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FilmingDance4web Video Dance Channel on YouTube

Posted by Pentacle's Movement Media on February 2, 2010 at 5:48pm

Movement Media showcases Filmmakers and Video Artists in our featured Countries Playlist:Catch the video of an exciting dance performance, 'SILENT COLLISIONS exerpt 1'http://youtube.com/user/FilmingDance4webEnjoy many other videodances on our Channel.

Call for Videographers/Filmmakers

Posted by Marc Kirschner on September 26, 2009 at 4:54pm

TenduTV is seeking to update its potential referral list for dance organizations seeking video and film work, and is seeking companies experienced in high-end video production worldwide.We are only seeking companies who can deliver HD product to broadcast specification (for example, PBS or BBC spec).Please submit your contact information, as well as links to your website, reels/samples and general rate cards to content@tendu.tv

Dancing in Film

Posted by Lisa Leake on August 24, 2009 at 7:42am

Another late night as "movement" from Abene Festival in Vermont to dancing for independent film in Boston keeps us all "on our toes." Versatility in a dancer's life is status quo, as a few pics here demonstrate (hot off the set). Director: Danny Marshall. Location: Jamaica Plain, MA.

EMPAC announces winners of 2009 DANCE MOViES COMMISSION!

Posted by Hélène Lesterlin on August 3, 2009 at 6:49pm

Hello all dance-tech colleagues!I am pleased to share with you the news on the most recent recipients of EMPAC's commissioning program for dance on screen works.This is the third group of works in our DANCE MOViES Commission - the first four works are currently touring, the next four works will premier in November 2009, and now these new FIVE works are slated for premiers in the fall of 2010!Congratulations to the artists!Best,Helene--Hélène Lesterlin (Curator, Dance, EMPAC)inquiries: 518.276.3918 / lesteh@rpi.edu (do not publish)THE EXPERIMENTAL MEDIA AND PERFORMING ARTS CENTER ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF THE DANCE MOViES COMMISSIONS 2009-2010Troy, NY—In one work, three street kids in the streets of Rio seem to juggle air; in another, a dancer and an incandescent hoop rotate in a black void; and in another, multiple video screens installed side by side layer film samples and a dancer’s gestures to create counterpoints of movement and image.EMPAC – the Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - announces the 5 recipients of the EMPAC DANCE MOViES Commission 2009-2010. Chosen out of 69 project proposals by an international panel of dance-film practitioners, curators and producers, the projects range in format, style and emotional tone: from three-channel video installation to studio-based video shoots to urban interventions.The projects will receive awards ranging from $10,000 to $23,000 and will premiere in the fall of 2010 at EMPAC.The DANCE MOViES Commission is a program launched by EMPAC to support the creation of new works in which dance meets the technologies of the moving image. As the first major commissioning program for dance film established in the US in 2007, it is having a significant national and international impact, making the creation of new works possible. The first four DANCE MOViES Commissions were premiered at EMPAC’s opening celebration in October 2008 and are currently touring to international festivals. The next four projects are in production and will premiere this coming November.EMPAC DANCE MOViES Commission 2009-2010 Recipients(in alphabetical order of titles, with a brief description of the projects and panelists’ comments)Anatomy of Melancholy, Mexico, 10 minutesDirector: Nuria FragosoTwo contrasting spaces – one light and open, the other constrained and dark – form the built environment for dancers moving against expectation. Visual metaphors about spaces and intentions.“A collaborative group of young Mexican artists presents a very clear and concrete proposal, with an extremely strong aesthetic sense centered upon the body in space.”HOOP, Canada, 4 minutesDirector: Marites Carino, Choreographer/Performer: Rebecca Halls, Composer: Anthony Tan, D.O.P.: Donald RobitailleA woman floats in a black void, swinging through shafts of light, keeping in perpetual motion an incandescent and familiar circular childhood toy.“A compact, visually dynamic, playful, movement portrait, chosen for the clarity of its intent and the crispness of its imagery.”(This project was also awarded the BravoFACT! commission in Canada)MO-SO, USA, 12 minutes - looping video installationDirector: Kasumi, Composer: Fang Man, Dancer: Chan U HongA three-channel video installation for film samples and dancer. Fragmentary and symbolically charged images serve as a basis for improvisation by the dancer. The footage of the dancer is then fed back into the polyphonic narrative, musical and choreographic structure.“This three-channel video expands the definition of a dance screen project. The panel appreciated the way it captures a sense of the movement chaos that surrounds us in contemporary culture.”Q, USA, 12 minutesDirector/Choreographer: Rajendra SerberIn this exploration of urban isolation, three men trace their solitary paths through empty streets at night. When the strangers try to pass each other by, they become locked in anonymous antagonism.“A movement-based study, Q grows from improvisation and choreography in real time, drawing on the choreography of editing.”The closer one gets, the less one sees, Brazil, 12 minutesVideomaker: Valeria Valenzuela, Choreographer: Lilyen Vass, Production: Aura FilmsIntervention in the everyday lives of three jugglers/beggars, who get together at the traffic lights on a street crossing in the city of Rio de Janeiro, transforms the objective action of their juggling into the abstract vocabulary of contemporary dance.“Working with young street jugglers in Rio and transforming their utilitarian movement into contemporary dance, this team provides a transparent proposal, a track record with documentary style filmmaking, and an intriguing concept.”The selection panel comprised Magne Antonsen (Norway), Kelly Hargraves (USA), Nayse Lopez (Brazil), Elizabeth Zimmer (USA), and Hélène Lesterlin, Curator for Dance at EMPAC. Bios of the panelist available at http://www.empac.rpi.edu/commissions/DMC/2009/index.htmlThe Commission is supported by EMPAC’s Jaffe Fund for Experimental Media and the Performing Arts. It is open to artists based in North and South America who are making video, film and installation work.Statistics for DMC 2009-2010Selected from 69 applications, of which 28 were short-listed, the 5 funded projects represent the third round of awards given out through the EMPAC DANCE MOViES Commission. In this year’s pool, 51 of initial proposals came from the US, 7 from Canada, 4 from Argentina, 3 from Brazil, and 2 from Mexico.For more information on DANCE MOViES Commission, as well as the list of shortlisted projects visit: http://empac.rpi.edu/commissions/DMC/

WSP Film Festival call for entries

Posted by Wayne Sables Project on April 22, 2009 at 10:30am

WSP Film Festival submission deadline extended until May 1st 2009 (postmarked).Do you have a short film? then we want to hear from you!What we need!Your film on either DVD/Mini DVA short synopsisAll credits$10 submission feeEach entrant will get a free ticket to the festivalsend to WSP Film Festival,Orchard House, Askern RdCarcroft DoncasterSouth YorkshireDN6 8DFUK.The festival will screen on May 8th at the Dearne Playhouse, Barnsley. We have 10 places available for submissions.You will receive a confirmation email once you film has been submitted and a further email detailing whether it has been selected.Festivals are a great place to get your work seen by funders, Arts organizations and other artists so don't get left behind during this difficult time.For enquiries email: admin@waynesablesproject.co.ukBest wishes and we look forward to watching your film.WSP .

EKOTOPFILM 2009

Posted by Gilles Jobin on May 18, 2009 at 11:04pm

EKOTOPFILM 2009The 36th International Festival of Sustainable Development Films -ekotopfilm 2009 will be held in October 19 – 23, 2009 in the capital cityof Bratislava, Slovak Republic. The program structure and its contentfocus on all fields of economic, industrial and human activitiesstressing the need for sustainable development to be a continuousprocess.Deadline for entries: July 31 st, 2009General information and entry form:www.ekotopfilm.skTerms of participation:www.ekotopfilm.sk/index.php?page=statute

Wand 5 e.V. 23. Stuttgarter Filmwinter - Festival for Expanded Media, Film, Video, New Media, Installation, Performance, Workshop - Call for entries

Posted by body pixel on July 28, 2009 at 1:30pm

Wand 5 invites you to submit your entry for the competition of the 23rd Stuttgarter Filmwinter in the categories Film/Video, New Media or Installation.Requirements:FILM & VIDEOContributions to the film/video competition must include a preview DVD or VHS tape (PAL or NTSC). Films and videos submitted to the »International Short Film Competition« can't be longer than 30 minutes.Submitted films and videos being longer than 30 minutes may run in a special programme outside the competition.MEDIA IN SPACE (INSTALLATION), PERFORMANCES, WORKSHOPSPlease enclose detailed plans, information, technical specifications and a calculation.There is no fee for works selected for the competition programme.ON-/OFFLINEOn-and Offline works on software, net-art and virtual communities may be submitted for this section. Online work can also be submitted via www.filmwinter. de.Prizes:TEAM-WORK-AWARD RITTER SPORT endows an award amounting 2.000 Euro for a film and video production realized by a team.NORMAN 2010 Award of the jury for film and video of 4.000 EuroAWARD FOR MEDIA IN SPACE Award for Media in Space (installations)AWARD FOR ON-/OFFLINE This award goes to an independently produced work in the field of software, net art or virtual communities.WAND 5 AWARD Our legendary Wand 5 team special price award!AUDIENCE AWARDS The prizes for the best short film and the best media-installation in the international competition will be awarded by the audience.We kindly ask you to send us a printed and filled copy of the application form along with the preview material of your work. Application shall be mailed to our address.Application formDeadline: 01/09/09Contact:Wand 5 e.V.Friedrichstr. 23 A70174 StuttgartGermanyPhone: 0049-711-99 33 98 0Fax: 0049-711-99 33 98 10E-mail: wanda@wand5.deURL:www.filmwinter.de

WOW SEEDS begins this week!!!!

Posted by Olive on June 14, 2009 at 11:56pm

SEEDS Festival June 14-28th 2009Somatic Experiments in Earth, Dance and Science at Earthdance, MassachusetsCheck out the schedule for the 2009 festival beginning this week.Dance, Permaculture and ecology workshops, performances, artist residencies, dance and experimental science films, panels discussions, jams, field trips and more. Featuring Simon Whitehead, Jennifer Monson, Rafter Sass + Skott Kellog, Beverly Naidus and more.Check the SEEDS ning site for all the latest info.http://seedsfestival.ning.com/Olive Bieringa talks with Eva Yaa Asantewaa on her Body and Soul podcast about plans for this month's SEEDS Festival of arts and ecology. Now set to launch its second summer at EARTHDANCE in Massachusetts, SEEDS is an international, interdisciplinary festival, forging connections between innovative artists and scientists. Listen to the interviewhttp://infinitebody.blogspot.com/2009/05/olive-bieringa-body-and-soul-podcast.htmlWe hope you can come.Olive BieringaCu-curatorSEEDS Festival

Report on Screendance:State of the Art 2 at ADF

Posted by Anna Brady Nuse on July 18, 2008 at 1:55pm

Linda Sabo (back of her head), Vicky Bloor, and Steph Wright at the Screendance conference.photo: American Dance Festival 2008/Sara D. DavisI'm finally home after several weeks on the road, crossing the country and then heading south for the second Screendance: State of the Art conference at the American Dance Festival. The topic for this year's conference was CURATING THE PRACTICE/CURATING AS PRACTICE. There were about 20 registered participants, coming from all over the US and Europe, and we were a good mix of artist/makers, teacher/scholars, and curators. While some of the old topics came up (like what is the definition of screendance?) the presence of the over-arching theme of curating helped guide many of the discussions into new territory, and keep us on topic.Douglas Rosenberg, a filmmaker, scholar, and organizer of the conference started off the proceedings with a lecture about the history of curating as it arose out of the visual arts field and how this practice has gradually slipped by the wayside with the rise of the festival model in screendance. He spoke about the original premise of curating in the art world as a means of creating meaning by grouping different works of art together. This combination of art works creates a meta-narrative between the pieces and can serve to support a thesis about the art put forth by the curator. In this way curating can help shape new ideas in art.I appreciated learning about how curating differs from "programming", which is generally how dance film festivals work. For a long time I've felt dissatisfied by the programs at festivals, particularly the shorts programs, because they can be such a grab bag of films that seem to have nothing to do with each other. Usually these programs are billed as the "best" new dance films of the year, with the dubious value judgment of "best" being the only unifying theme. With no other underlying meaning to connect the films together, I as a viewer often find myself feeling disappointed when the films fall short of my expectations of what "the best" dance film should be. I leave most screenings feeling like the vast majority of screendance is boring and uninspired, when in reality, I just didn't have enough context to view them under.Helping to illustrate this difference between curating and programming, there were several curated screenings during the conference as well as screenings that were part of the "Dancing for the Camera" festival. One of these curated programs was put together by Claudia Kappenberg, an artist and scholar from the University of Brighton and was entitled "Paradoxical Bodies." In her program notes Kappenberg described "Paradoxical Bodies" as seeking "to address the peculiar premise of real bodies on screen, in itself a paradoxical proposition, which mixes and purposefully confounds mental states and actual physical existence." With this introduction we watched seven experimental films that were often oblique and seemed to float in the timeless space of ritual. The program included ELEMENT (1973) by Amy Greenfield, HWRGAN (BY THE LATE HOUR) (2006) by Simon Whitehead, K (1989) by Jayne Parker, THE NIGHTINGALE (2003) by Grace Ndiritu, SAND LITTLE SAND (2006) by Becky Edmunds, IT IS ACHING LIKE BIRDS by Lucy Baldwin, and SPRUE (2004) by The 5 Andrews. Most of these films have never been shown in dance film festivals before, either because they are not generally considered "dance", or they are not the typical show pieces that would past muster with a festival's judging panel. Despite their challenging and experimental nature, I was captivated by this program. After Kappenberg's introductory statements I was prepared to grapple with the paradoxes, ambivalence, and alternative notions of the body put forth in these films, and I was freed from having to compare them to my usual standards of what's "good" and "bad". Instead, I appreciated them for what they each said to me within the framework of the program's topic.In contrast to Kappenberg's curated program, Sini Haapalinna, a freelance artist from Finland, presented a program of shorts from her first curation for the Finnish dance film festival "Beyond the Lens" which sought to show a snapshot of "the state of the art" of Finnish screendance. This was a good example of the usual festival model of programming, which culls work from an open call for entries, and then seeks to show the best ones of the group. While it was probably meaningful for Finnish audiences to see what work is being made in their own country, for an international group of screendance experts gathered in North Carolina, the program seemed jumbled and out of context. The works were all over the map in terms of style, production value, content, and intention. The result was a muddy program that had some nice isolated moments, but was somehow lesser than the sum of its parts. While Haapalinna probably didn't get the reaction she was hoping for from the conference attendants, it was actually really useful and informative for us to see this kind of program in light of the curation model Rosenberg had just presented. Finally we were able to critically respond to the festival model of programming, and articulate about why it isn't as effective as it could be at promoting and advancing screendance to the public.In my next couple of posts, I'll talk about my presentation on "artist-driven" curating, and summarize some of the other discussions that went on at the conference including a theory for mapping screendance by Kappenberg, how a curator's role is always political by Gita Wigro, and a modified Venn diagram for curators of screendance proposed by Martha Curtis.To be continued!

Watch 50 Dance and Movement Animations

Posted by Doug Fox on January 6, 2009 at 11:23am

Yesterday, I finished a categorized directory to more than 50 posts on Great Dance that include videos of many different types of dance and movement animations such as 2D and 3D, stop-motion, visual effects, interactive performances and installations, computer games, machinima, live action and CG, motion graphics, visualizations, pre-cinema and many other types.I'm going to continue expanding this dance animation directory. So please email me suggestions and recommendations.

FRAMEWORKS dance film screening | April 10th | Brooklyn, NY

Posted by Michael Bodel, FRAMEWORKS on March 3, 2009 at 12:35am

FRAMEWORKS is an on-going series in New York, that presents innovative works of choreography for the camera. Submission is rolling and the works are selected by panel based on creative merit and independent of production budget. The next screening will be at:Galapagos Art SpaceDUMBO, BrooklynApril 10th | 8pmTix: $10 (at the door)For more details including submission instructions and program information, please visitframeworksdance.orgThanks,Michael Bodel

Gideon Obarzanek got the Cinedans 2008 Jury's award and the public award!

Posted by Marlon Barrios Solano on July 6, 2008 at 4:00pm

Chunky Move, got the two awards at the Cinedans 2008 festival in Amsterdam. His piece called "Dance Like Your Old Man" is remarkably clever, full of heart and disarming in its simplicity and conceptual strength. He collapsed documentary, feature and dance film in the scenes in which six women imitate their dads' dancing and make them present in our imagination. These unseen men come to life through the dances and reflections of their children.

Congratulations Chunky Movers!

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EMPAC announces winners of 2008 DANCE MOViES COMMISSION!

Posted by Hélène Lesterlin on June 20, 2008 at 8:58pm

Dear friends and colleagues,Our second round of DANCE MOViES Commissions are underway!Below is our official announcement email, if you'd like to post the info anywhere or forward it to people...The full press release, which includes the short list, is attached as well. Our website is going to be updated in the next week so don't visit it for more info yet!Best wishes,Hélène LesterlinCurator, EMPAC----THE EXPERIMENTAL MEDIA AND PERFORMING ARTS CENTER ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2008 DANCE MOViES COMMISSIONS!EMPAC – the Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - announces the four recipients of the 2008 EMPAC DANCE MOViES Commission. Chosen from a short list of 28 projects by an international panel of dance-film practitioners, curators and producers, the projects range in format, style and emotional tone: from single-channel video installation to 16mm film, from the spectacular to the surreal.The projects will receive awards ranging from $7,000 to $40,000 and will be premiered in the fall of 2009 at EMPAC.EMPAC DANCE MOViES Commission 2008 Recipients(in alphabetical order of titles)"Body/traces" by digital media artist Sophie Kahn and choreographer Lisa Parra (US)A single-channel video installation reanimating 3D laser scans of the body in motion, resulting in a ghostly imperfect trace of the dancer's movement at human-scale."Eyes Nose Mouth" choreographed and conceived by Noémie Lafrance, directed by Patrick Daughters (USA)A dance film in which one take follows a single figure, streaming through fast-changing and surreal environments, ceaselessly swept forward in the flux of urban time."Looking Forward - Man and Woman" directed by Roberta Marques, choreographed and performed by Michael Schumacher and Liat Waysbort (Brazil/Holland)The third film in a trilogy experimenting with the reversing of movement and time in video and dance, creating mind-binding illusions in partnering while on a Sunday walk on the beach."Sunscreen Serenade" directed and choreographed by Kriota Willberg, sound by Carmen Borgia, illustration/animation by R. Sikoryak (US)A global warming-themed Depression-era musical spectacle populated by scantily costumed hand puppets.The selection panel comprised Leonel Brum (Brazil), Lynette Kessler(USA), Christina Molander (Sweden), Laura Taler (Canada), Hélène Lesterlin, dance curator at EMPAC, and Johannes Goebel, the director of EMPAC.The DANCE MOViES Commission is a program launched by EMPAC to support the creation of new works in which dance meets the technologies of the moving image. As the first major commissioning program for dance film established in the US in 2007, it is already having a significant national and international impact. The four film projects commissioned in last year’s round will premier at EMPAC’s upcoming opening celebration in October 2008.The Commission is supported by EMPAC’s Jaffe Fund for Experimental Media and the Performing Arts. It is open to artists based in North and South America who are making video, film and installation work.For more information, including the work selected for the short list , please visit www.empac.rpi.edu.

These Things Happen

Posted by Susan Elena on March 12, 2008 at 12:44pm

These Things Happen when three dancers and one dancer/film maker follow instructions given by choreographer, Angus Balbernie at a Dance House research lab. Spontaneous, textured and very low-tech.Following another failed attempt to hire any equipment I ended up using my own Mini DV and mobile to film improvisations at Angus' research lab. Angus had agreed to let me use the footage anyway I decided but I wasn't sure how to put it all together with it being on different formats and still make it look like one cohesive piece. After a lightbulb moment last weekend I decided to embrace the low-tech aspect and only use the footage from my mobile. The only editing I chose to use was to rotate some of the sections which had been captured in portrait to give the feeling of the camera rotating but the dancers remain standing.I'm quite pleased with the results and am now thinking of ways this can be combined with my final project.

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These Things Happen will be screened at the launch of re:surface tonight, the Dance House's video dance event.

A Great Week for Dance Film Lovers (especially in NYC)

Posted by Anna Brady Nuse on May 5, 2008 at 8:12pm

There is a lot of great dance film stuff going on this week!Screening:First, you won't want to miss Kinetic Cinema tonight (5/5) curated by downtown dance fav Levi Gonzalez. Levi has brought out a bunch of friends to share cutting edge dance videos and talk about experimentalism in dance and film. Come see new videodances by Melanie Maar, Sarah White, Theo Angell, Yasuko Yokoshi, Hedia Maron, ChameckiLerner, and much more!Be one of the first 10 to arrive and get a free Corona for Cinco de Mayo!Kinetic CinemaMonday May 5th, 7:30pm (and the first Monday of every month)$5 Admission (buy tix at the door)@ Collective:Unconscious279 Church Street (just south of White Street)New York, NY 10013Trains: 1 to Franklin; A, C, E to Canalhttp://weird.org/films.htm212.254.5277Salon:Tomorrow night is Dance Film Lab at DTW, moderated by the wonderful Zach Morris of Third Rail Projects. This salon brings dance filmmakers together to present raw footage, drafts, works-in-progress and newly finished films to their peers for constructive feedback, to share information, and address technical, practical and artistic challenges. The lab is free and open to the public, though reservations are necessary.Meeting Details:Dance Film LabTuesday, May 6, 8-10pmat Dance Theater Workshop (DTW)219 West 19th Street(between 7th and 8th Aves)Phone: (212) 691-6500Blogathon:Last but not least, yesterday marked the beginning of the week-long Dance Movie Blogathon! Marilyn Ferdinand over at Ferdy on Films has organized this fabulous web event in which dozens of dance and film bloggers (including yours truly) will be blogging about dance on the silver screen. Check out her blog during the week for links to all the latest posts.

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