The Chicago Underground NFP exhibits the most genre-defying, groundbreaking, and unique films emerging from underground scenes via our yearly festival: the Chicago Underground Film Festival (CUFF). We welcome independent artists sidelined by the more typical, market-driven fests and champion their unconventional approach to form and subject matter - all while growing a diverse audience committed to supporting and embracing their work. As the longest-running underground film festival in the world, CUFF continues to be one of the most innovative and accessible platforms for those interested in making, experiencing, and discussing underground art. In addition to our screenings, we facilitate this through panel discussions, workshops, filmmaker Q&A’s, and nightly after-parties.
Chicago Underground Film Festival的外部链接
2558 W 16th Street
Stage 18
US，Illinois，Chicago，60608
The 32nd Annual Chicago Underground Film Festival will return on Wednesday, September 24 - Sunday, September 28, 2025. CUFF is made possible by the countless efforts of those involved.? We love our team and the underground community.? Considering supporting us this year at the link below. ??? https://lnkd.in/gWYc8Eej
Submissions have opened for the 32nd Annual Chicago Underground Film Festival. Link below to submit. https://lnkd.in/gh6GTyvR
Submissions are now open for the 32nd Annual Chicago Underground Film Festival. Super Earlybird deadline closes Wednesday, Dec. 18th 2024. ? Link in below to submit. https://lnkd.in/gh6GTyvR
The Chicago Underground Film Festival has received a CityArts program grant from the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE)! #DCASEgrants For the past 31 years, our festival has been programming the most genre-defying, groundbreaking, and provocative films emerging from independent artists around the world. CUFF's unique approach to running a festival has built an extremely diverse audience that adores the unconventional, the weird, and the underrepresented.? ? Thank you, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) for supporting our work; we look forward to continuing to curate otherworldly experiences through CUFF.? ?
#CUFF31 Grand Jury Award Winning Films Announcement ? ? NARRATIVE FEATURE - Head Over Heels by Nelke Mast ? DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - Just Above The Surface Of The Earth by Marianna Milhorat ? DOCUMENTARY SHORT - These Fucking Kids by Lucky Marvel ? NARRATIVE SHORT - Make Me A Pizza by Talia Shea Levin ? EXPERIMENTAL AWARD - Desert Cruising by Todd Verow, Charles Lum ? CHICAGO AWARD - Sing Our Song When The World Ends by Tanner D Masseth, Andrea Florens ? AUDIENCE AWARD - No One Asked You by Ruth Leitman
#CUFF31 Honorable Mentions ? ? The Rainbow Bridge by Dimitri Simakis ? Another Fuckin’ War by William Zimmer ? Welcome Space Brothers by Jodie Wille ? Musical Television by Jacob Gilbert Ciocci, David Andrew Wightman ? The Demoniacs by Scott Clifford Evans
?*:???CUFF31 FINAL DAY?*:???? ? Loves, it's our closing night. Starting things off at the Harper Theater. Our closing film will play at the Gene Siskel Film Center. Schedule below.? ? ? 12 PM - SHORTS 6? ? 12:30 PM - SHORTS 9? ? 1 PM - HEAD OVER HEELS? ? 2 PM - I SHOULD HAVE BEEN DEAD YEARS AGO? ? 2:30 PM - ARTISTS: DEPRESSION ANXIETY AND RAGE? ? 3 PM - SHORTS 4? ? 4 PM - SHORTS 11? ? 4:30 PM - GENERALIZED HOSPITALS? ? 5 PM - SLIDE? ? 7:30 PM - JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH? ? Link for tickets below.? https://lnkd.in/d5q7YxCa
Trying to solve life's most pressing questions comes with obstacles. Don't resort to anything but love and hugs. Especially tomorrow at the Harper Theater & Gene Siskel. Keep it cute.? ? Link in below for info and tickets. https://lnkd.in/d5q7YxCa
?*:???HOUSE TEKNO AFTER-PARTY?*:???? ? CUFF31 celebrates Chicago's House Music scene by immersing you in it with DJ sets from @djladyd, @misstwinkusa, and @trqpiteca (@laspacer and @cqqchifruit).? Beat us to the Archer Ballroom and have a good time.? ? ? $10-20 Advanced Tickets? ? Ages? 21+? ? Film Program @ 8PM? ? After-party @ 11PM? ? Archer Ballroom? ? DJ sets from DJ Lady D, Miss Twink USA, and Trqpiteca? ? Live projection mapping? ? Sponsored by PBR and @aerizusa. Cash bar.? ? Link below for tickets. https://lnkd.in/gxu-y2bn