Dances With Films

03/21/2026

Thank you again to everyone who came out to last night’s mixer! If you missed it, here’s a quick recap. See you at the next mixer! 🎬🎥🤩

03/19/2026

So much fun seeing DWF founder Leslee Scallon chat with podcaster and DWF alum Paul Hollingsworth of Digital Wizards on his podcast MAKE IT TILL YOU MAKE IT!

You can watch it on youtube (link below) or listen (and subscribe!) wherever you listen to your podcasts :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCr8PxX9AuM&list=PLnRRASHcaPyiecrFt4A9vPcG-4S3teCQP&index=5

You've completed your film, but what's next? How do you get into a top tier industry film festival?Leslee Scallon Co-founder of the Dances with Films Festiva...

03/17/2026

Tune in tomorrow - DWF Alum and host of the podcast, Make it, Till you Make it!, Paul Hollingsworth interviews Co-Founder of DWF, Leslee Scallon about all things film festival and more!

03/16/2026

Congratulations to DWF:LA alumni David Breschel (2025 documentary I NEED YOU: 53 YEARS OF THE BAND AMERICA) & Jack Piatt (2025 documentary NEED YOU: 53 YEARS OF THE BAND AMERICA and 2023 documentary IMMEDIATE FAMILY) on their Oscar win for the short film THE SINGERS!

03/14/2026

Congratulations to multi-year alum Craig Ouellette on the streaming release of 2024 DWF:LA World Premiere Midnight feature STRAIGHT ON TILL MORNING!

The film is available on multiple platforms - check out
https://www.loveisscary.com/ to see all your streaming options.

STREAMING NOW

03/09/2026

Congratulations to DWF multi-film alum Mike Flanagan (Ghosts of Hamilton Street 2004 & the short Oculus 2006) on his latest success inking a huge tv exclusive with Amazon MGM Studios!

Read all about it in Deadline:

'Carrie's Mike Flanagan Makes Exclusive Multi-Year TV Pact With Amazon MGM Studios

03/09/2026

What are everyone’s thoughts on this?

Netflix's acquisition of Ben Affleck's venture InterPositive signals a smart path to AI — if it actually has the goods

03/07/2026

Thank you SCREEN Magazine for featuring our Chicago event!

Dances With Films (DWF) expanded its nationwide filmmaker community this month with a debut Filmmaker Mixer in Chicago. Held Wednesday, February 11 from

02/26/2026

Excited to be a participating festival with The Rue Dangeau Short Film Grant! Filmmaker Vivian Kerr's feature film Séance screened as part of our Midnight programming at DWF:LA 2025. We are so happy her production company is supporting short films!

Read more at MovieMaker Magazine and then head to FilmFreeway to apply for the short film grant.

Filmmaker Vivian Kerr’s production company Rue Dangeau has announced a new Short Film Grant offering a $2,000 cash prize and sponsorship from Rare Breeds