WAVELENGTHS DANCE FESTIVAL

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Strangelove Festival celebrates the diversity of time-based media. Performance has always been included in our national and international programme, but we are extending our remit to include a festival of Dance, Wavelengths. In 2025 Strangelove partners with 1Degree East to present a new annual dance festival in Folkestone on the south coast of England. Our film partner is Screen South also based in Folkestone.

Wavelengths Dance Festival is set to make its grand debut this summer, promising an electrifying array of live performances in the theatre main stage and outside in the parks streets and beaches. There will be screenings, workshops and online activities and films.

The festival launch will be on Thursday, July 3rd and conclude Sunday, July 6th.
The hub will be at the Quarterhouse Theatre nestled in the heart of Folkestone’s Creative Quarter. There will be performances on the main stage as well as other places including outdoors in the park, in the streets and on the beach.

We are looking for lens based works that include dance as the main element in particular films that interpret movement and made specially for the medium of film not simply recorded dance.

These will be shown on a screening day on the 6th July as well as on screens in the public area of the theatre and be included in our online festival.

IF YOU JOIN WAVELENGTHS COMMUNITY HUB YOU WILL GET A DISCOUNT CODE TO GET 10% OF THE SUBMISSION FEE https://www.wavelengthsfestival.com/members-hub

Rules & Terms Below.

Awards & Prizes

The Judging Panel will be announced in April
Awards & Prizes will be announced on the 6th of July.

Rules & Terms

RULES AND TERMS
DANCE PERFORMANCE MOVEMENT STILLNESS

WAVELENGTHS FESTIVAL is open to artists working in moving image (animation, documentary and performance). We are looking for works that address the open theme of festival, 'Performance for film'.
By agreeing to submit your film you have agreed to publicly screen your film as part of Strangelove and Wavelengths Festival 2025.

Entry fee is £10.00
- Selected films will be used to promote the festival through social media,
- Only successful applicants will be notified
- Format for submission is MP4 file. Please see link: https://filmfreeway.com/help/article/16013/what-format-do-you-recommend-for-video-uploads

- With your submission, you must provide a title for the piece. There is also the option of adding a 200-300 complimentary text to go with the work for contextualising purposes.

- By agreeing to submit your film you have agreed to publicly screen your film as part of wavelengths and Strangelove Festival 2025. Selected films will be promoted through social media, showcased in our online festival programme and be shown on live on screen on the 6th July

- If successful, you will be contacted directly via the email address you provide with Freeway.

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  • Roberto Zorfini

    Great organisation and communication. A lot of patience.

    September 2020
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    Response from festival:

    Hi Roberto, it was a pleasure to show your work.

  • Luis Carlos Rodríguez

    Excelente trato personal. Muy buena comunicación.
    Lucharon frente a Covid19 y mantuvieron y difundieron on-line un FANTÁSTICO Festival por las redes sociales.
    Muchas ganas de volver a participar y vivirlo personalmente.

    September 2020
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    Response from festival:

    Hi Luis, thanks for your great comments, really appreciate it. We are on a learning curve, how to bring great work and to encourage a community of discussions and sharing.

  • Hing Tsang

    Great selection of diverse work from across the world. A timely and well-thought out intervention.

    I felt very privileged to be part of this

    September 2020
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    Response from festival:

    thanks Hing, its been a pleasure to show your work

  • Gwendolyn Audrey Foster

    What a wonderful festival! So honored to be included in Strangelove Time-based Media Festival. Fantastic diverse curation. I really enjoyed the other films in the festival. Thanks for supporting truly independent underground experimental filmmaking!

    August 2020
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    Response from festival:

    Thanks Gwendolyn, we have enjoyed showing your work.

  • Michael Lyons

    Thank you for supporting artist time-based media.

    March 2019
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    Response from festival:

    Thanks Michael, for your support