Deadline, September 12, 2020 at 10:00 PM Central Time
• Maximum time for each submission is five minutes
• Only two submissions allowed per artist
• Date of completion of the submitted works, not older than 2018
• There are no limitations on submissions for films that have been presented at other festivals and/or online
• Films have to be connected with movement, choreography, dance or clear kinetic expression
• Symbolic entry fee $10.00
Selected films must provide the following;
• High resolution still images (jpg, 300dpi)
• Description of the film or artistic statement (no longer than 150 words)
• An exhibition file for your film. We prefer 1920x1080 AppleProRes or H264 files (.mov or .mp4)
Selection criteria is;
• Innovation
• Composition
• Editing
• Over all Message
• Dance/Movement concept and execution
Curatorial Team:
1. Nora Garda: University of Iowa, Pharmaceuticals Senior Chemist, InterDance & Iowa Dance Festival Director.
2. Mathew Steele: Publisher, Little Village Magazine, MFA Media, Social Practice and Design.
3. Peter Chanthanakone: University of Iowa Associate Professor, School of Art and Arts History. award winning director and producer specializing in 3D animated short films.
4. Michael Judge: University of Iowa, Adjunct Instructor, freelance journalist. His articles, essays, interviews and reviews have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, NPR, The Columbia Journalism Review, The Chicago Tribune, Politico and Smithsonian magazine, among other publications.
5. Michael Sakamoto: interdisciplinary artist active in dance, theatre, performance, photography, and media.
6. Carleen Maur; University of Iowa, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Cinematic Arts at the University of Iowa - Film & Video Production.
7. Kevin Kelley: Director and Producer of the Emmy Award-winning documentary Jackson Pollock's "Mural": The Story of a Modern Masterpiece.
8. Eloy Barragán: University of Iowa Associate Professor of Dance, Choreographer, ScreenDance Filmmaker Director of the Iowa International ScreenDance Festival, co-director of the Iowa Dance Festival.
