celebrates films featuring momentum-based dance created by some of the top creators and dancers in the field of Contact Dance Improvisation. It provides a unique opportunity for both film and dance lovers to experience the joy, chaos and intimacy of human connection through physical movement. The Festival is presenting its fifth season in the fall of 2020 Toronto. The festival will be online as well as outdoors due to COVID-19. Details coming soon.
The Spring 2019 Contact Dance International Film Festival Awards Annoucment
JURY AWARDS
GOLD AWARD
Dancing with your Dreams by Portuguese and Brazilian filmmaker Gustavo Neves
SILVER AWARD
Contact Improvisation Lab Goa (GURU & HARI) by Indian Rahul Varma, Guru Suraj, Hari Choudhary
India
BRONZE AWARD
DOS by Argentinian filmmakers Luca Carco Pacell with dancers Maximiliano Sonderegger and Luca Carco Pacella
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
DOS by Argentinian filmmakers Luca Carco Pacell with dancers Maximiliano Sonderegger and Luca Carco Pacella
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Haiku – By Canadian filmmaker Olya Glotka
SUNDAY NIGHT
Mass by French Filmmakers Fu LE
MONDAY GALA
Salt Water by American filmmaker Abe Abraham
AWARD FROM THE AD
EMERGING FILMMAKER AWARD
Wild by Canadian filmmakers Leah Trottier, Graeme Leung, Alina Kouchinova
Contact Improvisation Goa India 2019 by indian filmmaker Rohit Perm
Ariane Bernier
