Dance Film SF (DFSF) and its core programs — the San Francisco Dance Film Festival (SFDFF) and its Co-Laboratory program (Co-Lab) — have established San Francisco as a center for dance film production and presentations. DFSF is the only Northern California platform providing both of these comprehensive services, and DFSF is a national resource for audiences and artists.

In 2010, dancer/filmmaker Greta Schoenberg established SFDFF to give the Bay Area a platform for the presentation and development of dance-based films. Now in its 14th year, SFDFF has become an internationally-recognized event that features 100+ dance films, including world premieres, U.S. premieres, west coast premieres, foreign films and Bay Area films. Festival programs include dance filmmaker forums, live dance performances, a gallery exhibition of experimental films, panel discussions, and the Co-Lab program.

In 2013, DFSF created the Co-Lab program to commission and produce new dance films­­. The Bay Area has renowned film and dance communities; however, SFDFF was receiving few local film submissions. In recognition of this need, DFSF created Co-Lab to pair local filmmakers and choreographers together to create new dance films. Co-Lab provides each team with the space, time and resources for creation, rehearsal, production and post-production. The final films premiere at SFDFF. Bay Area film submissions to SFDFF have nearly quintupled since the Co-Lab program’s launch.