Rethink Dance

10/06/2026

⏰ Regular Deadline ENDS TONIGHT — October 5!

✨ Submit through Film Freeway FilmFreeway by midnight tonight, October 5, to take advantage of our Regular Deadline rate! 💃🏼🕺🏼

Don’t miss the deadline — submit tonight! 🎬

10/02/2026

⏰ Regular Deadline: October 5!

Bring your vision to the screen. 🎥✨

Since 2018, the Rethink Dance Film Festival has been celebrating dance films from filmmakers and artists around the world. 🌎

We’re passionate about bringing the art of dance to the screen and welcome all styles, stories, and creative perspectives.

What can dance say when movement meets film? We want to see your perspective.

✨ Submit by October 5 to take advantage of our Regular Deadline rate!

Submit through FilmFreeway FilmFreeway and join a global community rethinking what dance can be on screen. 💃🏼🕺🏼

10/01/2026

The Regular Deadline to submit your film is approaching October 5th! 🎬✨

Share your vision. Inspire change. Submit your film and be part of the conversation. 🌍💃

09/07/2026

09/06/2026

⏰ The Early Bird Deadline is tomorrow!

Got a dance film you’ve been meaning to share? This is your sign. 🎥✨

✨ Submit by tomorrow (September 7 “) through FilmFreeway FilmFreeway

08/27/2026

✨ The best art rarely happens alone.

One artist brings movement.
Another brings a lens.
Another brings sound, story, rhythm, or a new perspective.

And when those ideas meet, something unexpected can happen.

That’s the magic of collaboration — taking what each of us brings and creating something none of us could have imagined alone.

At Rethink Dance, we believe dance film is a meeting place for artists, where movement and cinematography come together to tell stories, challenge perspectives, and create connection.

So bring your vision.
Bring your collaborators.
Bring the story only you can tell.

🎬 Submissions for the 2026 Rethink Dance Film Festival are open.

Let’s see what happens when we create together!

Collaboration Choreography Filmmaking DanceArtists

08/24/2026

⏰ Early Bird Deadline: September 7!

Your dance film deserves to be seen. 🎥✨

The 2026 Rethink Dance Film Festival is
welcoming bold, imaginative, and boundary-pushing dance films from filmmakers, choreographers, dancers, and creatives around the world. 🌎

If you have a story to tell through movement, now is the time to share it.

✨ Submit by September 7 to take advantage of our Early Bird deadline!

Submit your film through FilmFreeway FilmFreeway and join a global community rethinking what dance can be on screen.

We can’t wait to see what you’ve created. 💃🏼🕺🏼

08/21/2026

When was the last time you danced just because you felt like it? ✨

Maybe it’s been days. Maybe weeks, months, or even years since you’ve let yourself move—not for a performance, not for a class, not for anyone else… but simply because dance makes you feel alive.

Today, we’re inviting you to dance with us!

Put on the song that makes you want to move. Take up space. Move through whatever you’re carrying. Let your body lead and your creativity follow.

You don’t need a stage.
You don’t need an audience.
You don’t even need to call yourself a dancer.
You just need to move.

Whatever the reason, wherever you are—
Dance!

08/20/2026

Early Bird Deadline is Approaching! 🎬✨

There’s still time to share your story with Rethink Dance — but don’t wait! Early Bird submissions close September 7th ⏰

Rethink Dance is dedicated to building a global community through dance, storytelling, and film.

We’re looking for dance films that challenge perspectives, spark connection, and celebrate the powerful relationship between movement and cinematography.

We welcome narrative and documentary dance films of any length from filmmakers and artists around the world. 🌍💃

Submit during the Early Bird period and be part of the conversation.

Share your vision. Inspire change. Rethink dance. 🎥✨