Dances With Films is an annual independent

Independent film

An independent film, or indie film, is a professional film production resulting in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system. In addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies, independent films are also produced...

 film festival

Film festival

A film festival is an organised, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theaters or screening venues, usually in a single locality. More and more often film festivals show part of their films to the public by adding outdoor movie screenings...

 located in Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...

. Taking place every year since 1998, the festival is dedicated to representing true independent cinema stipulating that all films entered into the festival competition have no known actors, directors, writers or producers connected to them. Programmes include a mix of feature length films, shorts, documentaries and animations.

Dances With Films alumni include Mark V. Olsen

Mark V. Olsen

Mark V. Olsen is a U.S. TV producer and screenwriter. He is the co-creator and executive producer of the HBO series Big Love along with writing and life partner Will Scheffer. In 2007, Olsen and Scheffer won a TV Writers Guild of America Award for the pilot and first episode of Big...

 and Will Scheffer

Will Scheffer

Will Scheffer is an American playwright and co-creator and executive producer of Big Love with longtime life-partner Mark V. Olsen.His writing credits include Big Love: In the Beginning, Ellis Island, Duck Town, Easter , In the Gloaming, The Pact and Citizen Baines.In 1997, Scheffer was honored...

, creators of the HBO TV series Big Love

Big Love

Big Love is an American television drama that aired on HBO between March 2006 and March 2011. The show is about a fictional fundamentalist Mormon family in Utah that practices polygamy...

, Dan Harris, screenwriter of X-Men 2

X-Men 2

X-Men 2 may refer to:* X2, a 2003 superhero film based on the fictional characters the X-Men* X-Men 2: Clone Wars, a video game released in 1995 by Sega of America for the Mega Drive/Genesis...

and Superman Returns

Superman Returns

Superman Returns is a 2006 superhero film directed by Bryan Singer. It is the fifth and final installment in the original Superman film series and serves as a alternate sequel to Superman and Superman II by ignoring the events of Superman III and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace .The film stars...

, director John Putch

John Putch

John Putch is an American actor, director and screenwriter. He is best known for his recurring role as Bob Morton on the 1980s sitcom One Day at a Time and as Sean Brody in the film Jaws 3-D.-Career:...

 of American Pie Presents: The Book of Love, and actress Kathryn Morris

Kathryn Morris

Kathryn Morris is an American actress, best known for her lead role as Detective Lilly Rush in the CBS series Cold Case.-Career:...

, star of the TV series Cold Case.

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