Feature: F-O-R-M Festival of Recorded Movement: Taking Time to Make Art that Lasts

Dance International Magazine

In an age of unending video content through Instagram, TikTok and ever-increasing streaming platforms, F-O-R-M (Festival of Recorded Movement) is carving out space for a slower, more refined approach to making film art. 

The annual international festival commissions youth (ages 15-25) and emerging artists (25+) to make short films over a five-month process, supporting them with an artist fee, workshops, and mentorship. The films are showcased at F-O-R-M on a variety of platforms — this year’s hybrid version includes the cinema at Simon Fraser University’s Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, outdoor public screens around Vancouver, online on Vimeo, and the festival website, with mini-commissions premiering on Instagram…