Editor’s pick5 min read

14 / 07 / 2026BY KIRILL · SDTV FOUNDER

Every Summer in Rovinj: One Festival, One Media System

A decade of returning to the same festival, told through its aftermovie archive — and the five-step media system that keeps one weekend working after the floor goes quiet.

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Every Summer in Rovinj: One Festival, One Media System

Selected stories

Three stories to start with

A festival weekend, the rooms that keep a local scene alive, and the crew behind the footage.

Festival life

Stories5 min read

One Weekend, One City, One Dance Floor

What happens between Friday check-in and the last song on Sunday.

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Local scenes

Dance Culture5 min read

Salsa, Bachata and the Rooms That Never Sleep

How weekly dance nights keep a local scene alive between festivals.

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Behind the camera

Inside SDTV6 min read

Inside SDTV: How We Cover a Festival in 72 Hours

What it takes to film, edit, and publish festival coverage in 72 hours.

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The Five Minutes When the World Disappears

Seven of 862 coded signals from social dancers hit the top of our intensity scale — four of them are people describing happiness. What the great dance is made of, counted.

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The Soft No: How to Decline a Dance Without Blowing Up the Room

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How to Read a Festival Before You Book It

16 / 08 / 2026BY KIRILL KORSHIKOV

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From real festival floors

Reels from the festivals SDTV works with.

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Festivals

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Croatian Summer Salsa Festival 2026: Eight Days in Rovinj

The 22nd edition ran eight days, not a weekend. Here is the aftermovie in both formats, what a season of coverage actually produces, and an honest note about the part no film can hand you.

16 / 08 / 2026BY KIRILL · SDTV FOUNDER

16 / 08 / 2026BY KIRILL KORSHIKOV

How to Read a Festival Before You Book It

16 / 08 / 2026BY KIRILL · SDTV FOUNDER

Riviera Latin Fest 2026: Mandelieu, in Motion

15 / 07 / 2026BY KIRILL · SDTV FOUNDER

Benidorm Beach Festival: A Weekend That Travelled to 13.2M

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Stories

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The Moment You Become a Dancer

It is never the first class. It is one song, one night, usually one generous stranger — and almost every dancer can name theirs.

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The Five Minutes When the World Disappears

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One Weekend, One City, One Dance Floor

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The Airport Goodbye Every Dancer Knows

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Dance Culture

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Festival Etiquette: The Unwritten Rules of the Social Floor

Nobody hands you the rulebook at check-in. Here it is anyway — the floor culture that keeps a thousand strangers dancing.

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The Soft No: How to Decline a Dance Without Blowing Up the Room

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Salsa, Bachata and the Rooms That Never Sleep

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Everyone on the Floor Is Talking. Nobody Said a Word.

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Inside SDTV

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Why the Best Festivals Don't Post All Their Photos at Once

Festival photos are not an archive. Released with intent, they become a campaign that holds attention, turns dancers into ambassadors, and helps build momentum for the next edition.

15 / 07 / 2026BY KIRILL · SDTV FOUNDER

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