The Manifest Dance-Film Festival is an annual international film festival launched in India in 2022, dedicated to showcasing and promoting the trans-disciplinary art of dance-film, where movement and rhythm drive the narrative rather than dialogue. Hosted by AuroApaar, a dance-film collective, it aims to explore dance as a primary narrative tool and provides a platform for contemporary international dance films, with a special focus on works from the Global South and heritage Asian forms. The festival features screenings, talks, interviews, and panel discussions, and also includes the Manifest Dance-Film Incubator, which supports the development of new dance-film projects.