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PREHEAT

PREHEAT is a small screendance festival in Austin, founded in 2022 in a backyard, that shows short films merging choreography and cinematography and gives priority to BIPOC and queer makers. Films must be under 10 minutes, and artists who do not think of themselves as dance filmmakers are encouraged to submit. Recent editions have been one-night events at Hyperreal Film Club: a sold-out third year on March 8, 2025 and a fourth year on August 29, 2026 with two film blocks, a live halftime performance and a filmmaker Q&A. Selected artists receive a small stipend supported by City of Austin cultural arts funding.

Festival · Austin · Since 2022 · Active

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Hyperreal Film Club
PREHEAT festival directorial team (Oddalys Salcido, Celeste Camfield)
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Categories
Screendance / dance films under 10 minutes (student films accepted)
Prizes
Selected artists receive a small stipend (City of Austin cultural arts funding).

Notable

Fourth year: Saturday, August 29, 2026 at Hyperreal Film Club, two film blocks with a live halftime performance and filmmaker Q&A; began in a backyard in 2022 ↗︎
Third year: Saturday, March 8, 2025 at Hyperreal Film Club (sold out); prioritizes BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and disabled creatives; stipends funded by the City of Austin cultural arts program ↗︎
Founded in Austin in 2022; films must be under 10 minutes ('no longer than the time it takes to preheat an oven'); listed as running 4 years ↗︎
Sources
  1. PREHEAT Hyperreal Film Club
  2. PREHEAT FEST at Hyperreal Film Club Hyperreal Film Club
  3. PREHEAT FilmFreeway

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