CAM CAM / Dance for Camera, videodance call for under 35 artists, 2023 edition

Movimento Danza – Organismo di Promozione Nazionale presents the third edition of “CAM CAM / Dance for Camera“, videodance call for under 35 artists.
The call aims at exploring and analyzing the videodance world, with videodance defined as the connexion between dance, audiovisual and body language and how this 3 areas cross and relate thanks to new technologies, tech supports, genres and innovative formats experimentation. Videodance does not mean the choreographic reproduction for camera but dance created expressely for the video.

A special thanks to the Film Commission Regione Campania for its support to the call in 2023 by spreading and promoting it through its web and social channels.

The call is realized within New Dance Box – scouting, promotion and more 2022/2024, with the support of MiC and Campania Region.

The participation is free.

Dancers, choreographers and videomakers, between 18 and 35 years old, can participate without limitations of nationality or residency.

One can participate with videodance works that have not yet been released or released between January 2022 and February 28, 2023. Former or later works will not be accepted.

Projects can be of max 3 minutes lenght.

Videos can be produced with whatever support is more effective (smartphone, camera, other) as long as the quality of the resolution (video and audio) is high.

The video must be shoot in horizontal.

One can only submit one participation with one video.

Authors guarantee to shoot and produce the video in respects of current anticovid rules and regulations and under their own responsibility.

To participate to the selection, one need to submit the following documents:

– link to project on Vimeo o Youtube;
– project description in Italian and English (max 2.000 characters spaces included);
– curriculum vitae of all artists involved, in Italian and English, with possible links to other published works (max 800 characters spaces included);
– 2 photos related to the project, one horizontal and one vertical;
– information form filled and consent form for the work distribution.

click here to download information form and consent form

All must be sent via email to promozione@movimentodanza.org not after 4 pm of April 15, 2023 1 pm of April 27, 2023.

All applications will receive a confirmation email.

The sent material is not going to be given back and may be used for promotional aims.

Fase 1: preliminary check
Promotional office of Movimento Danza will verify the respect of deadline, participation requirements and the correct delivery of all documents and materials requested. If something is incomplete or missing, the participant will automatically be excluded.

Fase 2: finalists selection
Between all correct and complete applications, the Artistic Direction of Movimento Danza and Jury President Enrico Coffetti, President of Cro.me – Cronaca e Memoria dello Spettacolo, will select a minimum of 7 finalists up to a maximum of 10.

Finalists will be informed via email and names will be published on Movimento Danza website (www.movimentodanza.org) and on Campadidanza Dance Magazine (www.campadidanza.it).

Fase 3: winners selection
The finalist videos will be evaluated by a Jury chaired by President Enrico Coffetti.

The Jury is composed by:

• Enrico Coffetti
  President of Cro.me – Cronaca e Memoria dello Spettacolo;
• Mario Coccetti
  Artistic director of ZED Festival Internazionale Videodanza and choreographer for S Dance Company;
• Lucia Carolina De Rienzo
  Executive Director, project manager, artistic co-director;
• Jacopo Jenna
  choreographer, performer and filmaker;
• Letizia Gioia Monda
  choreographer and researcher.

Each member will give 1 to 10 points on each of the following criteria:

1. Originality and creativity of the work (1 to 10 points);
2. Skills in video and new tecnologies language, consistency with choreographic concept (1 to 10 points);
3. Direction quality (1 to 10 points);
4. Dancers interpretation (1 to 10 points).

The Jury will be announced in the next weeks.

The final results will be published on Movimento Danza website (www.movimentodanza.org) and on Campadidanza Dance Magazine (www.campadidanza.it).

The winner will receive a prize of € 1.500,00.

The winner nomination will take place live on web in the month of June 2023 with Gabriella Stazio – Artistic Director of Movimento Danza, Enrico Coffetti – President of Jury and the members of Jury.

The winners will have to send an email to formally state they are accept ing the prize.

The finalist projects will be promoted as follow:

– dedicated Press Office;
– works and artists presentation on Movimento Danza website (www.movimentodanza.org) and on Campadidanza Dance Magazine (www.campadidanza.it);
– posts on social media of Movimento Danza and Campadidanza Dance Magazine;
– programming in events organized by Movimento Danza and in activities and formats created and organized by Movimento Danza;
– distribution on Italian and international digital platforms, dedicated to dance and videodance, and presentation during come events promoted by Movimento Danza partners, like RaID Festival, ZED Festival and Immagina Film Festival.
– interviews and publishing of materials.