International ScreenDance Festival

Screen-Dance is a genre that combines choreography and moving image. This intersection of movement and cinema results in a distinctive, hybrid form of performance art that creates for a magical viewing experience. Dance has been a subject of film since the birth of cinema, but Screen-Dance is now becoming more accepted as a genre in its own right. Particularly in these COVID-19 pandemic times, restrictions on live performing arts have sparked a renewed interest in exploring dance on the screen - both in artists and audiences alike. The International ScreenDance Festival 2021, in the spirit of being more inclusive, embraces new generations to the festival through the creation of two categories: · Students of dance, choreography, film from any University. · Professionals from around the world. By creating a welcoming environment and fairness in the curative process, we believe that these categories demonstrate equity. After submission review, the selected films will stream online from three different venues, both nationally and internationally. Platforms will be announced soon! Fees: UI Students FREE Students $10.00 US Professionals $20.00 US The screening begins with a premiere of the student division on Friday, December 10th and a premiere of the professional division on Saturday, December 11. Both premieres are at 8pm in the USA and Mexico and they run through Saturday, December 18th. Viewers are encouraged to vote for their favorite film so the People's Choice Award can be announced the last day of the screening. Watch the 2021 promo video here: https://youtu.be/C8hpjYcNvbs The International ScreenDance Festival is a sponsored project of InterDance, a non-profit arts service organization. Contributions on behalf of The International ScreenDance Festival may be made payable to InterDance and are tax deductible to the extend permitted by law. ​https://screendancefest.dance.uiowa.edu/donate