By Maria Esteves - December 30, 2013 The 42nd Annual 2014 Dance on Camera Film Festival (DCFF14) presented by Dance Films Association and the Film Society of Lincoln Center will be held at the Walter Reade Theater, New York, January 31- February 4. This year’s Opening and Closing Premieres are MISS HILL: MAKING DANCE MATTER, directed by Greg Vander Veer, Friday, January 31, 8:00PM and PAUL TAYLOR: CREATIVE DOMAIN, directed by Kate Geis, Tuesday, February 4, 8:00PM. * 2014 DCFF Lineup ...

By Maria Esteves – February 7, 2011 The 39th Annual 2011 Dance on Camera Festival (DCF2011) co-sponsored by the Dance Films Association (DFA) and Film Society of Lincoln Center, Opening Night World Premiere of CLAUDE BESSY, Lignes D’une Vie  (Traces of a Life), directed by Fabrice Herrault commenced Friday, January 28, 2011, 6:00pm at the Walter Reade Theater, New York. A special Q&A session with master of classical dance extraordinaire Claude Bessy, and director Fabrice Herraul,...

The 38th Annual 2010 Dance On Camera Festival (DOCF10) Jury Prize Shorts Award co-sponsored by New York Women in Film and Television and Dance Films Association (DFA) were announced by DFA artistic director Deirdre Towers at the Walter Reade Theatre, New York, Sunday, January 31, 7:30pm.  The award acknowledges the best in dance short films and emerging directors. The award immediately followed the nominated Jury Shorts program (BEGUINE, director Douwe Dijkstra, THE LAST MARTINI, director Vicki...

By Maria Esteves - February 1, 2009 The 37th Annual 2009 Dance on Camera Festival (DOCF09), Awards and Reception co-sponsored by the Dance Films Association (DFA) and Film Society of Lincoln Center, was held at the Walter Reade Theater, Roy Furman Gallery, New York, Saturday, January 10, 7:00 PM. The award acknowledges the best in dance films and emerging directors. The award announcers were DFA artistic director Deirdre Towers, dance online consultant Marlon Barrios Solano, and festival juro...

By Maria Esteves - February 1, 2009 The 37th Annual 2009 Dance on Camera Festival (DOCF09), Awards and Reception was held at the Walter Reade Theater, New York, Saturday, January 10, 7:00 PM. The award acknowledges the best in dance films and emerging directors. The award announcers were DFA artistic director Deirdre Towers, dance online consultant Marlon Barrios Solano, and festival juror Caterina Bartha, DCOF. Since 1956, Dance Films Association, Inc. (DFA) founded by Susan Braun is ...

By Maria Esteves - January 30, 2008 The 36th Dance on Camera Festival (DCF) 2008, Awards Ceremony & Champagne Gala presented by Artistic Director Deirdre Towers, Dance Films Association (DFA), with Master of Ceremonies Frank Correa was held at the Alvin Ailey Studios, New York, Sunday, January 13, 2008, 6:30 PM. The Champagne Gala included performances by classical Spanish guitarist Paul Jared Newman, Clay Jenkins jazz ensemble, and Company XIV dance performance choreographed by Austin Mc...

By Maria Esteves - January 28, 2008 The 36th Dance on Camera Festival (DCF) 2008, presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and Dance Films Association (DFA) was held at the Walter Reade Theater, New York, January 2-6, 11, 18 and 19. The 2008 DCF New York Premiere film of WATER FLOWING TOGETHER, directed by Gwendolen Cates held at Lincoln Center, New York State Theater, Tuesday, January 7, 6:30 p.m., included two screenings at the Walter Reade Theater, on Friday, January 11 and 18, 8:3...

Thursday, January 4-----Annie Leibovitz, the superstar photographer, has famously said that dance is the one medium that is almost impossible to correctly capture via the still photograph. Because of its key element, movement in space, it is much better suited for the moving picture format. That speaks directly to lovers of dance and dance on film who should revel in the Dance on Camera Festival, which premieres this week at New York’s Walter Reade Theater. Screenings continue this week thro...