February 20, 2008Opportunities to screen your dance films & videosIn case you haven't noticed, there is a page called Dance Film Submission Deadlines (under the Background section of this blog) that I've been up-dating regularly with new opportunities for dance filmmakers. Right now there's lots of great stuff coming up to submit your work to. See the list below, and check this page regularly for new events. FEBRUARY 2008 CALL FOR WORKS O dança em foco -International Video & Dance Festival is receiving applications for its International Videodance Screenings. The 2008 edition will take place in September in Rio de Janeiro followed by other cities, with free public showings. The applications will only be accepted thought the site www.dancaemfoco.com.brIf interested please send dance documentaries and videodance works by 29 February 2008 to the following address: dança em foco - Festival Internacional
de Vídeo & Dança CALL FOR ARTISTS The 3rd International Vdance festival at the Cinemateque Tel Aviv (Cinematek), Israel SUBMISSION DEADLINE: February 29, 2008
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SUBMISSION PROCESS
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Arts Builds Community Submissions For more information email chenderson@queenscouncilarts.org or visit: http://www.queenscouncilarts.org/html/artsservices-dancedoc.html
MARCH 2008 EMPAC DANCE MOVIES COMMSSION 2008: OPEN CALL FOR PROPOSALS CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS The American Dance Festival calls
for innovators to step forward with submissions for the 13th 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 250 dance films by filmmakers from
over 20 countries. Directed by dance filmmaker and curator, Douglas
Rosenberg, the 2008 festival will take place July 11-13, in conjunction
with the ADF's 75th Anniversary. CALL FOR ENTRIES
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EDIT2008 Gabor Pinter ON-GOING (No deadlines) I am glad to invite you to show your videos in the channel WEBTV.sepiensa, an internet channel dedicated exclusively to video-art, performance documantation, etc. WEBTV.sepiensa has the support of Sepiensa.net [debate.art.society]. Curatoria Forense and Fondo Nacional Audiovisual (Chile) If you are interested in participate, you can send the video(s) to jorge@numcero.cl through YOUSENDIT (http://www.yousendit.com/) if the file has less than 100 MB or by postal mail (DVD or CD) to: Jorge Sepúlveda T. Casilla de Correo 68, Sucursal 12 Capital Buenos Aires, Argentina technical requirements: - file in AVI format (compress as RAR or ZIP) - at least 640 x 480 pixels - 10 minutes max. each video - information of each video (title, author, date) By sending your video, WEBTV.sepiensa is authorized to use it for public exhibition on internet and activities related to the promotion of WEBTV.sepiensa. Best regards, Jorge Sepulveda T. (alias lulo) Curador Independiente www.curatoriaforense.net Posted by Anna Brady Nuse at 10:33 AM - Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0) December 4, 2007Dance Film Lab next week! (and other happenings)Hi All.I apologize for the sparse postings the past couple of weeks. I've been slammed with school work at the end of the semester (I'm studying Media Management at the New School). I'll share some of the wealth of my newly acquired knowledge soon, but in the meantime, here are some dance film/video events coming up this month. Next Tuesday, December 11th Dance Film Lab @ South 4th Bar in Williamsburg 90 South 4th Street @ Berry Subways: L at Bedford, J,M,Z at Marcy Ave. Phone: 718.218.7478 8pm, free The bi-monthly Dance Film Lab is a friendly gathering of folks interested in dance for the camera. People share their works (in any stage of progress) and get constructive feedback from the group. We all get to share who we are, what we're doing, and what we need (which often gets miraculously granted!). And our gracious moderator Zach Morris (of Third Rail Projects blog) always makes everyone feel very warm and welcome. So come out, but shoot an email Zach first just so he knows you're coming. Last night I attended the DANCE MOViES Commission workshop run by my friend Hélène Lesterlin, dance curator at EMPAC (Experimental Media Performing Arts Center) in Troy, NY. It was a very inspiring presentation about the commission and the possibilities for creative experimentation in dance and media at EMPAC. The ratio of commission awards to applicants is very low, however I think it is still well worth applying to, for the process alone, and also to show the funding community that there are a lot of American artists out there that want to make dance for screen. Eventually other funders will sign on and join EMPAC's efforts to support this fantastic genre. So Viva EMPAC and DANCE MOViES! There is a wonderful festival in the Netherlands this month that I wish I could attend, called Dancing on the Edge: Confronting Dance from the Middle East. It's a dance festival with a dance film component curated by Cinedans. The dance films are all from the Middle East, or made by artists from there, and tackle many topics from "West Bank Story" - a remake of the famous musical with competing Falafel stands and a taboo Israeli Palestinian love affair - to "Horizon of Exile" a breath-taking installation about two Iraqi women torn between their country and their need to escape. Incidentally "Horizon of Exile" will be shown this January in New York during the Dance On Camera Festival. I can't wait to see it! So if you are in the Netherlands or thereabouts I highly recommend you check this festival out. Dancing on the Edge Confronting Dance from the Middle East Amsterdam: 12-16 december Rotterdam: 13-18 december Groningen: 11-12 & 18-19 december And to leave you with some moving images to muse over, my friend Hope Hall, a filmmaker, and occasional dance filmmaker, hipped me to this blog, La Blogotheque, where she shot one of their videos in the TakeAway Series. Essentially they shoot a band performing in some non-traditional space all in one take, and then post the take on their blog. Seems like a great idea for a videodance series too. This is one of those TakeAways, and while it's really a music video, it does have some adorable dancing, and it'll make you want to move. So take it away! Posted by Anna Brady Nuse at 12:56 AM - Permalink | Comments (3) | TrackBacks (0) November 19, 2007Up-coming Dance Film Submission DeadlinesI just added a new page called Dance Film Submission Deadlines on the upper-right side bar listing up-coming festival and funding deadlines for submissions. I'll try to keep this list up-dated frequently, but let me know about other opportunities I may have missed by sending me an email or commenting here.Below are up-coming deadlines: DECEMBER 2007 Fifth Annual Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema Boulder, CO USA call for entries Deadlines December 21, 2007 and January 18, 2008 Festival dates: April 4 and 5, 2008 Sans Souci, an international festival of dance cinema, screens short works that integrate dance with cinematic elements. We have an expansive definition of dance and an appreciation for highly experimental and interdisciplinary forms, including mixed-media works that incorporate live performance. Entry fees: $25 and $40 for the early and final deadlines respectively Visit http://www.sanssoucifest.org/ for more details and a downloadable entry form. Submissions are encouraged from all artists regardless of credentials and affiliations. JANUARY 2008 Cinedans call for submissions Festival date: July 2008. Submission deadline: 14 January 2008 See also : http://www.cinedans.nl/2007/en/entries.php We are looking for dance films and videos in various styles, completed after June 2005, that combine choreography and cinematography. We welcome shorts, features, documentaries, stage adaption, animation and video clips. Please click this link to access the entry form. Please click this link for regulations What do we offer? - Cinedans Award, best film 2008 prize 1000 EUR HOW TO SUBMIT: 1. Go to www.cinedans.nl and hit ENTRIES 2. Fill out the online ENTRY FORM and press SUBMIT. 3. Please e-mail 1 digital still to entry@cinedans.nl 4. Send your preview DVD, 15 EUR submission fee and entry form to: Cinedans Kamer 201 Keizersgracht 174 1016 DW Amsterdam FEBRUARY 2008 EMPAC DANCE MOVIES COMMSSION 2008: OPEN CALL FOR PROPOSALS The deadline for the proposals is February 15, 2008. For more information on EMPAC and the DANCE MOViES Commission, or to download the guidelines and application form, please visit the EMPAC website: http://www.empac.rpi.edu DANCE MOViES Commission application process: The EMPAC DANCE MOViES Commission is a competitive open proposal process, in which eligible artists submit a project proposal. The initial proposals are reviewed and a small number of artists are invited to submit a detailed proposal to an international panel. The panel assesses the quality and feasibility of the proposed project and submits its recommendations to EMPAC. The commissions are awarded by EMPAC after review. Upon awarding of the commission, the artist or collaborative team has one year to complete the project, at which point the work is premiered at EMPAC, shown at dance film festivals around the world, and credited as an EMPAC DANCE MOViES Commission. Posted by Anna Brady Nuse at 12:21 AM - Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBacks (0) October 29, 2007Free DANCE MOViES Commission WorkshopsIn follow-up to my post about EMPAC's fabulous DANCE MOViES Commission, below is a new announcement from Hélène Lesterlin, EMPAC's Dance Curator, about a series of free workshops she will be holding in LA, Buenos Aires and New York in November and December. These workshops are designed to help artists prepare strong proposals to EMPAC and other grant-making foundations to fund new dance film/video/installation projects. With so few grants specifically earmarked for videodance, this is a rare opportunity every dance filmmaker in North and South America should take advantage of. November: DANCE MOViES Commission WORKSHOPS led by EMPAC's Dance Curator Hélène Lesterlin Free and open to artists interested in applying to the commission. No need to register, just come! Topics covered: How to apply, what makes a strong proposal, information on the facilities of EMPAC, issues related to installation-based works, examples shown, followed by a Q&A and discussion. BUENOS AIRES Thursday, November 8th, 2:30 - 4:30 pm Videodanza Festival International de Buenos Aires For information and location: http://www.videodanzaba.com.ar/index.htm LOS ANGELES Wednesday, November 28th, 7:00 - 9:00 pm 18th Street Arts Center 1639 18th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404 In the main gallery space. www.18thstreet.org NEW YORK CITY Monday, December 3rd, 7:00 - 9:00 pm Dance Theater Workshop 219 West 19th Street, New York, NY 10011 Take the elevator to the third floor. www.dtw.org ---- OPEN CALL FOR PROPOSALS - deadline Feb 15, 2008 The EMPAC DANCE MOViES Commission supports the creation of new works in the field of experimental dance for the screen made by, or in collaboration with, a choreographer or movement artist based in the Americas. Up to 3 commissions will be awarded in the range of $7,000 - $50,000. Artists may apply to create works in conjunction with the Artist-in-Residence program, taking advantage of EMPAC's spaces, technology, infrastructure such as computer-controlled rigging or large-scale immersive studio environments. -- guidelines, application and info: empac.rpi.edu/commissions/DMC -- questions: dancemovies@rpi.edu or 1.518.276.3918 -- deadline: 2/15/08 Backed by the Jaffe Fund for Experimental Media and Performing Arts, the DANCE MOViES Commission supports experimental works for the screen including film, video, installation and other audio-visual formats. About EMPAC EMPAC - the Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center - is a place and a program where the arts challenge and alter our technology and technology challenges and alters the arts. Founded by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY, EMPAC is an arts institution that draws strength from being part of a great research university. It operates nationally and internationally: attracting innovative artists, both renowned and emerging, from around the world; offering artists, researchers, and audiences opportunities that are available nowhere else under a single roof; providing unsurpassed facilities for creative exploration, and for research in fields such as visualization and movement capture; sending new artworks onto the global stage. Posted by Anna Brady Nuse at 11:02 AM - Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0) October 19, 2007Madonna Shows Us a New MoveI've always loved Madonna, maybe because I intuitively knew she was more of a dancer than a musician, or maybe because her music is made to dance to. In any event, the recent news of her move to leave her record label and sign a lucrative deal with the concert promoter Live Nation, struck me as a something that we dancers should perhaps take note of. The music industry has officially come full circle with recordings. Before recording technology existed the music business was completely based on live shows and sheet music. Recordings changed all of this as major record labels grew to control the field and artists toured mostly to promote and sell their records, not the other way around. Now in the age of digital downloads, the exchange of recorded music has become ubiquitous and uncontrollable to the point where recordings are literally worth nothing. As Michael Arrington of Tech Crunch theorized "unless governments are willing to take drastic measures to protect the industry (such as a mandatory music tax), economic theory will win out and the price of music will fall towards zero." He goes on to say that this is opening up a lot of new lucrative revenue streams for music including sales of live music tours, limited edition physical recordings (box sets and the like), and merchandise. Now we are in the midst of a huge sea change in which music recordings have no intrinsic value besides being a great promotional tool for live acts. Madonna's move to bank on her kick-ass touring show with Live Nation over a tenuous record deal with Warner Brothers is the latest proof of this trend. (And this at the age of 49! Dancers in particular can't help but respect this woman.) So how does this relate to videodance and dance? Well there has never been a gigantic recorded dance industry, so we won't feel the pains of a huge paradigm shift of power and revenue like our musician friends. However, that doesn't mean we can't learn from them and get a running start on the new wave of the digital future. Booking dance would not be so difficult if the public had a concept about all the great dance companies out there. How can you give them a taste of who you are? By making a fabulous video of your work and getting it on everyone's computer screen, ipod, cell phone, and tv. Videodance can be a powerful promotional tool for touring dance companies, and if you give it away for free, and market it right, live dance could see a major resurgence like the music industry is experiencing today. Already some of the biggest viral video hits on Youtube have been dance videos. The Anaheim Ballet video in particular came out of nowhere and instantly put this small local ballet company on the global map. There have been many blog posts about their breakout Youtube hit, but what I didn't know is that this was just one part of a brilliant web marketing strategy AB has been growing through a weekly video/audio podcast, a myspace page, and a youtube channel. Between 2005 and 2006 their private contribution revenue quadrupled, and their overall revenue rose 26% [Guidestar.org]. Their regular podcasts didn't even begin until the end of 2006, so I wouldn't be surprised to see their revenue make an even larger leap in 2007. A remote ballet outpost has hit upon a winning strategy that every dance company should be observing. |
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