Dream Futures: Screendance Now

Come together to celebrate and send off the Festival in style with larger than life bodies and ideas, splashed across the iconic Academy Cinemas screen.

Co-curated with Dance (Lens) — Australia’s premier platform for screendance — Dreaming Tomorrow: Screendance Now is a collection of the best dance films from Aotearoa and beyond.

Including the ‘Hi-Fi’ winner of the Dance on Screen Film Competition at Pōneke Dance Festival 2026, Other Than Yourself by Threading Frames, with more to be announced.