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NBFF 2020
Reviewing over 145 submissions from 30 different countries, the NBFF jury panel curated the NBFF Official Selection based on three categories: Short Series, say NO to the BOX, and #Dancebehindthescreen.
NBFF 2020
145 SUBMISSIONS
30 COUNTRIES
20 SELECTED FILMS
4 AWARDED FILMS
NBFF 2020 Official Selction
The official kNOwBOX dance Film Festival 2020 selection features 20 dance films of both national and international filmmakers from Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Lebanon, Romania, Scotland, South Korea, The Netherlands and the United States. Films are poignant and present an engaging experience for viewers familiar and new to dance and film. Films respond to the call for submissions in creative and powerful ways evoking hope for humanity, arts, dance and film and the future.
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NBFF Live Screenings
NBFF 2020 Guest Jury
NBFF 2020 Open Call
Submitting Your Project to the kNOwBOX dance Film Festival 2020.
NBFF is interested in curating dance films that explore an innovative approach to collaboration, mixed media, and interdisciplinary filmmaking. NBFF seeks dance-related films that challenge the possibilities of what dance can look like in video form.
Get more details and set up your Filmmaker account at filmfreeway.com/knowboxdancefilmfestival.
SUBMISSION
CATEGORIES
Short Series
Current Issues Dance Shorts
say NO to the BOX
General Submission
#Dancebehindthescreen
Dance Documentaries
NBFF 2020 Submission Categories
Short Series
Current Issues Dance Shorts
The Short Series category seeks 60-second dance shorts that explore an innovative approach to framing 2020 related current issues. These dance films should explore hot topics such as Black Lives Matter, COVID-19, Equity, and Politics—among other current issues.
say NO to the BOX
Dance Film General Submission
The say NO to the BOX general submission category seeks dance films that expand possibilities of how to generate movement, mixed media explorations, interdisciplinary
investigations, and collaborative community engagement
with on/offline communities.
#Dancebehindthescreen
Dance Documentaries
The #Dancebehindthescreen dance documentaries category seeks films that show behind the screen of a dance artist, company, environment, or process.