CALL FOR FILMS 

to be presented in a curated in-person screening as part of MovementFest LA at LADP Studios. Filmmakers of selected works will be invited to attend and participate in a post screening talkback.

SUBMIT https://filmfreeway.com/DanceCameraWest

MUST USE CODE MVMNTFESTLA‍ for $15 submission fee

DEADLINE: JUNE 15, 2026

Seeking Los Angeles–based dance filmmakers whose work:

• Explores social issues through innovative movement design

• Centers raw, human-focused storytelling

• Engages with international narratives, including:

  • Migration

  • Heritage

  • Cultural exchange

  • Cross-border lived experience

• Expands how movement is translated through the camera

We welcome experimental, narrative, documentary, and hybrid approaches to dance on film.

Dates + Times

7/29 | 8pm | Dance Camera West x LA POPS UP Film Screening 

MovementFest LA is a new dance festival founded by Mike Tyus, Jessie Lee Thorne, and Majella Bess, presented and produced in partnership with LADP Presents, the programming arm of L.A Dance Project. 

The festival is rooted in the full life cycle of dance—creation, process, performance, and exchange. Filmmaking stands as a vital extension of this cycle, expanding how movement is captured, shared, and experienced.

This special evening of film screenings, presented in collaboration with Dance Camera West and LA POPS UP, celebrates the legacy and evolution of dance on film in Los Angeles. From its historical foundations to the bold voices shaping Los Angeles today, the program highlights dance on film as both archive and innovation. Part of the program will feature a curated selection of legacy Los Angeles dance filmmakers whose work has shaped dance on film, alongside new films selected through this open call. This creates a dialogue between generations of artists and honors both the history and the future of dance on camera in LA.

Venue: LADP Studios | 2245 E Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA