Submissions

Submissions are open for our upcoming Oct 11, 2025, festival

Submit today:  https://filmfreeway.com/ContactDanceInternationalFilmFestival 

FILMMAKER - The person who made and/or submitted a film

PRODUCER - Contact Dance Film Festival (part of REAson d'etre dance productions a charitable dance company)

THE FILM - The film being submitted

The FILMMAKER agrees to have their film if selected screened at the upcoming  Contact Dance International Film Festival (CDIFF) that is produced by the PRODUCER under the following conditions: 

a. The FILMMAKER retains all rights to THE FILM and gives the PRODUCER permission to screen THE FILM only in the upcoming Contact Dance International Film Festival.

b. The FILMMAKER will upload photos of the FILM with their submission that the PRODUCER  will use to promote THE FILM in the festival. If a picture is not provided through Filmfreeway submission the PRODUCER will create a film-still to use on the Online catalog.

c. The FILMMAKER understands that the release date of THE FILM must be no more than five years prior to the festival screening date to be eligible for festival prizes.

d. The FILMMAKER will be notified if THE FILM will be receiving an award prior to the Festival start date.

e. THE FILM will be shown to the public through the Eventive Online film festival platform in which each attendee buys a ticket or a pass and will have one opportunity to:

- watch the program in which THE FILM is included. 

- will only have a one-time view of the program

- Programs open on the day and time the live version occurs

- to accommodate different time zones and work schedules attendees have one month to open a program to view it.  

- no one can purchase any of the screening programs after the festival ends.

f. There will aswell be an in-person screening in Toronto, Ontario, Canada of the program containing THE FILM unless the Canadian government has placed restrictions on group gatherings

g. THE FILM is not programmable by the PRODUCER for any future screenings or Online platform other than the above-specified screening at the upcoming  Contact Dance International Film Festival.

h. The FILMMAKER gives the PRODUCER permission to upload not more than 5 seconds of THE FILM Online through social media and/or other video media platforms (e.g., YouTube, Video, Facebook, REAson d’etre website, Contact Dance Film Fest website, etc.) as part of a film festival trailer created for promotional purposes. Other than this 5-second excerpt of THE FILM potentially appearing in the festival's promotional trailer, their film will not be uploaded by the PRODUCER onto any social media or video media platforms other than the Eventive Online festival platform.

i. The FILMMAKER will need to provide:

Name:

Length:

Country of origin 

Filmmaker/s:

Release date:

Choreographer: 

Dancers:

Camera

Location of Filming:

Short Film Description (50 words or less)

Other credits as needed:

j. Filmmakers will be notified of the curation results within two months of the submission deadline.

k. All text-based films will be open-captioned by The PRODUCER to increase accessibility. The FILMMAKER will be sent a copy of the open captions for their approval before screening. Also, we are super happy when filmmakers submitting dance films with text in them do their own open captions for their films.

l.. FILMMAKERS' selected submission will be sent to digital-festival-laurels.

m. FILMMKAKERS can attend their screening for free and also get a few complimentary tickets.