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Dare to Dance in Public Film Festival is a movement about movement.  We are at once a Dance Film Festival and a call to action. D2D invites you to speak in the universal language of Dance about what you see, what you feel, what you stand for, and above all…  about what it is to be alive and human in the world today.

 

D2D loves films that are created in non-traditional spaces and/or in the public sphere, in which accidental audiences are created during filming. D2D loves films that explore traditional places and spaces in non-traditional ways, inviting viewers to see with new eyes. We do not accept films that are made only on sound stages. D2D asks that if there is significant speaking in your films, subtitles in English be included for the hearing impaired. If this is not possible, please include a written explanation in English of what is being said in the film and when. Accepted films are a minimum of 2 minutes and not exceeding 10 minutes in length.

 

D2D welcomes films that are of all budget sizes — films that are raw & “shot from the hip” as well as films that are polished and shot listed.  D2D loves films that get inside the dance, and films that re-define what dance can include. Above all, we look for films that pursue an integrity of form and investigate a relationship of movement to place, space, and camera.  

 

Submission/processing fees are $35 per film entry. Multiple entries by a single filmmaker are welcome, each entry requires a separate fee.  All submissions must be made through FilmFreeway or FestHome. 

 

Submissions will be judged based to a greater or lesser degree on the quality of the overall film, as well as editing, choreography, concept, originality, use of space, and interface of dance and the camera.  
We annually award between 6-9 films with cash awards (minimum $100).

 

D2D’s Judging Panel consists of award winning choreographers, dancers, filmmakers, theater directors, dance agents and more. You can read more about our judges here.

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We look forward to seeing your films!