Submit Your Media
Submission process for June 2009 Festival
We accept submissions throughout the year.
Early Deadline: December 16, 2008
Final Deadline: January 15, 2009
As the world of dance and media evolve to include new innovative forms, so does our festival evolve from year to year with changing venues and unique events. We partner with some of LA’s most prestigious institutions along with unconventional settings attracting 1000’s of audience members each year.
Dance Camera West welcomes dance media in any dance style or genre. Categories include: screendance, short films, features, documentary, installations, and interactive dance media. We look forward in seeing your new work and if you have something outside the listed categories let us know.
DCW prefers paperless entries submitted via the International Film Festival Submission System (BrigitFest) – on the Web at Withoutabox.com.
Withoutabox provides cost-saving, online entry to film festivals throughout the U.S. and in Europe with one master entry form, allowing you and us to enter your film more quickly and with greater accuracy. This method is free and easy.
Withoutabox membership is FREE and members who choose to upgrade their projects receive discounts on each submission.
Visit Withoutabox.com for more information about the additional advantages.
Click on Withoutabox, then follow instructions to apply online:
Dance Camera West Festival
Entry Form Instructions 2009
Important Dates:
Early Deadline: December 16, 2008
Final Deadline: January 15, 2009
Festival notifications will be emailed April 15, 2009
Festival runs throughout June 2009, event dates TBA
Entry Fee:
$50 fee; $40 members before December 16, 2008
$60 fee; $50 members after December 16, 2008
To be considered for the festival the following is required:
- Completed DCW entry form
- Entry fee (see deadlines)
- Preview DVD – please no online preview requests
FESTIVAL ENTRY REGULATIONS
- Preview entries must be on DVD. Festival screening formats vary depending on venue and will be emailed upon acceptance. Formats range from Digibeta, Beta, DVCam, (PAL and NTSC), 16mm, 35mm
- Preview DVD should arrive at the DCW office no later than January 15, 2009. with DCW entry form and entry fee.
- If using the DCW entry form and paying online through DCW site please include Order ID# and date of payment and send entry form with DVD. Checks through US banks only. Foreign entries should be paid in US Traveler’s Checks or US international money orders or credit card.
- Entries must never have been shown or broadcast in Los Angeles. University or showcase showings allowed; local cable broadcast allowed.
- DCW prefers to keep all preview DVD’s for our archives. Filmmaker is responsible for cost of sending screening media to DCW. DCW will return screening media after the festival.
- 300 dpi photo jpgs should emailed to submissions@dancecamerawest.org. Be sure to name your jpg with the film name and include photo credits (names of the dancers in photo, filmmaker and photographer).
- DCW is given the right to use excerpts from your work in all DCW promotional materials.
- DISCLAIMER/LIABILITY: Every effort will be made to protect entries while in the Festival's care; however, the Festival and its sponsors do not assume liability for damage or loss to media.
- Upon acceptance into the festival your film cannot be withdrawn.
SENDING ENTRY FORM AND DVD’S:
When sending media through customs please designate:
“Film for Festival –No commercial value”
Please DO NOT request signature confirmation by Dance Camera West.
Send to:
Dance Camera West
3400 San Marino St. #R
Los Angeles, CA 90006
Direct questions to:
submissions@dancecamerawest.org
213-480-8633
OTHER APPLICATION OPTION
If you cannot apply online, please download DCW’s entry form and instructions and complete, print the paper entry form, then mail it in with your entry.
Please click here for entry form
If you are mailing your entry form,
you have the option of paying online via credit card:
Note: if you are submitting via WithoutaBox you DO NOT pay here.
You need to pay at WithoutaBox.com
If you have any questions contact us:
submissions@dancecamerawest.org
213-480-8633
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