Dance Camera West is are proud to announce the DCW2020 Virtual Film Festival will be launched on OVID.tv Thursday May 14 until Monday June 1, 2020. 

For two weeks viewers can purchase viewing 7 day access to most of the films screened in January 2020 at the Los Angeles based festival. Through the generosity of presented filmmakers, the box office will support DCW’s programs. Following the festival run, many of the films will remain available to OVID subscribers, with future revenues going to the filmmakers.
 
One of the beauties of an event like Dance Camera West is that it is part of a very large international community. A community of performing artists and filmmakers that are particularly hard hit because of the very public nature of our work. Indeed, Dance Camera West had a spring touring plan in place including screenings at the Los Angeles Dance Festival, The Frida Film Center, The Muckenthaler Center, and Arts Power at UC San Diego in Fall 2020. 

Now that live events are on pause and must be rescheduled and/or re-envisioned, DCW is still working to sustain itself and its filmmakers financially.  Through a partnership with a DCW festival sponsor OVID.TV, DCW 2020 is now available for home viewing and joining a platform that already hosts a fine collection of dance films streaming online.
 
Dance Camera West Executive Director Kelly Hargraves says, "DCW2020 was a resounding success. Highlights were creating a more inclusive, diverse selection committee, with 30 artists/curators; a record number of 350 film submissions; a record number of 75 films presented from over 40 countries; over 1200 audience attendees; and most importantly, the fulfillment of the DCW mission to create revenue for artists through live event presentation and distribution. The diversity and breadth of the programming presented in DCW2020 was our greatest success. We have received notes of praise and requests to view the films in the months since our January event. We are so very proud to now be able to share it with wider audiences."