The Calgary Underground Film Festival (CUFF) is a

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held annually in

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for 7 days at the downtown Globe Cinema.Madelaine Lapointe
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, June 10, 2020. Founded in 2003, Calgary Underground Film Festival is a not-for-profit organization screening films that defy convention. CUFF currently has two annual festivals. The main Calgary Underground Film Festival runs for 7 days in mid-April, while the CUFF.Docs International Documentary Festival is in November. They also showcase special event screenings throughout the year. CUFF introduces audiences to the people behind the lens by showcasing local and international indie filmmakers. It showcases a roster of films rarely seen in North American theatres, screening contemporary works in various categories (

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, documentary,

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, and shorts), and all genres ( horror,

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, and music-related films).

Festival awards

A panel of local and visiting industry professionals choose their top picks of the festival. Additionally, at each screening, CUFF audiences receive ballots to submit their own festival favourites. Audience Award * BEST FILM Jury Awards * BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE * BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE * BEST CANADIAN SHORT

12-Hour Halloween Movie Marathon

Since 2015, CUFF has presented an all-night Halloween Movie Marathon"All Night Fun with CUFF 12hr Marathon"
'' YYSCENE'', May 10, 2019. at The Globe Cinema in Calgary. The event runs from 7pm to 7am and includes a costume contest, a pizza party and free cereal for those who make it until the morning.

48-Hour Movie-Making Challenge

Until 2015, CUFF ran a 48-Hour Movie-Making Challenge that gave young and emerging filmmakers an opportunity to produce a

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in 48 hours. The completed shorts were to be shown at the following Calgary Underground Film Festival.

References

External links

CUFF Official Website
Film festivals in Calgary Underground film festivals {{Calgary-stub

Festival awards

12-Hour Halloween Movie Marathon

48-Hour Movie-Making Challenge

See also

References

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