In celebration of our 21st Anniversary Season, SSF will again call for specifically jazz and American social dance inspired films as part of our 2024 call for entries.
Sans Souci Festival is seeking works for screen for presentation in partnership with Rhythmically Speaking, a Twin Cities (Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, USA) based dance company with a 15-year track record of excellence in jazz dance.
dates & deadlines
- January 31, 2024 – call for entries opens
- February 28, 2024 – early deadline & fee assistance deadline
- April 1, 2024 – regular deadline
- May 5, 2024 – late deadline
- June 23, 2024 – notification date
to submit
Films may be submitted at our FilmFreeway page. If you have a film that has been selected by Sans Souci Festival in the past, and you think it is a good fit for screening in this category, please contact us.
more information
Based in the Twin Cities of Minnesota (USA), Rhythmically Speaking has been serving their mission to spark vibrancy and connectedness through jazz and American social dance ideas through creation of new dance works, presentation of visiting artists and community outreach since their founding in 2008. rhythmicallyspeakingdance.org
Based in Boulder, Colorado (USA), Sans Souci has been screening films in our hometown, across the United States, and around the world since 2004. Our mission is to provide a space for the community to share an experience of dance cinema and to elevate the ever-changing nature, culture, and field of dance cinema. Learn more about Sans Souci.
If the submission fee creates a financial barrier to your entry, Sans Souci may be able to help. We offer a limited amount of fee assistance to those with financial hardship, with a preference for artists from historically or currently marginalized communities. If you’d like to apply for this program, please submit an application form by the early deadline (February 28). You’ll be notified shortly after the early deadline whether or not you’ve been selected for a waiver. If not, you’ll still receive the early deadline price for submission. As stated in our mission and values, increasing equitable access to dance cinema festivals is a high priority for us. If you have questions about this, please feel free to contact us. Submitting the form does not guarantee receiving a waiver. Receiving fee assistance does not grant acceptance to the festival. All films submitted must go through curation, and may or may not be accepted for screening. Due to the limited amount of fee assistance available, artists selected will only be able to submit one film. If you are looking for help with the cost of covering multiple submissions, please email us requesting a bulk submission discount.
Still have questions? Connect with us. We thank you for your interest and look forward to seeing your work!