Australia/NZ 2006-2007 110mins
The finalists in the ReelDance Awards for new Australian and New Zealand dance on film. This selection of the best recent shorts by local performers, choreographers and filmmakers has been inspired by ancient architecture, the tensions between nature and technology, familial relationships, the mysteries of Eastern culture, the inner workings of the mind… and beef farming.

International 2002-2007 70mins
The very best dance-based music video clips from Germany’s MuVi at Oberhausen Film Festival, UK’s Antenna program and Australian independent productions that stretch the definition of music video. Includes music from Kings of Convenience, The Concretes, Architecture in Helsinki and Youth Group.

International 2001-2007 70mins
In this program of shorts celebrating the dancer next door, Russians celebrate swing styling, a Dutch boy spins across a field, Elvis’ spirit is summoned in the Preseli Hills of Wales, Coventry’s Kombat Breakers practice their moves, Hip hop erupts on the streets of Chennai and the quiet guy gets the girl. Includes the Oscar nominated short Tanghi Argentini.

International 2001-2007 45mins
Curated especially for children by ReelDance and Cinedans in Amsterdam. This truly international session presents films from India, the Netherlands, UK and New Zealand and features children dancing in diverse cultural settings.

Dir: Annette von Waggenheim
Germany 2006 45mins
Follows the career of Josephine Baker, the first female African-American star of the European stage, from music hall star to resistance fighter and racial discrimination activist. Includes excerpts from her famed screen performances.

Dir: Henry Chalfant
US 2006 55mins
Traces the cultural life of the Latino community in the South Bronx from the moment mambo burst onto the New York cultural scene in the forties to the birth of hip hop in the seventies. Features Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Charlie Chase and ‘Kid Freeze’ Moreno.

Cinetic is a collection of the best recent dance and movement-based films made by South Australian artists. The program features work by both independent artists (Kelly Alexander, Lachlan Tetlow-Stuart, Felecia Hick and others), and established practitioners such as Leigh Warren, offering an eclectic blend of films ranging from contemporary movement drama through to experimental and documentary. One of the highlights will be a live cinema performance of 3xperimentia (Amanda Philips) featuring an audio backdrop created and edited in real time, and 3D visuals on the big screen. 3D glasses provided! Don’t miss your opportunity to see the latest and greatest of local dance film work!

Titled Dancing with the Director, the forum examines the nature of cross-artform collaboration and presents strategies for new dance film projects to develop productively across both dance and film language. Speakers include the Reeldance Award winner Cordelia Beresford (Sydney), Sue Healey (Sydney), Tracie Mitchell (Melbourne) and a range of local dance filmmakers.

Dir: Thierry de Mey & William Forsythe
Belgium/Germany 2006 26mins
Considered one of Forsythe's major works in which the virtuosity of the performers rivals the ingenious complexity of the choreography.

Dir: Anne Linsel &  Pina Bausch
Germany 2006 45mins
An overview of the first lady of dance theatre spanning her early years, through to the development of a new theatre form consisting of dance, music and spoken word.

Dir: Alain Platel
Belgium 2006 55mins
Les Ballets C de la B celebrate their history in this groundbreaking approach to documentary filmmaking made on the occasion of their twentieth anniversary.

The MRC hosts a dedicated dance film workshop with renowned dance filmmaker Sue Healey. Offers a hands-on opportunity to examine dance movement from the perspective of the camera. For details of workshop content and costs please visit the MRC website www.mrc.org.au or contact the MRC on 8410 0979.