The Third Coast Dance Film Festival and COVID-19 Adaptive Programing in 2021
Abstract
The Third Coast Dance Film Festival celebrates the intersection of contemporary dance and the moving image with a screening series of short dance films. The festival programs films that reflect diversity in genre, form, and representation. Low budget/high impact and female driven work are of high interest to the festival curators.
The Third Coast Dance Film Festival was founded in 2010 in Houston TX and is now based in Reno, NV. The chapter discusses the festival’s curation process, economy, driving values, and audience demographics. Starting in February 2020, the impact of and navigation of COVID-19 are detailed at various steps of the festival from initial planning to curation to and to screening events.
The essay concludes with questions for the future regarding social formats, economy, purpose, and values of the Third Coast Dance Film Festival and screendance festivals.
In a companion piece, 2021 curators Ellen Duffy, Eve Allen Garza, and Laura Gutierrez are featured in conversation with festival founder and chief curator Rosie Trump. Specifically, they discuss the curation process and how COVID-19 influenced the process of choosing a screening program.
How to Cite:
Trump, R., (2025) “The Third Coast Dance Film Festival and COVID-19 Adaptive Programing in 2021”, The International Journal of Screendance 15(1), 155-162. doi: https://doi.org/10.18061/screendance.7004
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