Dances With Films
{{Short description|Independent film festival}}
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| founded = 1998
| location = Los Angeles, California, United States
| language = English
| website = {{url|danceswithfilms.com}}
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Dances With Films (DWF) is an annual independent film festival located in Los Angeles, California and New York. It was founded by Leslee Scallon and Michael Trent.
Lineup
Taking place every year since 1998, the festival is dedicated to representing true independent cinema stipulating that all films entered into the festival competition have no known directors, writers or producers connected to them. Programmes include a mix of feature-length films, shorts, documentaries and animations.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-jun-04-et-screening4-story.html|title=Dances With Films: A festival that's decidedly independent|work=Los Angeles Times|date=2009-06-04|author=King, Susan|access-date=2012-02-05}}{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2011-jun-02-la-et-dances-with-films-20110602-story.html|title=Dances With Films was born of rejection|work=Los Angeles Times|date=2011-06-02|author=King, Susan|access-date=2012-02-05}}{{cite web|url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118004396.html?categoryid=13&cs=1|title=Dances With Films laces up in L.A.|author=Stewart, Andrew|work=Variety|date=2009-06-01|accessdate=2012-02-05}}
In 2022, Dances With Films held its inaugural New York festival, at the Regal Cinemas in Union Square.{{cite web|url=https://filmmakermagazine.com/117614-dances-with-films-inaugural-new-york-edition|title=Dances With Films Kicks off Its Inaugural New York Edition|author=Keogan, Natalia|work=Filmmaker Magazine|date=2022-12-01|accessdate=2025-01-07}}
In 2023, the festival celebrated its 26th annual film festival at the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood.{{Cite web |last=Complex |first=Valerie |date=2023-06-01 |title=LA’s Dances With Films Reveals Slate For 26th Annual Independent Film Festival; To Take Place At TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood |url=https://deadline.com/2023/06/las-dances-with-films-reveals-slate-for-26th-annual-independent-film-festival-1235397907/ |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}
Notable artists
Dances With Films alumni include Steven Kane, Mark V. Olsen and Will Scheffer, Dan Harris, John Putch{{cite web|url=http://www.moviemaker.com/festivals/article/dance_with_films_at_this_week_long_fest_20080721/festivals |accessdate=2012-02-05 |work=MovieMaker |title=Dance with Films at this Week-Long Fest |author=Rupprecht, Kyle |date=2008-07-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010143017/http://www.moviemaker.com/festivals/article/dance_with_films_at_this_week_long_fest_20080721/festivals |archivedate=2012-10-10 }} and Mike Flanagan.
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.danceswithfilms.com}}
Category:Film festivals in Los Angeles