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Cinedans FEST' 26
We are gearing up for an exciting lineup of magical films and boundless creativity!
Cinedans FEST '26 will take place from March 25 to 29 at the Eye Filmmuseum in Amsterdam and online from March 26 to April 5 on Cinedans WEB.
Five days of Cinedans FEST at Eye Filmmuseum in Amsterdam and 11 days online at Cinedans WEB!
For its 22nd edition Cinedans selected 110 films from 53 countries. In addition, a presentation of VR and installations, talks, masterclasses, and an extensive online festival program on Cinedans WEB.
Festival highlights
Cinedans FEST '26 showcases the full breadth of contemporary dance film: urgent, idiosyncratic and deeply intertwined with the world around us.
FOCUS: India
Films, performance and a Masterclass exploring the richness and diversity of Indian dance, in collaboration with Manifest Dance Film Festival Pondicherry
International Shorts and Short Docs competitions
A sharp selection of the best dance films from the last two years!
New Dutch
Featuring the latest home-grown dance films in two exciting programs
Breaking the Chains #2
Exploring colonial legacies, freedom, and the body as an archive of history and resistance
Echoes of a Body of Work: De Châtel, Van Manen, Hauser & Hazekamp
Films from Dutch Dance Film Archive
XXXplicit Dance vol.2
A daring selection of dance films on eroticism, sexuality, and physicality
Installations & VR
A showcase of international immersive works & VR in collaboration with Moovy Dance Film Festival Cologne
Stay tuned the full program will be launched soon!
Cinedans proudly presents the Cinedans FEST '26 campaign image from the film Marungka tjalatjunu (Dipped in black) by Matthew Thorne and Derik Lynch.
Cinedans FEST ‘26 is supported by the Netherlands Film Fund, Stichting Dioraphte, Fonds 21, Performing Arts Fund NL, SEE NL, St Pica, Eye Filmmuseum Amsterdam and The Netherland-America Foundation.
Cinedans receives regular funding from the Amsterdam Fund for the Arts.
Campaign image: Marungka tjalatjunu (Dipped in black) by Matthew Thorne and Derik Lynch
OTHER NEWS
CANON Masterclass: Capturing Movement
Canon and Cinedans are inviting the renowned film director Tommy Pascal to share his expertise in a comprehensive masterclass.
Moving Media Lab Workshop - Movement through and with a lens
A hands-on workshop that introduces how to play with the spectator's gaze from the perspective of a lens.
The Winners of Cinedans FEST '24
During a festive ceremony on the closing evening, the following international prizes were awarded for best dance films 2024
