Filming dance means creating a dialogue between choreography and cinema to enhance the work. Should the camera remain a witness or become a participant? Come and discuss the challenges and rewards of this artistic encounter with professionals.
Participants will explore the challenges to consider in producing a dance film.
One of the main challenges when making a dance film is to create a dialogue between choreography and cinematography so that they feed off and enhance each other in the service of the work. What are the main pitfalls? Is the camera a witness or a participant in the choreography?
With the participation of:
Sylvain Bleau, Director of Cinédanse - Montreal
Wibke Janssen, Founder of POOL – MOVEMENT ART FILM Festival Berlin
Helena Jónsdóttir, Director of Physical Cinema Festival - Reykjavik
Laura Murphy, Co-Director of Light MOVES Festival - Limerick
Pedro Senna Nunes, Co-Director of InShadow - Lisbon Screendance Festival
Free admission, subject to availability.
Group registration recommended: Julie Parisse ∙ 04 92 99 33 78
[email protected]
One of the main challenges when making a dance film is to create a dialogue between choreography and cinematography so that they feed off and enhance each other in the service of the work. What are the main pitfalls? Is the camera a witness or a participant in the choreography?
With the participation of:
Sylvain Bleau, Director of Cinédanse - Montreal
Wibke Janssen, Founder of POOL – MOVEMENT ART FILM Festival Berlin
Helena Jónsdóttir, Director of Physical Cinema Festival - Reykjavik
Laura Murphy, Co-Director of Light MOVES Festival - Limerick
Pedro Senna Nunes, Co-Director of InShadow - Lisbon Screendance Festival
Free admission, subject to availability.
Group registration recommended: Julie Parisse ∙ 04 92 99 33 78
[email protected]
Opening times
Opening times
On 28 November 2025
- 10:30 at 12:30
Location
Location
Contact Round Table - A Moving Image for a Moving Body
Spoken languages
Spoken languages
Access
Access
- The Palais des Festivals et des Congrès de Cannes is only 27 km from Nice-Côte d'Azur airport, find all the information on the bus lines going there as well as the timetables and fares and book your ticket on line on the website : https://www.niceairportxpress.com/fr/accueil
Whether you are in Cannes or in one of the towns of the Pays de Lérins agglomeration : Cannes, le Cannet, Mandelieu-la-Napoule, Mougins or Théoule, easily reach the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès via the Palm Bus public transport network : https://www.palmbus.fr/
The SNCF train station is only 5 minutes walk from the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès de Cannes.
