Choreoscope · Barcelona Dance Film Festival
Awards
The festival's awards since 2015, year by year. Each edition recognises the best international dance film, the audience's favourites and the people who have moved the language of the body on screen forward.
2026Best International Dance Short FilmField Recordings From Oblivion8 awards
Screendance Award
Scottish Ballet
Best International Dance Short Film
Field Recordings From Oblivion
- Direction and choreography
- Ferran Gordillo Palahí
Special Mention
Organising Principles of Experience
- Direction
- Gabriela Tropia
- Choreography
- MayaAI_V6
Special Mention
Bubbling Baby
- Direction
- Sharine Rijsenburg
Audience Award
Madame Booty Therapy
- Direction
- Lucca Fordham, Sabrina Argoub
- Choreography
- Maïmouna Coulibaly
Outstanding Achievement in Dance Film
Invisible People
- Direction
- Alisa Berger
Portrait of a Generation Award
Magyar Menyegző (Hungarian Wedding)
- Direction
- Káel Csaba
- Choreography
- Zoltán Zsuráfszky
Best Dance Sequence in a Series or Feature Film
Belén Martí Lluch
For La Bola Negra, La Mesías and Superstar
Jury 2026
Elisa Frasson
Researcher, curator and lecturer specialising in dance and dance film. She selects and programmes screenings and events for festivals and cultural institutions in Italy, the United Kingdom and Germany.
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Co-founder of lucia, the first Italian online magazine devoted to dance film, she has worked with festivals such as Lago Film Fest, Brindisi Performing Arts (Italy), Dance on Screen Film Festival (Austria) and Festival All'Improvviso (Italy), and recently co-curated the Tidal Bodies selection for Festival a Piede Libero (Italy).
She regularly sits on international juries, including the Premio Roma Danza (dance film section), and writes articles and reviews for The International Journal of Screendance and Dance Context Webzine.
Valentina Moar
Dance film curator, artistic director and founder of the International Dance On Screen Film Festival in Graz, a key reference for dance film in Austria, which celebrated its tenth edition in 2025.
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She curates dance film programmes for many festivals, including the International Solo Tanz Theater Festival in Stuttgart, Tanzhafen Festival in Linz and Tanz Karlsruhe Festival. She chairs and sits on juries of several international competitions, including the Premio Roma Danza of the National Dance Academy. Alongside her curatorial work, she is a choreographer and dancer.
In 2012 she founded her own company in Graz, where she has created more than twenty choreographic works and dance films, mostly with an interactive and interdisciplinary approach. She has performed at the Venice Dance Biennale, VivaDança Internacional (Brazil), Asphalt Festival in Düsseldorf and the Zurich Opera, and has danced with Benoît Lachambre, Carolyn Carlson, Ismael Ivo, Susanne Linke, Roberto Castello and Abbondanza/Bertoni.
Her most recent work is the multimedia installation Oltre il velo / Beyond the Veil, commissioned by Teatro alla Scala in Milan and shown at its museum in 2025. She is currently choreographer and performer in a multidisciplinary project by Cittadellarte – Fondazione Pistoletto.
Niccolò Montanari
Public relations expert and festival strategist known for his pioneering contributions to the creative industry. Co-founder of the Berlin Fashion Film Festival in 2012.
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In 2016 he founded MontanariPR, offering specialised public relations for film directors, production companies and brands, with a focus on distribution through film festivals, commercial awards, magazines and online platforms.
In 2022 he launched Curation Hour, an online platform he runs personally, showcasing cutting-edge audiovisual work in fashion, design, music, dance, art, lifestyle and contemporary culture.
2025Best International Dance Short FilmBenin Did Not Die She Sends Her Regards · And Me, I'm Dancing Too7 awards
Screendance Award
Mouvement Perpétuel
Best International Dance Short Film · ex aequo
Benin Did Not Die She Sends Her Regards
- Direction
- David Osaodion Odiase, Prince Uhunoma Charles
- Choreography
- Angela Okolo
Best International Dance Short Film · ex aequo
And Me, I'm Dancing Too
- Direction
- Mohammad Valizadegan
- Choreography
- Hadis Nazari
Audience Award
Edge
- Direction
- Abel Moreno
- Choreography
- Angelina Andryushyna, Akira Yoshida Michel
Outstanding Achievement in Dance Film
Rough Stage
- Direction
- Toomas Järvet
- Choreography
- Maher Shawamreh
Portrait of a Generation Award
Last Dance at the Sundance Stompede
- Direction
- Graham Clayton-Chance
Best Dance Sequence in a Series or Feature Film
Sirât. Trance en el desierto
- Direction
- Oliver Laxe
- Choreography
- Kynsie Serre
Jury 2025
- Tuixén BenetChoreographer and film director
- Regina LissowskaCurator, film programmer and producer · Shortwaves Festival, Polish Dance Theatre
- Andreina AveledoAssistant Director of Programming · Le Festival International du Film sur l'Art de Montréal (FIFA)
2024Best International Dance Short FilmShame8 awards
Honorary Award 2023–2024
Douglas Rosenberg
Best International Dance Short Film
Shame
- Direction and choreography
- Hadi Moussally
Special Mention of the Jury
They Saw the Sun First
- Direction
- Stefan Hunt
- Choreography
- Vanessa Marian
Special Mention of the Jury
A Bird Called Memory
- Direction
- Leonardo Martinelli
- Choreography
- Soraya Bastos
Audience Award
Dark Field Analysis
- Direction
- Jefta Van Dinther, Max Vitali
- Choreography
- Jefta Van Dinther
Outstanding Achievement in Dance Film
Once Again (For the Very First Time)
- Direction
- Boaz Yakin
- Choreography
- Rennie Harris
Portrait of a Generation Award
Migrants
- Direction and choreography
- Masoud Ahmadi
Best Dance Sequence in a Series or Feature Film
Un amor
- Direction
- Isabel Coixet
- Choreography
- Nekane García
Jury 2024
- Kati KallioDance filmmaker and curator, Helsinki · former artistic director of Loikka Dance Film Festival
- Douglas RosenbergArtist and theorist · founding editor of The International Journal of Screendance
- Gitta WigroDance film programmer, London · MA in Videodance, London Contemporary Dance School
2023Best International Dance Short FilmBeyond the Off Screen (Au-delà du hors-champ)8 awards
Honorary Award 2023–2024
Douglas Rosenberg
Best International Dance Short Film
Beyond the Off Screen (Au-delà du hors-champ)
- Direction
- Axel Robin
- Choreography
- Laurence Wells
Special Mention
Afflatus
- Direction and choreography
- Ying Jin Yu
Special Mention
Clepsydra
- Direction
- Victoria Beate Wælgaard
- Choreography
- Hanne Elisabeth Svenning, Erlend Auestad Danielsen
Audience Award
Tank Fairy
- Direction
- Erich Rettstadt
- Choreography
- Akuma Diva Xtravaganza
Outstanding Achievement in Dance Film
Romance
- Direction
- Samantha Shay
- Choreography
- Samantha Shay and the cast
Portrait of a Generation Award
Third Act
- Direction
- Lotte Stoops, Mieke Struyve
- Choreography
- Peeping Tom
Best Dance Sequence in a Series or Feature Film
La Ruta (T1, ep. 6)
- Created by
- Borja Soler, Roberto Martín Maiztegui
- Choreography
- Josefina Gorostiza, Alex Rubio
Jury 2023
- Philip SzporerFilmmaker, writer and lecturer, Montreal · co-founder of Mouvement Perpétuel
- Marites CarinoDance filmmaker, Montreal
- Julieta Gascón (Gasroc) and José Puchades (Putxa)Founders of the company Zero en Conducta
- Mercedes L. CaballeroDance journalist
2022Best International Dance Short FilmAnima Animae Animam8 awards
Honorary Award
Katrina McPherson
Best International Dance Short Film
Anima Animae Animam
- Direction
- Julieta Gasroc, José (Putxa) Puchades Martínez
- Choreography
- Collective
Special Mention
Go Around
- Direction and choreography
- Zoo-Zoo
Special Mention
Prendre le nord (Due North)
- Direction and choreography
- Chantal Caron
Audience Award
Bailar la locura
- Direction
- Marta Espar, Maiol Virgili
- Choreography
- Claudia Gómez, Amaiur Luluaga, Montse Álvarez
Outstanding Achievement in Dance Film
Coppelia
- Direction
- Jeff Tudor, Steven De Beul, Ben Tesseur
- Choreography
- Ted Brandsen
Portrait of a Generation Award
Uprooted
- Direction
- Khadifa Wong
- Choreography
- Zak Nemorin
Best Dance Sequence in a Series or Film Opening
After Yang
- Choreography
- Celia Rowlson-Hall
Nominees: Pachinko, Severance, Peacemaker and Beastars
Jury 2022
Best Short Film
- Clare SchweitzerProgrammer at Dance Film SF and videographer, San Francisco
- Andreas HannesChoreographer and programmer at Cinedans festival, Amsterdam
- Thomas CorriveauVisual artist and animation filmmaker, Montreal
- Pedro Sena NunesDirector and programmer · artistic director of Vo'Arte, Lisbon
Dance Sequence in an Opening
- Gitta WigroDance film programmer, London · MA in Videodance, London Contemporary Dance School
- David MatamorosFilm producer
- Caroline PopeChoreographer and movement director for film and television
2021Best International Dance Short FilmThey Dance With Their Heads8 awards
Honorary Award
Wim Vandekeybus
Best International Dance Short Film
They Dance With Their Heads
- Direction and choreography
- Thomas Corriveau
Special Mention
Before We Collide
- Direction and choreography
- Guy Gooch, Gregor Petrikovic
Special Mention
Erêkauã
- Direction
- Paulo Accioly
- Choreography
- Ernane Ferreira
Audience Award
Abbiosis
- Direction and choreography
- Lucía García
Outstanding Achievement in Dance Film
Romeo y Julieta: Beyond Words
- Direction
- Michael Nunn, William Trevitt
- Choreography
- Sir Kenneth MacMillan
Portrait of a Generation Award
Malditos
- Direction
- Elena Goatelli, Ángel Esteban
- Choreography
- Malditos Company
Best Dance Sequence in a Series or Feature Film
Giri/Haji (T1, ep. 8)
- Direction
- Julian Farino
- Choreography
- Liam Steel
Nominees: Joker, Climax, I'm Thinking of Ending Things and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Jury 2021
Best Short Film
- Laida AldazMultidisciplinary artist · co-director of Zinetika Festival
- Andy WoodCamera operator and dance filmmaker · programmer at Leeds International Film Festival
- Ágota HarmatiDirector of dance film festivals in Cologne and Palma
Dance Sequence in a Series or Feature Film
- Gitta WigroDance film programmer, London · MA in Videodance, London Contemporary Dance School
- David MatamorosFilm producer
- Celia Rowlson-HallDirector and choreographer
2020Best International Dance Short FilmHofesh Shechter's Clowns8 awards
Honorary Award
Şafak Türkel (1981–2019)
Best International Dance Short Film
Hofesh Shechter's Clowns
- Direction and choreography
- Hofesh Shechter
Special Mention
Tarikat
- Direction
- Jasmijn Schrofer
- Choreography
- Sufi tradition
Special Mention
T.I.A. This is Africa
- Direction
- Matthieu Maunier-Rossi
- Choreography
- Aïpeur Foundou
Audience Award
En mis zapatos
- Direction
- Oriol Martín Gual
- Choreography
- Clara Higueras
Outstanding Achievement in Dance Film
Aviva
- Direction
- Boaz Yakin
- Choreography
- Bobbi Jene Smith, Or Schraiber
Outstanding Achievement in Dance Film
Tuixén Benet
Portrait of a Generation Award
The Euphoria of Being
- Direction and choreography
- Réka Szabó
Jury 2020
- Cristian SalomoniNon-verbal communication expert
- Daphne LuckerDirector and photographer, Amsterdam
- Lali AyguadéDancer and choreographer · Choreoscope's godmother
2019Best International Dance Short FilmReach · Sisters7 awards
Honorary Award
Núria Olivé Bellés
Best International Dance Short Film · ex aequo
Reach
- Direction
- Billy Boyd Cape
- Choreography
- Botis Seva
Best International Dance Short Film · ex aequo
Sisters
- Direction
- Daphne Lucker
- Choreography
- Emma Evelein
Audience Award
Traces
- Direction
- Alex Murrull
- Choreography
- María Rovira
Audience Award
Tremble
- Direction and choreography
- Jessica Wright, Morgann Runacre-Temple
Outstanding Achievement in Dance Film
Somos Calentura
- Direction
- Jorge Navas
- Choreography
- Julio Valencia, Rafael Palacios
Portrait of a Generation Award
De rodillas corazón
- Direction
- Susanna Barranco
- Choreography
- Sol Picó
Jury 2019
- Virginia GarcíaCo-director of La Intrusa · Spanish National Dance Award 2015
- Damián MuñozCo-director of La Intrusa · Spanish National Dance Award 2015
- Marites CarinoDance filmmaker, Montreal
2018Best International Dance Short FilmOtherland7 awards
Honorary Award
Merce Cunningham Trust
Best International Dance Short Film
Otherland
- Direction
- Jan Pieter Tuinstra, Keren Levi
- Choreography
- Keren Levi
Honorary Mention of the Jury
Bailaora
- Direction
- Rubin Stein
- Choreography
- Ana Blanco de Córdova
Honorary Mention of the Jury
Vanitas
- Direction
- Vinícius Cardoso
- Choreography
- Samuel Kavalerski
Audience Award
The Last Resort
- Direction and choreography
- Jessica Wright, Morgann Runacre-Temple
Outstanding Achievement in Dance Film
The Ferryman
- Direction
- Gilles Delmas
- Choreography
- Damien Jalet
Portrait of a Generation Award
Danseur
- Direction
- Scott K. Gormley
- Choreography
- Various artists
Jury 2018
- Armando RotondiPerforming arts scholar and researcher · Institute of Arts Barcelona
- Jennifer BlakeDancer, choreographer and educator · Institute of Arts Barcelona
- Alex MurrullDirector of the Barcelona Film and Series Fair
2017Best International Dance Short FilmAmani6 awards
Honorary Award
Clara van Gool
Best International Dance Short Film
Amani
- Direction and choreography
- Noemi Pérez
Honorary Mention
In the Castle of My Skin
- Direction
- Lebogang Rasethaba
- Choreography
- Jarrel Mathebula
Best International Short Dance Documentary
For a Moment
- Direction
- Clémence Poésy
- Choreography
- Students of the Paris Opera
Audience Award
Curing Albrecht
- Direction and choreography
- Jessica Wright, Morgann Runacre-Temple
Outstanding Achievement in Dance Film
MA
- Direction and choreography
- Celia Rowlson-Hall
Jury 2017
Fiction
- Omar KhanDance journalist and critic · founder of SusyQ
- Bárbara Ros DíazChoreographer, performer and dance teacher
- Eneko LorenteLecturer in Audiovisual Communication, UPV/EHU
Documentary
- Valérie DelpierreProducer · Inicia Films, president of PRO-DOCS
- Manu BenaventeDirector and producer
- Laura ColladoExecutive producer · Trueday Films
2016Best International Dance Short FilmThe Missing Part8 awards
Honorary Award
Lloyd Newson (DV8 Physical Theatre)
Best Action Sequence Choreography Lifetime Award
Alberto Gadea
Best International Dance Short Film
The Missing Part
- Direction
- Salvador Sunyer, Baró d'Evel
- Choreography
- Baró d'Evel
Special Mention
Ossa
- Direction
- Dario Imbrogno
Audience Award
Reborn
- Direction
- Andrew Margetson
- Choreography
- Alastair Marriott
Outstanding Achievement in Dance Film
Timecode
- Direction
- Juanjo Giménez
- Choreography
- Lali Ayguadé, Nicolas Ricchini
Portrait of a Generation Award
Les Bosquets
- Direction
- JR
- Choreography
- JR; additional: Lil Buck, Peter Martins
Young Talents of Catalonia Award
No Room for Doubt
Jury 2016
- Mercedes L. CaballeroDance journalist
- Jordi CortésChoreographer · director of Alta Realitat
- Maria MolinsActress · Gaudí Award winner
2015Best International Dance Short FilmMove Away: The Last Breath of Love · Alkaline6 awards
Best International Dance Short Film · ex aequo
Move Away: The Last Breath of Love
- Direction
- Ch Martínez
- Choreography
- Pere Joseph Vilaplana, Maria de Acha
Best International Dance Short Film · ex aequo
Alkaline
- Direction
- Julie Gratz
- Choreography
- Adrian Causing
Best Short Dance Documentary
The Area
- Direction
- Ríonach Ní Néill, Joe Lee
- Choreography
- Ríonach Ní Néill
Audience Award
Chest
- Direction and choreography
- Nønne Mai Svalholm
Outstanding Achievement in Dance Film
Symmetry
- Direction
- Ruben van Leer
- Choreography
- Lukáš Timulak · soprano: Claron McFadden
Young Talents of Catalonia Award · 1st edition
Mi gran partido
- Direction
- Ana Arjol, Carlota Serarols
- Choreography
- Gerard López
Jury 2015
Official Selection
- Sol PicóChoreographer and dancer · Sol Picó Cia.
- Juan Pedro OrtegaFilm and TV director, screenwriter and producer
Documentary
- Valérie DelpierreProducer · Inicia Films, president of PRO-DOCS
- Manu BenaventeDirector and producer
- Laura ColladoExecutive producer · Trueday Films
The 2013 and 2014 editions were dance film showcases without awards.
