The San Francisco Transgender Film Festival (SFTFF) seeks entries for our 2025 Festival (November 12-23, 2025). This year we are PRIORITIZING films 20 minutes or less. SFTFF accepts narrative, documentary, experimental, animated films and music videos. All work should be created by transgender/genderqueer people. We prioritize short films, but accept all screening lengths.
The San Francisco Transgender Film Festival was founded in 1997 as North America’s first transgender film festival. We exhibit groundbreaking, provocative, outrageous, courageous, moving and innovative works that show the complexity of lives lived on the transgender spectrum.
Calls for Submissions
Opportunity for Educators: Bring students to Bay Area Dance Week Kickoff!
Join us to kickoff Bay Area Dance Week with a family friendly community celebration! Dancers’ Group will co-present the event with Rhythm & Motion, who will lead One Dance, a routine designed for all participants to perform together. Register to receive the One Dance tutorial video and learn the moves in advance, or show up and follow along! All-levels welcome.
Here’s a video of this year’s One Dance!
11 Girls Dancers For Christian Music Video
I am speaking on behalf of my employer. He is currently planning to produce a music video for a Christian song he wrote, and he is in need of 11 female dancers to perform a one-minute dance sequence in the video, he will also need some choreography on this one.
Please let me know if this is something you can assist with. Looking forward to your response!
SpARC Dance Festival – Call for South Bay Choreographers
SpARC Dance Festival, hosted by ArcTangent Dance, aims to amplify South Bay Area choreographers, dancers, and artists.
We are looking for professional-level choreographers and dance groups/companies/ensembles to perform in our showcase. Included in the festival is a free, public dance class available to the community before the performance.
Who Should Apply: Professional-level choreographers and dance groups/companies/ensembles. Special priority is given to those who are either based in or originally from the South Bay. Emerging and midcareer choreographers are strongly encouraged to apply!
Application: https://forms.gle/QzwGTNzBRRJD439dA
AXIS Choreo-Lab Fellowship for Disabled Choreographers
The goal of the AXIS Choreo-Lab Fellowship (paid) is to develop, refine and advance the artistic skills of disabled and/or neurodivergent choreographers. The Lab offers an inclusive environment where established, disabled, D/deaf, and/or neurodivergent artists mentor their peers to challenge boundaries and create perception changing art. During the Lab, Fellows will be led through a creation process stemming from their own concept, collaborating with an integrated group of performers including AXIS dancers and professional dancers from the local community. The Lab provides studio space, dancers, and administrative support for every choreographer. This opportunity also includes ongoing mentorship and professional development support in the year following the Lab.
DEADLINE for applications is Sunday March 9th, 2025 at 11:59pm PST.
2025 World Arts West Dance Festival – Community Engagements
Our 2025 theme is “Dance as Health and Healing”.
We know that dance is a force for change in our communities and throughout the world. So how do we show the world the restorative potency of dance? How can we cultivate hope, build connections, share ideas, and remind ourselves exactly why we do what we do?
We invite artists, dance educators, administrators, and community leaders to reflect on these questions and submit Community Engagement Activities proposals. What do you, the community, want to talk about/share/see?
Proposal Activities can include but are not limited to:
Artist Dialogues, Movement Workshops, Arts and Crafts Making, Film Screenings, Music/Sound Sessions, etc.
Visit www.worldartswest.org to Learn more and submit your idea/activity.
