We are happy to present the film program of the 8th edition of Dance On Screen!
You can expect 54 diverse and moving dance film entries from 21 countries, from Europe, Canada and the USA to China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and South Africa, selected from 377 international submissions.
Wir freuen uns, Ihnen das Filmprogramm der 8. Edition von Dance On Screen zu präsentieren!
Es erwarten Sie 54 abwechslungsreiche und bewegende Tanzfilm-Beiträge aus 21 Ländern, von Europa über Canada und den USA nach China, Singapur, Hong Kong, Australien und Südafrika, die aus 377 internationalen Einreichungen ausgewählt wurden.

Friday 3.11.2023 | 19:00 – 21:30
Festival opening + film screenings „Dance Film Poets 1“ as part of the International Competition
Freitag 3.11.2023 | 19:00 – 21:30
Festivaleröffnung + Filmvorführungen „Dance Film Poets 1“ im Rahmen der International Competition
Circology | Tero Peltoniemi | Finland | 00:15:53 |
INURE | Riccardo Bernardi | Germany | 00:03:58 |
Call of the Cranes | Vilma Tihilä | Finland | 00:04:10 |
Urban Genesis | Fu Le | France | 00:18:00 |
Shelf Life | Peter Litwinowicz | United States | 00:03:51 |
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Man Made | Jaron Boey, Ryan Foong | Singapore | 00:04:29 |
INCOGNITUM | Sara Angius | Germany | 00:22:52 |
Yurodivy | Ryan Renshaw | Australia | 00:03:51 |
Let’s call it a tie | Vasiliy Zhitlov, Maya Selezneva | Russian Federation | 00:08:53 |
HEX: Begin Again | Laura Taler | Canada | 00:11:59 |
Offering | Marlene Millar | Canada | 00:05:00 |
Saturday 4.11.2023 | 15:30 – 16:15
Film contributions by young filmmakers as part of the Student Competition
Samstag 4.11.2023 | 15:30 – 16:15
Filmbeiträge junger Filmemacher:innen im Rahmen der Student Competition
Pendulum | Anna Boekelder | Belgium | 00:14:00 |
The Language You Show Me | Henrike Gesa Dannemann | Germany | 00:07:53 |
You Left Me Alone | Lauren Fondren | United States | 00:15:00 |
Saturday 4.11.2023 | 17:00 – 18:15
Film contributions from Poland, curated in cooperation with Regina Lissowska from the Short Waves Festival
Samstag 4.11.2023 | 17:00 – 18:15
Filmbeiträge aus Polen, kuratiert in Kooperation mit Regina Lissowska vom Short Waves Festival
Bumelant (The Slacker) | Anna Bajjou | Polen | 00:08:06 |
Unframed | Paweł Zawadzki | Polen | 00:10:50 |
Dance naive | Yarek Baranik | Polen | 00:10:48 |
120 cm of Intimacy | Urszula Bernat-Jałocha | Polen | 00:06:25 |
Seven Women of Different Ages | Krzysztof Kieślowski | Polen | 00:16:16 |
Ta mara | Iwona Pasinska | Polen | 00:10:05 |
Saturday 4.11.2023 | 19:30 – 21:30
Film screenings „Dance Film Poets 2“ as part of the International Competition
Samstag 4.11.2023 | 19:30 – 21:30
Filmvorführungen „Dance Film Poets 2“ im Rahmen der International Competition
Am I Here | Eva Tang | Singapore | 00:20:00 |
Old Man At The Corner Store | Nadav Heyman, Anabella Casanova | United States | 00:08:10 |
Obstructed View | Mitchell Rose | United States | 00:02:00 |
Truth is in the details | Hadi Moussally | Spain | 00:05:44 |
Marie. Eduardo. Sophie | Thomas Corriveau | Canada | 00:03:15 |
Undercover | Omer Ben David | Belgium | 00:08:07 |
Absent Presence | Giorgia Ponticello | Italy | 00:01:00 |
Lucia, luce mia (My little dotter) | Maria Benz | Italy | 00:09:58 |
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Macau Blank Diary | Dynamic Wang, Alexis Kam | China | 00:12:28 |
LUCE | Valeria Galluccio | Canada | 00:07:30 |
Opferschicht | Rain Kencana | Germany | 00:05:15 |
Flashback for the Future | Semen Gorov | Ukraine | 00:12:20 |
First Dance 2.0 | Jingqiu Guan | United States | 00:02:46 |
Sunday 5.11.2023 | 12:00 – 13:00
Film contributions from Hong Kong, curated in cooperation with the Jumping Frames Moving Image Festival
Sonntag 5.11.2023 | 12:00 – 13:00
Filmbeiträge aus Hong Kong, kuratiert in Kooperation mit dem Jumping Frames Moving Image Festival
Till Then, Awakening in a Dream | Liao Jie Kai, Mui Cheuk Yin | Hong Kong / Singapore | 00:23:13 |
Ward 11 | Tsang Tsui-shan, Aaron Khek Ah Hock, Ix Wong Thien-pau | Hong Kong / Singapore | 00:16:44 |
Someday I will become a Rock | Cheuk Cheung, Elysa Wendi | Hong Kong / Singapore | 00:19:08 |
Sunday 5.11.2023 | 14:30 – 15:30
„New Austrian Creators“ – Austrian film contributions as part of the International Competition and the Student Competition
Sonntag 5.11.2023 | 14:30 – 15:30
„New Austrian Creators“ – Österreichische Filmbeiträge im Rahmen der International Competition und der Student Competition
Shapes of Aether | Elias Benedikt Choi-Buttinger | Austria | 00:06:38 |
the occurrence of colours by night | Sophie Lenglachner | Austria | 00:05:07 |
LUVOS migrations | Editta Braun, Meni Weissbacher | Austria | 00:18:44 |
Seekind – To Sink In | Luca Mathies | Austria | 00:03:52 |
ESOPTRON | Daniela Hanelová, Ariathney Coyne | Austria | 00:11:36 |
Sunday 5.11.2023 | 16:30 – 19:00
Screenings of „Dance Film Poets 3“ as part of the International Competition and award ceremony „Dance On Screen Awards“
Sonntag 5.11.2023 | 16:30 – 19:00
Filmvorführungen „Dance Film Poets 3“ im Rahmen der International Competition und Preisvergabe „Dance On Screen Awards“
Not from here | Oscar Tony O’Ryan, Louise Coetzer | South Africa | 00:04:33 |
topia | Jessie Lee Thorne, Justin Thorne | United States | 00:15:00 |
The Battle for Swan Lake | Joan Carol Gratz | United States | 00:02:56 |
In the Same Boat | Mervi Junkkonen | Finland | 00:07:30 |
SILO | Jérémie Bouillon | France | 00:05:00 |
GOTIPUA KRIDA | Param P. Tomanec | Czech Republic | 00:09:02 |
mom | Leonardo Modonutto | Italy | 00:07:00 |
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Dance On Screen Award Winner | Best Student Film | xx:xx:xx | |
Breakadventure | Igor Krasik | Germany | 00:01:18 |
Contrapeso | Kati Maria Kallio | Finland | 00:08:44 |
Telenovela | Pia Vatovec Dirnbek | Slovenia | 00:04:28 |
Entanglement | Nuno Alexandre Serrão | Portugal | 00:03:10 |
UHOLDEAK | Olatz Larunbe, Bárbara Fernández | Spain | 00:05:10 |
Endurance | Imre van Opstal | Netherlands | 00:11:30 |
