December 20, 2012 You Make Us Move! Thank You! To our dance film community, Just from our monthly Dance Film Lab to our Showboat Cruise with Marge Champion and to our Films That Move series, you can see that DFA is quickly expanding. Fast approaching the 2013 Dance on...

Dance Films Association (DFA) is dedicated to furthering the art of dance film by connecting artists and organizations, fostering new works for new audiences, and sharing essential resources. DFA seeks to be a catalyst for innovation in and preservation of dance on camera. Make a Move! Please...

Dance Films Association Second Annual Benefit Gala Save the Date January 18th, 2013 Honoring Martin Wechsler and Matthew Bourne with the Dance in Focus Award Join us at the Walter Reade Theater for a private screening of Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake in 3D Formal announcement and tickets to follow  ...

December 5, 2012 2013 DANCE ON CAMERA FESTIVAL LINEUP ANNOUNCED Read the Press Release The Film Society of Lincoln Center and Dance Films Association announce the 41st edition of DANCE ON CAMERA February 1-5, 2013 Opening Night launches with the World Premiere of  Alan Brown’s FIVE DANCES Lineup highlights include the 50th Anniversary of Francisco Rovira...

PRESS RELEASE The Film Society of Lincoln Center and Dance Films Association announce the 41st edition of DANCE ON CAMERA February 1-5, 2013 Opening Night launches with the World Premiere of  Alan Brown’s FIVE DANCES Lineup highlights include the 50th Anniversary of Francisco Rovira Beleta’s flamenco classic, LOS TARANTOS; ice dancing with...

  November 26, 2012 This Week at DFA! TUESDAY NIGHT Meet the Artist: David Hinton Screening and Talk Back with David Hinton Alongside the screening of additional dance films by New York based artists November 27, 2012 6:00pm-8:00pm Pink Pony, back screening room 176 Ludlow Street New York, NY 10002 FREE  RSVP by emailing brighid@dancefilms.org with NOV27 in...

  November 21, 2012 DFA PROGRAMS Dance Film Lab  Distribution Panel Liz Wolff- Dance on Camera Festival, The Weinstein Company Nick Dawson- Filmmaker Magazine, IFP and reRun November 28, 2012 7:30pm-10:00pm Dance New Amsterdam, Studio 6 280 Broadway (entrance on 35 Chambers) $10 for DFA or DNA Members; $25 for Non-Members Email brighid@dancefilms.org with DFL in the subject line...

A conversation with Suzon Fuks- told by Brighid Greene "Welcome to Waterwheel-an interactive, collaborative platform for sharing media and ideas, performance and presentation."And hello. I’m Brighid Greene, Communications Assocaite of Dance Films Assocaition, And this is John Hoobyar, Program Administrator at Pentacle, and we like to...

  November 7, 2012 DFA PROGRAMS Tonight! Beyond the Stage: Moving Men on Screen November 7, 2012 Live performance at 7:00, Films 7:30-9:00 Dixon Place, 161A Chrystie Street, NY, NY 10002 TICKETS ONLY $10.00 FOR DFA Purchase Tickets Discount Code: DFAMember10 We'll be collecting donations to benefit those affected Hurricane Sandy in the lounge. Please bring blankets, warm...

  November 1st, 2012 Dear Dance Films Association community, For those who faced Hurricane Sandy, we send our best wishes and hope everyone is dry, safe, and in high spirits. Dance Films Association's offices are out of power as we're south of 34th Street, but it looks like we'll...

Review of The Dumb Girl of Portici  By Melissa Silvestri As part of MoMA's Tenth Annual To Save and Project Festival, the silent film, The Dumb Girl of Portici, was screened. This film, an historical epic directed by pioneer feminist filmmaker Lois Weber and starring the legendary ballerina...

  October 24, 2012 DFA PROGRAMS Dance Film Lab TONIGHT! Moderated Screening led by Zach Morris October 24, 2012 7:30pm-10:00pm Dance New Amsterdam, Theater 280 Broadway (entrance on 35 Chambers) Email brighid@dancefilms.org to screen and RSVP. FREE for DFA or DNA Members; $10 for Non-Members UP NEXT! Distribution with Liz Wolff November 28, 2012 7:30pm-10:00pm Dance New Amsterdam, Studio 6 280 Broadway (entrance on...

  October 10, 2012 DFA PROGRAMS Dance on Camera Festival Submissions Extended! SUBMIT: Deadline- October 15, 2012  Entry fee is free to DFA members; $30 for non-members Become a Member Visit our website for more information Dance on Camera Festival Submissions We welcome screen adaptations of stage choreographies, narratives, documentaries, abstract and experimental shorts as well...

BOB CURTIS – DANCING ALL COLORS (working title) Feature documentary, Recipient of DFA's 2011 Post-Production Grant Directed and produced by: Christoph Dostal  [caption id="attachment_8651" align="alignleft" width="300"] Photo Credit: Christoph Dostal[/caption] The story of Bob Curtis is an unusual and inspiring one in the annuals of dance. He emerged from a...

Film in Progress—an event with DFA By Jody Oberfelder (with Jason Bahling) Notes on a work in progress are always helpful. What you see is not always what others see. Usually for me they are notes on a live dance,  we edit and it shifts, still breathing.  Film,...

Facebook Marketing for Filmmakers Thursday, September 27, 2012 at 6:00 PM (EDT) Presented by Reid Rosefelt at New York Foundation for the Arts by Yuki Akiyama Almost every filmmaker uses Facebook fan pages to promote their films, but almost none of them use them effectively. Few know how to...

October, 2012 Become a MEMBER and MOVE with us! FILMS THAT MOVE! On the heels of a successful series at Stuyvesant Cove Park for the Solar Powered Film Series: Films That Move, here’s a quick recap of the past year’s growth. In January, DFA broke Dance on Camera...

  September 26, 2012 DFA PROGRAMS Dance on Camera Festival Submissions Extended! New Deadline- OCTOBER 15, 2012 SUBMIT Entry fee is free to DFA members; $30 for non-members Become a Member Visit our website for more information Dance on Camera Festival Submissions We welcome screen adaptations of stage choreographies, narratives, documentaries, abstract and experimental shorts...

  September 12, 2012 DFA PROGRAMS Show Boat Cruise TOMORROW NIGHT! PURCHASE TICKETS Join us for a Cruise around Manhattan in celebration with Marge Champion for her birthday! September 13, 2012 6:00pm-6:30pm Boarding 6:30pm-8:30pm Cruise Marco Polo Cruise 2430 FDR Drive Service Road East $35.00 for Members of DFA or Solar 1 $50.00 for Non-Members (Members email brighid@dancefilms.org for discount...

  August 29, 2012 DFA PROGRAMS Solar Powered Film Series: Films That Move DFA returns to Stuyvesant Cove Park to partner with Solar 1 for the second annual Solar Powered Film Series: Films That Move made possible by Rooftop Films. September 13-15 Stuyvesant Cove Park 24-20 FDR Drive New York, NY 10010 FREE  Open to the...

  August 15, 2012 DFA PROGRAMS Show Boat Cruise A Celebration of Marge Champion’s 93rd Birthday Join us for a Cruise around Manhattan September 13, 2012 6:00pm-8:30pm Marco Polo Cruise 2430 FDR Drive Service Road East Tickets on sale now! Click here to purchase $35.00 for Members of DFA or Solar 1 $50.00 for Non-Members (Members email brighid@dancefilms.org for discount code) Clips...