CAPITOL Dance & Cinema Festival

CAPITOL is a destination for Dancinephiles who want to see top quality technique, storytelling and creative expression on the big screen, and cultivate their own skills by connecting with industry leaders and those who are passionate about what they do. It's a total love-fest and dancefilm geek out!

2023 marks Dancinema’s 10th anniversary and we’re publishing an anthology of our selections from the past decade which will include all 2023 selected projects as well. We’re also distributing many special awards and acknowledgements. This is a massive effort and we want to commemorate this special anniversary properly, while giving all the appropriate attention and effort to old and new selected projects.

We will be launching our new 2023 selections in online programs with Dancinema, Capitol, and Cascadia branding and distribution. This will be our first season since 2016 not producing live screenings in a theater. This was a difficult choice resulting from weighing many factors and conversations with our team.

Our plan is to be back at Eaton DC in Washington, DC in 2024 and look forward to returning to our original home city, Vancouver, BC, Canada, for CASCADIA Dance & Cinema Festival in 2025 after the venue has completed renovations.

From the Director, Jen Ray: "The Dance & Cinema Festivals grew out of a desire to connect those involved & interested in the arts & industries of Dance & Cinema.  These art forms have incredible potential to communicate through movement & not only move viewers emotionally, but amplify & clarify each other  when intelligently combined. Dance and Film, through their science & essence,  beautifully enable & and elevate each other. The Festivals are focused on celebrating & sharing a high calibre & diverse range of programming."

A Brief History of Dancinema's Festivals:

2022:
- Dancinedocs Screening & Panel co-presented with Frameform Podcast
- LIVE events in Washington, DC (screenings, receptions, prizes, after hours)
- Standard Vision Artistic Achievement & Showcase Awards (3)
- Online shorts & features

2020 & 2021:
- Frameform Podcast
- Online screenings
- LIVE events in Washington, DC

2019:
- 2 days of screenings, forums & networking at Eaton Workshop D.C.
- 4 days of screenings, forums, networking, workshops & podcast interviews at various locations in Vancouver, BC including Vancouver International Film Centre & The Dance Centre
- Dancinema Workshops at The REACH Opening Festival @ The Kennedy Center & Utah Dance Film Festival
- Feature Film Previews Screening & Audience Survey
- American Tap documentary feature film screening co-presented with Vancouver Tap Dance Society plus Tap Dance in Media Panel with Andrew Nemr, Max Pollak, Danny Nielson, Demi Remick & Jen Ray
- Screendance Forum partnership and podcast interviews with: Maxime Beauchamp and Kent Donguines of Aimer Films inc., George Turnbull, Erin Cheung of Ouro Collective.
- Discover Dancinema workshop with Jen Ray co-presented with Shine Dance Festival
- D.C.Future in Focus Panel with Mark Orsborn (The JaM Project), Steven Butler, Becky Ferrell (Dance Metro DC) & Jen Ray (Dancinema)
- Vancouver Future in Focus Panel with Tamara Thompson Levi (Shine Dance Festival) , Valerie Poulin & Robbert-Jan Brems (Danse Bloom) and talk "Don't Follow Your Dreams" by Danielle Jeal.

2018:
- Shorts Showcase and Dancefilm Forum @ AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Centre
- Standard Vision Awards & Summer Showcase, with closing party in September in L.A.

2017:
-"Dancinema & Dialogue" Documentary Feature Film Screenings featuring Renewal (Stacey Menchell Kussell) and Jig Show (Leslie Cunningham) @ The Dance Exchange
- Shorts Showcase and Dancefilm Forum @ AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Centre
- Vancouver: 20 short films, The Meeting of Minds Forum, Dancefilm Workshops

2016:
- Vancouver: 55 short films, 9 feature films, Youth Program, Dance Workshops, The Meeting of Machines Performances.

We also produce CASCADIA Dance & Cinema Festival in Vancouver.
Learn more at www.cascadiadcfestival.com