Apr 26, 20221 min read

Episode 109 | How to Program a Dance Film Festival w/ kNOwBOX dance

The NB team is back together again to share some of the details and insights of programming an international film festival. From the beginning steps to curation, the Team doesn’t hold back. (25:42)

This week on DANCE BEHIND THE SCREEN PODCAST…

[0:43] The Team says welcome back and YeaJean introduces the episode topic of how to program a dance film festival. She shares her inspiration from the Jérôme Bel’s work Veronique Doisneau.

QUESTIONS WITH THE TEAM

[2:44] Topic: The Process of Developing a Film Festival

[3:57] YeaJeanasks: “What are the factors that make choreography work in dance film?”, “What is the function of the body in dance performance?”, “What are the factors that affect audience appreciation?”
[5:00] YeaJean asks: “Why do you think we (NB) pursue a dance film festival rather than a dance film screening? How do you differentiate those two?
[8:30] YeaJean asks: “Do you encounter any difficulties when we program or curate the NBFF?”

[5:41] Topic: Curation & Inspiration

[12:20] Martheya asks: “What happens next [once the curation process begins]? What are you thinking about?”
[17:00] Reyna asks: “How are we meeting in the middle? How are we seeing each other's perspectives [in the curation process?”
[19:00] YeaJean asks: “What is one festival that you enjoy the most when you attend physically and how can we reference that festival to develop our own festival?”
[21:21] YeaJean asks: “How do you want to curate NBFF…if money wasn’t a restriction?”