DARE TO DANCE IN PUBLIC FILM FESTIVAL (D2D) is a Los Angeles based, International Dance Film Festival dedicated to the concept of democratizing & spreading the wealth of DANCE ON FILM…
We are an inclusive dance film festival, and as such D2D does not require films to be Los Angeles PREMIERES… because if you’re film is good -
we think it’s worth seeing more than once!
D2D believes in dance as a universal language, one that when intersected with film, can create new ways of seeing, feeling, & experiencing both art forms…. an experience worth repeating!
D2D welcomes dance films of all genres. We seek work that speaks dance as a universal language - transcending perceived borders of culture, religion, gender, race and more… Films that creatively explore what is possible at the intersections of dance and film, and what it is to be human & alive in the world today.
D2D is women-run by WORKING choreographers & directors active in:
Stage & Screen
Commercial & Artistic
Site-Specific & Immersive models of dance
D2D has a GLOBAL REACH and regularly attracts pre-eminent judges from the worlds of dance & film internationally, such as:
Kyle Abraham, Desmond Richardson, Karole Armitage, Paul Lightfoot, Tony Testa, Nina McNeely, Stephen Galloway, Louise Lecavalier, Vincent Patterson, d. Sabela Grimes, Julie McDonald, Benjamin Seroussi, Valerie Ferris, Kristie Edmunds, Jasmine Albuquerque, Rick Tjia.
D2D continues to be on the move... last year & this year we will once again travel to Portland with many Official Selections presented in collaboration with BODYVOX. With new opportunities emerging regularly, last year some of our films traveled all the way to screenings at The Kennedy Center!
DARE TO DANCE IN PUBLIC FILM FESTIVAL (D2D) is proudly in collaboration with CINEVOX Dance Film Festival, hosted annually by BodyVox in Portland, Oregon, USA. BodyVox is an internationally touring contemporary dance company whose productions are known for incorporating film and live video feeds and effects, and the company has made numerous films that have won multiple international awards. CINEVOX is dedicated to sharing innovative new dance films from around the world with Portland's ever-expanding dance audience. Now in its 8th year, CINEVOX has firmly established itself as an important venue for films of global significance.
*Minimum $100 per category, exact amount TBA
Best Interface of Dance & Camera
Best Original Choreography
Best Use of Location
Best Editing
Most Daring Film