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With Films, now in its 15th year, champions the unflinching spirit at
the very core of the independent film scene. While the vast majority of
film fests rely heavily on celebrity, we have relied on the innovation,
talent, creativity and sweat equity that revolutionized the entertainment
industry. And that reliance continues to prove successful with alumni
moving on to write and direct celebrity-studded vehicles, star in blockbuster
movies and network series, produce multi-million dollar films and create
hit TV shows. Oh....and we even have several OSCAR® nominees... In
a world of formulaic, homogenized film festivals Dances With Films continues
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LATEST
NEWS!
MARK
NELSON: SAYING GOODBYE TO AN AMAZING FRIEND
Mark
Nelson was more than a friend to DWF, he was part of our family. We
recently found out about his passing and everyone is missing this amazing
person who brought great life to the festival in so many ways. Mark
acted as our legal council but he was also very much involved in the
screening process and was a major contributor to the programming department
for nearly a decade. MORE on the BLOG
SUBMISSIONS
OPEN FOR YEAR 15!
Submissions
are currently open for DWF15. The EARLY BIRD deadline if fast approaching
on January 25th! GO TO ENTRIES
SCALENE,
SWEET LITTLE LIES and WAKING ELOISE NAB TOP AWARDS!
LIKE
A (GOOD) SEQUEL SHOULD: DANCES WITH FILMS OUTSHINES ITSELF
Indie Film Fest Wraps Up with Awards;
This Year Added Panels with Industry Pros in Addition to a Diverse Program
of Films Check
out the WINNERS!
2011
FILM LISTINGS & DWF TRAILER
DWF
14 was a year filled with amazingly gifted filmmakers from all over
the world. If you are looking for the complete listings for 2011 - they
are still up! GO TO LISTINGS!
And if you missed this year's official trailer edited by Jake Torem
- CHECK IT OUT!
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*HUGE* THANK YOU TO THIS YEAR'S SPONSORS OF DWF!!
Many
sponsors such as WEXLER VIDEO, AMERICAN HI-DEF
and THE LOT have been with us since the very beginning
with other promient sponsors such as CANON jumping into the DWF "family"
in recent years. ADOBE, CAA, SAGIndie
and MTV (plus several others) joined us in 2011! As
many festivals saw their sponsorships declining, DWF actually attracted
more sponsors than ever before. It is because of their belief and support
of indie filmmakers that DWF even exists. So as we close this year's
festival - much gratitude an appreciation goes out to these outstanding
companies! GO TO SPONSORS!
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