or dancer with a short […]

Open call for dance, videodance or dance on screen films for screening at the 2nd edition of the Zêzere International Festival. Where: Ferreira do Zêzere, Portugal When: 23-26 Oct. 2024 Deadline for applications: September 8, 2024 Second edition of the Zêzere Cinedance Festival organized by Madrasta Dance. An encounter between dance on screen and a […]

Call for entries now open for Season 7 of the Motion State Dance Film Series. Where: Providence, RI USA When: September-April 2024-25 Deadline for applications: August 10, 2024 Now in its Seventh Season, the Motion State Dance Film Series is the only year-long, traveling short dance film festival in New England devoted to showcasing the […]

Call for entries now open for Frame Rush 2024, an annual festival of screendance works programmed by the MA Screendance students at London Contemporary Dance School. Where: The Place, London, UK When: 13 September 2024 Deadline for applications: 22 March 2024 Frame Rush is an annual festival of screendance works programmed by the MA Screendance students at London Contemporary Dance School. Each year’s cohort presents […]

Call for recently created (2020 – later) international, national, and local dance films between 3 – 30 minutes in length for screening at TANZAHOi International Festival for Dance in Fall 2023 in Hamburg, Germany. Where: Hamburg, Germany When: Fall 2023 Deadline for applications: February 15, 2023 Call for: recently created (2020 – later) international, national, […]

First video dance festival completely dedicated to animation dance, the event aims at stimulating and at encouraging the creation where get involved dance and moving picture. Where: La Réunion, France When: December 01-08th, 2022 Deadline for applications: November 24th, 2022 The festival is open to the following forms : * 2D dance animations* 3D dance […]

Down to RAW: Deborah Hay – a unique collection of screenings showcasing the work of Deborah Hay from 1968 to the present. Where: Online, London & Findhorn, Scotland When: October 4 – 17 This collection consists of three documentaries featuring conversations with Deborah Hay including an interview with Jeanine Durning. A further four videos are […]