Call for Short Films 2025
MillO Dance Projects is looking for short films created by Toronto-based artists to be screened at Nightfall 2025, taking place in autumn 2025 in Toronto. The application deadline is 11:59 p.m. EST on Sunday, January 19, 2025. Successful applicants will be notified by 11:59 p.m. EST on Monday, January 27, 2025. Selected films will receive a single screening fee in accordance with The Independent Media Arts Alliance (IMAA) recommended rates for 2025.
What is Nightfall?
Nightfall is a curated short film screening series showcasing films that explore movement. We aim to highlight exceptional short films while fostering a vibrant space for local film professionals, dance filmmakers, and audiences to build meaningful connections.
Movement can take many forms, from physical motion and dance to camera movement, abstract expressions of energy, time, or emotion. Nightfall welcomes films that creatively explore and interpret movement in all its dimensions.
More info HERE
“Act II” is premiering at Night/Shift, co-presented with Fall for Dance North
MDP’s new work Act II, choreographed by Jarkko Mandelin will be premiering at Night/Shift in October!
Night Shift is an exciting annual series produced by Citadel + Compagnie and co-presented with Fall for Dance North, celebrating the many dance forms explored and practiced by Ontario-based movement makers. 2023 edition features 3 distinct programmes with 9 unique performances, accessed through a global livestream event.
(Information from Fall For Dance North and Citadel + Compagnie's website)
8-Count by Fall For Dance North (2023)
We are honoured to announce that we are part of 8-Count by Fall For Dance North
8-COUNT will premiere with two live screenings followed by an artist chat with select creators, on Wednesday Sep 27 at 7:30 PM at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema and Thursday Sep 28 at 7:30 PM at Sandra Faire and Ivan Fecan Theatre at York University.
(Information from Fall For Dance North's website)
dance: made in canada/fait au canada (d:mic/fac)
Come check it out! Lucid Space will be part of dance: made in canada's screening program this year!
This year’s d:mic film program shines like a diamond, refracting and re-directing light into the deepest recesses of the human heart. From an insightful documentary portrait of Montreal’s queen of African dance, Zab Maboungou to sci-fi-inspired fantasies and experiments grounded in nature, this selection of works honors the past and looks to the future with hope and high spirits. We think you’ll enjoy the scope and beauty of this collection over six programs, both live and online.
(Information from dance: made in canada/fait au canada's website)
“In between, nothing” - Choreographed by MDP
Supported by the Ontario Arts Council, MillO Dance Projects has completed Phase 1 of the research/creation for 'In between, nothing' (working title), a new contemporary duet choreographed and performed by Mio Sakamoto and Geanderson Mello, with guidance from Irma Villafuerte, mentor/dramaturg. Through this work, we aim to highlight and celebrate the resilience and strength that emerge after challenging events in life.
“How We Are Together” - Choreographed by Susie Burpee
Supported by Toronto Arts Council, we are in process of a new contemporary duet “How We Are Together”.Choreographed by Susie Burpee in collaboration with Diana Tso as an outside eye, this work merges dance and theatre, harnessing the relationship between Mio and Geanderson as the source of choreography. This project was initiated by Geanderson Mello in order to delve deeper into his curiosity about interweaving theatre into dance.
(Photo by Alli Carry)
“Act II” - Choreographed by Jarkko Mandelin
For the past 2 years, we have been creating works that are inspired by the familial connection between the two of us. Supported by the Toronto Arts Council, we have embarked on the creation of “Act II”.Choreographed by Jarkko Mandelin in collaboration with Oskari Turpeinen as assistant choreographer, and Gregory Harrison as composer, this work explores how to stay under gaze without feeling pressure to act or change our natural and own way of being.
Lucid Space, premiered on April 10th!
Lucid Space explores the power of dreams to free us from the confines imposed on us by society. The film follows a woman as she encounters misogyny and mundanity in her day-to-day life. In the mirror she sees only distortions of her true self - reflected back at her are all the labels that have been thrust upon her by others. One day, she visits a strange place in her dreams and begins to regain control of her life.
Concept, Direction, Choreography:
Geanderson Mello, Mio Sakamoto
Performer: Mio Sakamoto
Mentors: Kristian Fourier, Beata Rasitsan
Cinematographer & Editor: Justin Kielly
Assistant Camera: Deep Patel,
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Music: Edgardo Moreno, Andreas Dahlback
Music Editor: Mathias Auffray
Costume Providers: Sierah Grant, Dana Kilodzy
Location Providers: Jonathan McMahon, Nick Sheehan
Photo Credit: Countless635
