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The next "Contact Dance Film Fest" screening is occurring October 11, 2025 @ 7:00 pm, in Toronto and Online as part of the "Falling Into Autumn" Dance Jam
In-person dance jams, workshops, labs, and a performance
plus a film screening program.
The screening is taking place as part of the October "Falling Into Autumn" Toronto weekend dance jam.
PROGRAM:
the desire of a body toward the center of the earth | US | Filmmaker - Rebecca Salzer | 6.5 minutes
Luminarium | Canada | Filmmaker - Sarah Jones | 2 minutes
Dynamic Partnering in Motion | US | Filmmaker - Shira Yaziv | 1 minutes
Sicily before breakfast | Spain | Filmmaker- Jesus Alonso | 3 minutes
Hand Made | Chile & Israel | Filmmaker - Olivia Court Mesa | 3 minutes
Primal touch | Germany | Filmmaker - Anastasia Shikina | 5.5 minutes
Tidal Wave | Canada & Thailand | Aalia Hashem | 3 minutes
In a World Where We Don't Touch Any More | Canada | Julie Guernier | 13minutes
Contact improvisation with Nica Portavia and Jesus Alonso | Spain | Filmmaker- Jesus Alonso | 2 minutes
Breeze on the Hill | Canada | Filmmaker Milan Horvay and Kathleen Rea | 4 minutes
Contact Improvisation Duet with Rai Cabiró & Ganesh Katara | India and Spain | Filmmaker - Rai Cabiró | 3 minutes
Perpetual Motion | Canada / Filmmaker - Ariel Brink | 3 minutes
NAKAMA | Argentina | Filmmaker - Juan Del Sur | 2.5 Minutes
Naval Ode | Portugal | Filmmaker - Fu Le | 6 Minutes
Xyl'em & Phlo'em | US | Filmmaker - Dane Cree | 5 minutes
Partida (Match) Brazil | Filmmaker - Samuel Samways | 6 Minutes
LOCATION
National Ballet School of Canada, 400 Jarvis Street, Fourth floor, Studio B, Toronto
There is an In-person and Online Screening
The screening is taking place as part of the October 10 to 12, 2025 "Falling Into Autumn" Toronto weekend dance jam.
GET YOU WEEKEND DANCE JAM PASS
This film festival celebrates dance films based on Contact Improvisation and related dance forms that are also momentum, touch or relationally based.
Momentum-based dance techniques include rolling point of contact, balancing over the centre of gravity, friction-sliding, following momentum, lifting using momentum rather than muscle power, “listening” with one’s skin surface, etc. Relationally based dance films are dance films in which the dancers are in a deep state of communication with each other or their environment (nature or urban). Choreography in the dance film can be set (i.e. pre-choreographed) or choreographed in the moment (i.e. spontaneous choreography). We accept all levels of films. This means that if the jury feels your film adds value to the festival they will program it even if you are a first-time filmmaker, the film was shot on your cell phone camera, and/or you are new to contact improvisation or film.
For more information on the festival, please visit the Contact Dance International Film Festival (CDIFF) website:
The Contact Dance Film Festival (CDIFF) runs annually. Submissions open on January 1, 2025, for our October 2025 festival.
The Contact Dance International Film Festival runs in entirely wheelchair-accessible spaces. All our films with text are open-captioned.
