Sundance Film Festival
Park City, United States
100
Tier AOscarScreenings
Festival dossier
Third Coast Dance Film Festival
Reno, United States · Est. 2012 · Established legitimate festival with meaningful track record
Tier BTrusted
Reno, United States
65
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- No physical screenings
- 14 years of verifiable history
- 3 verified pro signals
Overview
The Third Coast Dance Film Festival celebrates the intersection of contemporary dance and the moving image with a screening series of short dance films. We seek work that reflect diversity in genre, form, and representation. The Third Coast Dance Film Festival is especially interested in low budget/high impact and female (trans, non binary, gender-fluid inclusive) driven work. The 2025 festival will premiere Reno, NV. A touring program of select films will follow. Films created in the past four years that are under 12 minutes in length (including credits) will be prioritized during curation.
Last updated Sep 27, 2026
Legitimacy Analysis
Positive Indicators (+30 pts)
- 14 years of verifiable history
- 3 verified pro signals
- Verified trusted status
- Legitimacy signals outweigh concerns (3 vs 1)
Red Flags (-15 pts)
- No physical screenings
Trust Signals
Positive Signals
- FilmFreeway Gold festival
- Documented history with archived programs
- Has FilmFreeway community ratings
Festival Details
Founded
2012
FilmFreeway communityGold festival
Avg. rating
3.8/ 5
Reviews
5
Synced 4 days ago
- Filmmaker
I was glad that my work was included in Third Coast, and enjoyed being in the line-up with other interesting work, which was not the usual suspects. Rosie and the Christian, the museum programs director, invited me to join in a conversation after, which enhanced greatly my experience of the online "networking" and "hospitality" necessitated by the pandemic.
- Filmmaker
Even though the festival was online because of pandemic reasons, the communication and care I felt by Third Coast Dance Film Festival was great. Very glad to having been a part of it!
- Filmmaker
Wonderful experience! Was so happy to be involved. Thank you.
- Filmmaker
Jennifer Scully-Thurston
- Filmmaker
Great experience all around. Would encourage anyone with a dance film to apply to Third Coast!
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