The Salem State University Music and Dance Department, in collaboration with the Salem State University Center for Creative and Performing Arts, invites submissions of short HIP HOP dance films for screening at its inaugural Intergenerational Hip Hop Symposium.
Selected films will be screened at the Sophia Gordon Center for the Performing Arts January 31, 2025.
This festival aims to honor and acknowledge street dance as a higher art form within the academic realm, celebrating the participants, legends, and pioneers who have shaped the culture. We are seeking films that highlight the richness and diversity of hip hop and street dance styles. Submissions can feature (but are not limited to) Memphis Jookin, LA's Krump Dance, New York's Flexing & Bruk Up, West Coast Popping, and Afro-Latin House - all aforementioned and various street dance entries are highly encouraged to submit.
Film Festival History: The Salem State University International Dance Film Festival, held in 2020 and 2022, showcased a broad array of short dance films from around the globe through both in-person and remote screenings. In 2025, we are re-imagining the Festival as a platform for films that focus on hip hop dance as part of our inaugural Intergenerational Hip Hop Symposium, held January 30-February 2 on the Salem State University campus.
Join us in celebrating the powerful artistry and cultural significance of hip hop and street dance, elevating these forms to their rightful place in the world of academia and beyond.
Selected submissions will receive a screening fee of $100.
A COMMUNITY CHOICE AWARD will be conferred to the film with the most votes from audience members at the January 30 screening at the Salem State University Sophia Gordon Center for the Arts.
Please note: International submissions are welcome. However, we can only offer monetary awards to applicants with a US bank account due to complications with paying foreign vendors.
