A celebration of the best in dance on film from around the world!
Join Miami Light Project for ScreenDance Miami Festival 2026!
Awarded Best Festival by Miami New Times, ScreenDance Miami returns with 24 films from six countries, including 18 open-call selections representing Florida, U.S., and world premieres, alongside six invited films. The 2026 program features 17 short films and three feature-length films, showcasing a wide range of choreographic voices and cinematic approaches to movement.
Held each January at venues across Miami, ScreenDance Miami offers film screenings, artist panels, and skill-building workshops that support both professionals working in the field and the continued development of dance created for the camera. Originally produced by Tigertail Productions, the festival is directed by Pioneer Winter and remains a vital platform for innovation at the intersection of dance and film.
Program Lineup:
January 21 • 7:30pm
Festival Kick-Off
at Miami Beach Bandshell
January 22 • 7pm
Miami Incubator Documentaries
at The Light Box at MTC
January 23 • 7pm
Films You Gotta See Big!
at New World Center’s Projection Wall at Soundscape Park
January 24 • 12pm & 5pm
2026 Official Selections
at Perez Art Museum Miami
January 29 • 10am
School Matinee & Dance Workshop
at Miami Theater Center
We are accessible and assistive listening devices are available. To request materials in accessible format and accommodation to attend an event, please contact Eventz Paul at 305.576.4350 or email us, at least five days in advance to initiate your request.
Eventz Paul is currently the Technical Director and Productions Manager at Miami Light Project. He has been a part of this organization since 2011. He participated in Miami Light Project’s first class of the Technical Fellowship Program held at The Light Box. He joined this program hoping to improve his existing theater skills. He received training from experts in the industry that mentored and further his theater technical skills. Now, he has successfully used his professional knowledge and has had the opportunity to work with various arts organizations and venues throughout Miami including Miami Theater Center, National Young Arts Foundation, the Colony Theatre and many more. He has become an instructor and conducts audiovisual classes to incoming technical fellows.
Beth Boone has been the Artistic & Executive Director of Miami Light Project since 1998, developing critically acclaimed artistic programs that have asserted the organization as one of the leading cultural institutions in South Florida. These programs include: the establishment of Here & Now, South Florida’s most respected commission and presenting program for community-based artists; premiere presentations of internationally acclaimed; pioneering historic international cultural exchange with Cuba; and the creation of The Light Box at Goldman Warehouse, a multi-use performance and visual art space in Miami’s Wynwood Arts District. She previously served as Associate Director of Development for Florida Grand Opera, Deputy Director for the Department of Cultural Affairs at Miami Dade Community College, Wolfson Campus, co-founded an Off Broadway theater company (New York Rep), and served for six years as a Program Associate in the Arts & Culture Program of the AT&T Foundation. She received a B.A. in Fine Arts from the College of Charleston in South Carolina, and a MFA in Theater Arts from Brandeis University in Boston, MA.