We Are Seeking Works That:

– Are tapping into the Moving Body’s platform core questions;

– Explore movement as a form of resistance, liberation, or disruption;

– Examine how bodies navigate systems of power, identity, and belonging;

-Deconstruct traditional narratives of dance, performance, and embodiment;

-Embrace experimental, interdisciplinary, or hybrid approaches to storytelling and visual language;

-We welcome dance films, video art, experimental shorts, and other audiovisual formats that push the boundaries of how we think about bodies in motion.

All Submissions must be:

– between 1 – 15 min. in length;

– no older than 2 years;

-not previously submitted to Moving Body editions;

-max. 2 submissions per filmmaker

We are not interested in receiving:

• trailers;
• recordings of performances;
• commercials.

A film will be considered by the festival’s selection committee once the online form has been filled out and the selection screener link has been sent, before the 1st of September 2025.

Awards and prizes

Professionals are competing for the ‘Jury Award – Best Film’, with a cash prize of 300 euros, and ‘Encouragement Awards’ with a digital diploma for:

– best collective body;
– best individual body;
– best use of location;
– best choreography;
– best low-budget;
– best student film;
– most daring;
– audience choice

All benefits to selected films:

– Eligible to receive a Jury Award or Encouragement Award;

– Featured on the 10th edition of the Moving Body Festival in October 2025;

– Awarded with “International Official Selection” Laurel, “Best Dance Film” Laurel for cash award winner, as well as “Encouragement Award”;

– One free pass to the Moving Body Festival 2025;

– Invitation for participation in Moving Body’s touring initiative and being promoted in additional cities.