Welcome to Dance Film SF
Founded in 2010, Dance Film SF is a nonprofit organization that brings dance to new audiences through the presentation and development of dance-based media. In addition to presenting the award-winning San Francisco Dance Film Festival, DFSF’s year-round activities include special screenings, panels, and filmmaking workshops. Through our touring and outreach programs, we send highlight reels to international screens and dance media into local schools. DFSF also produces original dance films through our Co-Laboratory program, matching top choreographers with professional filmmakers and creating the time, space, and budget for them to collaborate.
Learn more about the fall 2022 festival program lineup HERE
2022 Festival Award Winners
The list of 2022 festival award winners has been announced by SFDFF’s independent award jury. For the complete list of winners, visit our awards page HERE.
Festival Photo Albums
Find your photo. Visit our Festival Photos page to relive all the moments from our 2022 festival. Photos courtesy of Reneff-Olson Productions.
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2022 Award Jury
We are so pleased to announce the award jury for SFDFF 2022: Sarah Cecilia Bukowski, Pablo Riquelme Cuartero, Maia De Zan Hatch, Joe Goode, and Sabrina Sellers. These jurors have a spectacular range of expertises, from dance to film to writing to acting, which they will use to independently select winning films in six categories.
Learn More About the Jury
Encore Shorts
Announcing SFDFF Encore Shorts
We are excited to announce our new dance film series, SFDFF Encore Shorts! This bi-monthly, online series spotlights short dance films from our 2021 festival. Encore Shorts will highlight one film at a time to highlight a filmmaker and their practice, extending SFDFF’s dedication to sharing uniquely compelling dance films all year round.
Sign up today for this free list to receive a specially selected short dance film in your inbox twice per month. SIGN UP FOR ENCORE SHORTS MAILINGS
News
2022 Festival Trailer
SFDFF presents its 13th annual Festival. From October 28 – November 7, international and locally produced dance films will be featured in various San Francisco theaters and streamed online.
SFDFF Co-Presents LYRA
Post:ballet and The Living Earth Show and SFDFF co-present Lyra, a contemporary exploration of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth featuring an original score by Samuel Adams
BOXBLUR Performance & Screening
BOXBLUR 2022 in collaboration with SFDFF presents an original commissioned score by Shinji Eshima that will be performed live at Catharine Clark Gallery followed by a selection of film shorts.
Marquee TV Summer Shorts 2022
SFDFF returns to Marquee TV’s Summer Shorts festival this August. Enjoy free access to thirty one short films including six selected by SFDFF! All films are available to watch through August 31.
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