Dances with Films

It comes down to dreams. DANCES WITH FILMS was formed in 1998 by a group of filmmakers who envisioned a festival where who you know didnt matter, only the quality of the work. Our name, DANCES WITH FILMS, was actually a play on the plethora of dance film festivals that cropped up left and right at the time Slamdance, Digidance, Nodance, TromaDance. Truth be told, it started out as a rebellious joke. Originally the fest had the long title of Dances With Films: Festival of the Unknowns something of a send up to all the Dance Festivals that seemed to spring up over night. Then, after a battle with Orion Pictures, it became a symbol... of our irreverence and commitment to challenge the system. Its actually a pretty funny story. More expansion for year 20... 2017 marks continuing expansion for DWF as Year 20 will (once again) be presented over 11 days, culminating in the closing night awards ceremony. Dances With Films has become known as a discovery festival as unique as its missi...