The International ScreenDance Festival
“Fostering Interdisciplinary collaborations, building artistic global bridges, and uplifting unique voices in dance film.”
We invest in, and nurture creative process in dance, technology, and screendance-based practices.
Welcome! Founded in 2016 and directed by University of Iowa Professor, choreographer, ScreenDance maker, and teacher, Eloy Barragan, The International ScreenDance Festival's mission is to expand access to the arts, arts education, engage with Iowa City Community, and embrace artistic films from all over the world creating an equitable and inclusive Global community.
Our goal is to provide an equitable and accessible platform for professional filmmakers and pre-professional filmmakers to present their work. By creating a welcoming environment and fairness in the curative process, we uplift filmmakers in any stage of their career.
Screen-Dance is a genre that combines choreography and moving image. This intersection of movement and cinema results in a distinctive, hybrid form of performance art that creates for a magical viewing experience. Dance has been a subject of film since the birth of cinema, but Screen-Dance has become more accepted as a genre in its own right.
International Impact
The International ScreenDance festival has brought in submissions from over 25 different countries over the years. On any given year, approximately 30% of our submissions come from filmmakers outside of the United States.
E-Danza
Originally linked to the Iowa Dance Festival, as of 2024, the International ScreenDance Festival is now officially a non-profit organization under E-Danza! This has been a huge goal for Director, Eloy Barragan, and we are filled with gratitude that we have made it to this point. As we continue to grow and evolve, we hope that you will continue to be a part of our journey!
FilmScene
We are so excited to be partnering with FilmScene for the 3rd year in a row as the ISDF! Ben Delgado and Andrew Sherburne have been such great partners to us. We are thankful for their generosity and continued support of the ISDF.
Screening local and International films for over 8 years…
Say Hi!
Feel free to contact us with any questions through the form provided or through our other contact methods listed below.
Email
iowascreendancefest@gmail.com
Phone
(555) 555-5555
@internatlscreendancefest