Lens Dans FestIval (4)

Festival start: 12 November 2026      Festival end: 29 November 2026

Lens Dans is a Video Dance Festival dedicated to promoting, cultivating, and celebrating video dance projects created by artists from diverse disciplines and backgrounds.



Lens Dans brings together screenings of selected video dance projects from our open call, live performances, workshops, conferences, open mics… AND MUCH MORE!



The first edition took place at La Vallée in Brussels on 11, 12, and 13 June 2021, becoming one of the first cultural events to take place after lockdown. Since then, Lens Dans has continued to grow, with three more editions held across Brussels and Barcelona!

For our 4th edition we are coming back to Barcelona, Spain from November 12-14th, 2026 and Brussels, Belgium on the 28th of November!



This year, we are launching OPEN CALLS for VIDEO DANCE and LIVE PERFORMANCE projects. The festival will feature selected film screenings, live performances, music, creative exchanges, conferences, and more.


APPLY and COME JOIN US for Lens Dans 2026!


For our guidelines and more information about how to register and submit your video dance projects, please visit our website: www.lensdansfest.com
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Facebook: Lens Dans Festival

First Prize:

Economic endowment: : to be specified in accordance with the 2026 public subsidies.*

Diploma from the festival.

Sharing the piece on the social media and networks of the Festival and its sponsors.

Visibility in the next event in Brussels (dates to be confirmed)*

Visibility on the following spaces and festivals (and possibly more to be confirmed):

· El Festival Arteria (https://www.arteriatortosa.com/) commits to screening the winning short films from Lens Dans 2026 at its subsequent 2027 edition.

· Chorescope Barcelona Dance Film Festival (https://www.choreoscope.com/en/ ) will include in its 2025 programming the winning films of Lens Dans 2024.

· The Yucatán Escénica Festival / Espacio Art Gallery: Efimero, Arte en Tránsito (https://www.festivalyucatanescenica.com/ ) commits to screening the winning short films from Lens Dans 2026 on an LED screen installed continuously throughout the festival during its upcoming edition, taking place from November 7 to 14, 2026.

· The Athens Video Dance Project (https://www.athensvideodanceproject.gr/ ) will include the winning short films from Lens Dans 2026 in the program of its upcoming edition, scheduled for December 19–22, 2026.

· The SOLOCOREOGRAFICO International SOLO Dance Festival / La Danza in un Minuto Festival—a project by CORPI, Turin, Italy (https://www.solocoreografico.com/ )—will include the winning short films from Lens Dans 2026 in the program of its upcoming edition.

· Yucatán Escénica Festival / Espacio Art Gallery: Efimero, arte en tránsito, undertakes to screen the winners of Lens Dans 2024 in the next edition/event (dates to be confirmed) during 2025.

· As part of a collaborative exchange, the DVDanza Habana Movimiento y Ciudad Festival (https://www.facebook.com/DVDanzaHabanaFestival/ ) will screen the winning works from Lens Dans 2026 at its upcoming edition (dates to be confirmed).

· The LAGO FILM FESTIVAL (https://www.lagofest.org/homepage/?lang=en ), through the Moving Bodies curatorial team, will include one of the winning short films (to be determined) in the program for its upcoming festival, taking place in July 2027 in Revine Lago, Italy, taking into account the duration and theme of the overall program.

· The Argentine magazine Mariné (https://www.revistamarine.com/?srsltid=AU7gw4XbQb1zWZT4EqcnQMHgwpLdOhTC2lhrFlfq-15VrteYEGSMkflT ) will feature the winning projects from the 4th edition of the Lens Dans festival at its upcoming event and the 2026 Mariné Arts Festival, and will also promote them online.


Second Prize:
Economic endowment: to be specified in accordance with the 2026 public subsidies.*

Diploma from the festival.

Sharing the piece on the social media and networks of the Festival and its sponsors.

Visibility in the next event in Brussels (dates to be confirmed)*

Visibility on the following spaces and festivals (and possibly more to be confirmed):

· El Festival Arteria (https://www.arteriatortosa.com/) commits to screening the winning short films from Lens Dans 2026 at its subsequent 2027 edition.

· Chorescope Barcelona Dance Film Festival (https://www.choreoscope.com/en/ ) will include in its 2025 programming the winning films of Lens Dans 2024.

· The Yucatán Escénica Festival / Espacio Art Gallery: Efimero, Arte en Tránsito (https://www.festivalyucatanescenica.com/ ) commits to screening the winning short films from Lens Dans 2026 on an LED screen installed continuously throughout the festival during its upcoming edition, taking place from November 7 to 14, 2026.

· The Athens Video Dance Project (https://www.athensvideodanceproject.gr/ ) will include the winning short films from Lens Dans 2026 in the program of its upcoming edition, scheduled for December 19–22, 2026.

· The SOLOCOREOGRAFICO International SOLO Dance Festival / La Danza in un Minuto Festival—a project by CORPI, Turin, Italy (https://www.solocoreografico.com/ )—will include the winning short films from Lens Dans 2026 in the program of its upcoming edition.

· Yucatán Escénica Festival / Espacio Art Gallery: Efimero, arte en tránsito, undertakes to screen the winners of Lens Dans 2024 in the next edition/event (dates to be confirmed) during 2025.

· As part of a collaborative exchange, the DVDanza Habana Movimiento y Ciudad Festival (https://www.facebook.com/DVDanzaHabanaFestival/ ) will screen the winning works from Lens Dans 2026 at its upcoming edition (dates to be confirmed).

· The LAGO FILM FESTIVAL (https://www.lagofest.org/homepage/?lang=en ), through the Moving Bodies curatorial team, will include one of the winning short films (to be determined) in the program for its upcoming festival, taking place in July 2027 in Revine Lago, Italy, taking into account the duration and theme of the overall program.

· The Argentine magazine Mariné (https://www.revistamarine.com/?srsltid=AU7gw4XbQb1zWZT4EqcnQMHgwpLdOhTC2lhrFlfq-15VrteYEGSMkflT ) will feature the winning projects from the 4th edition of the Lens Dans festival at its upcoming event and the 2026 Mariné Arts Festival, and will also promote them online.

Third Prize:
Economic endowment: to be specified in accordance with the 2026 public subsidies.*
Diploma from the festival.

Sharing the piece on the social media and networks of the Festival and its sponsors.
Visibility in the next event in Brussels (dates to be confirmed) .

Visibility on the following spaces and festivals (and possibly more to be confirmed):

· · El Festival Arteria (https://www.arteriatortosa.com/) commits to screening the winning short films from Lens Dans 2026 at its subsequent 2027 edition.

· Chorescope Barcelona Dance Film Festival (https://www.choreoscope.com/en/ ) will include in its 2025 programming the winning films of Lens Dans 2024.

· The Yucatán Escénica Festival / Espacio Art Gallery: Efimero, Arte en Tránsito (https://www.festivalyucatanescenica.com/ ) commits to screening the winning short films from Lens Dans 2026 on an LED screen installed continuously throughout the festival during its upcoming edition, taking place from November 7 to 14, 2026.

· The Athens Video Dance Project (https://www.athensvideodanceproject.gr/ ) will include the winning short films from Lens Dans 2026 in the program of its upcoming edition, scheduled for December 19–22, 2026.

· The SOLOCOREOGRAFICO International SOLO Dance Festival / La Danza in un Minuto Festival—a project by CORPI, Turin, Italy (https://www.solocoreografico.com/ )—will include the winning short films from Lens Dans 2026 in the program of its upcoming edition.

· Yucatán Escénica Festival / Espacio Art Gallery: Efimero, arte en tránsito, undertakes to screen the winners of Lens Dans 2024 in the next edition/event (dates to be confirmed) during 2025.

· As part of a collaborative exchange, the DVDanza Habana Movimiento y Ciudad Festival (https://www.facebook.com/DVDanzaHabanaFestival/ ) will screen the winning works from Lens Dans 2026 at its upcoming edition (dates to be confirmed).

· The LAGO FILM FESTIVAL (https://www.lagofest.org/homepage/?lang=en ), through the Moving Bodies curatorial team, will include one of the winning short films (to be determined) in the program for its upcoming festival, taking place in July 2027 in Revine Lago, Italy, taking into account the duration and theme of the overall program.

· The Argentine magazine Mariné (https://www.revistamarine.com/?srsltid=AU7gw4XbQb1zWZT4EqcnQMHgwpLdOhTC2lhrFlfq-15VrteYEGSMkflT ) will feature the winning projects from the 4th edition of the Lens Dans festival at its upcoming event and the 2026 Mariné Arts Festival, and will also promote them online.

There will be mention for the project of each category that the jury will find the most relevant.

Special Mention: the best in the category “Socially Involved Video Dance”:

Diploma from the festival.

Visibility provided at the next event in Brussels (dates to be confirmed).

Promotion of the piece in the media and social networks of the Festival and its sponsors.

Special Mention: the best in the category “Artistic Video Dance”:

Diploma from the festival.

Visibility provided at the next event in Brussels (dates to be confirmed).

Promotion of the piece in the media and social networks of the Festival and its sponsors.

Special Mention: best in the category “Documentary/ narrative of a Video Dance or Dance Project”:

Diploma from the festival.

Visibility provided at the next event in Brussels (dates to be confirmed).

Promotion of the piece in the media and social networks of the Festival and its sponsors.

Special Mention: for the best entry in the "Young Voices" category:

Festival diploma.
Visibility at the upcoming event in Brussels (dates to be confirmed).

Promotion of the piece across the media and social media channels of the Festival and its sponsors.

Each participant (individually or as a collective) may submit a maximum of one video dance piece for each established category. For this edition, there are three different categories:

o Artistic
o Documentary
o Social
o Young Voices

Registration for the Festival's video dance contest is completely free! It can be submitted individually or as a group (with all artists’ permission).

Registration for the Festival is free and will be completed by filling out the registration form on the following link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScMy5o_GXBQe8UQFmn6Ks6pvSRQMjPWraY
bcYVLqc7fO0891w/viewform?usp=sf_link

On this link you will find the form with all the information to fill in, the required documentation and the terms set by the Lens Dans Rules.


Candidates will have to fill in the registration form and send a WeTransfer link that contains the portfolio + the video dance file named as follows: project name_ artist/collective name of the artist/group of artists, in the case
presented in that contest.

Both the Video Dance open call will be open from September 23rd, 2026 until October 23rd, 2026.


Registered applications will be verified and accepted as long as they comply with the Rules.

At this point it is an indispensable condition for the evaluation of the project by the Jury. In the event of non-compliance with this condition, the submitted application will not be valid.

This festival is open to people from both the film industry and the dance world: dancers, choreographers, artists, and audiences interested in audiovisuals and/or dance in general, independent of their age, experience level, or studies.

Participation in the Festival implies the acceptance of all the Rules and Regulations.

Lens Dans encourages all peoples to apply- we strongly celebrate and support minorities in the arts field and create a safe and inclusive space for Womxn, LGBTQIA+, all nationalities, ethnicities, and more to contribute their works.