21st Annual Dance Camera West Film Festival at Barnsdall Art Park

Dance Camera West is pleased to announce the schedule for its 21st edition of its internationally renowned dance film festival. Featuring 60+ films premiering in Los Angeles from Thursday, January 19, through Saturday, January 21, 2023, the festival will include both indoor and outdoor screenings, artist talks, special events such as a workshop with award-winning artist Gabri Christa, a filmmaker luncheon followed by a tour of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House, and outdoor sunset screenings surrounded by views of the Hollywood sign and Griffith Observatory.

A global celebration of the power of dance, cinema, and the myriad of possibilities that arise from the marriage of these two artistic mediums, this year’s Dance Camera West film festival will be held at the historic Barnsdall Art Park at 4814 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90027. Parking is free. For more information, please visit http://www.dancecamerawest.org.

The festival’s opening night on Thursday the 21st will feature the Los Angeles premiere of Bella by Bridget Murnane, celebrating L.A. dance icon Bella Lewitsky. The closing night includes Dance Camera West’s signature VISIBILITY program to support underrepresented artists, and the premiere of Sheila, plus other films by special guest artist Gabri Christa. The full list of screenings and events at the 2023 festival is available here: http://www.dancecamerawest.org/2023schedule.

Also included in the festival’s offerings is a separately ticketed event on Friday, January 20 from 12:00 to 2:00pm that includes a filmmaker lunch and discussion at Figaro Bistrot followed by a tour of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House. To purchase tickets for the lunch and tour, visit http://www.dancecamerawest.org/filmmaker-luncheon-friday-jan-20.

On Saturday, January 21st, from 11:00am to 2:00pm, filmmakers both experienced and inexperienced are invited to explore their creativity at Dance Film Lab with Gabri Christa. Tickets to the lab can be found here: http://www.dancecamerawest.org/workshop-with-gabri-christa.

PERFORMANCE TIME

Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023

SUNSET SCREENINGS from 5:00 to 7:00pm (all outdoor screenings are free)

OPENING NIGHT FILM at 7:30pm: Premiere of Bella, by Bridget Murnane.

Friday, Jan. 20, 2023

FILMMAKER LUNCH + HOLLYHOCK HOUSE TOUR from 12:00 to 2:00pm

SUNSET SCREENINGS from 5:00 to 7:00pm (all outdoor screenings are free)

INTERNATIONAL SHORTS PROGRAM #1 at 7:30pm

INTERNATIONAL SHORTS PROGRAM #2 at 9:00pm

Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023

DANCE FILM LAB HOSTED BY GABRI CHRISTA from 11:00am to 2:00pm

THE TALKIES at 3:30pm

DOC DAY AFTERNOON at 4:00pm

INTERNATIONAL SHORTS PROGRAM #3 at 6:00pm

CLOSING NIGHT PROGRAM at 7:30pm: The VISIBILITY program special screenings

CLOSING NIGHT FILM: The premiere of Sheila by guest artist Gabri Christa.

TICKET INFO

Parking is free. For more information and to purchase tickets, see Eventbrite link.

Ticket prices range from $10 to $150.

https://www.eventbrite.com/o/dance-camera-west-27567403411