The Boston Underground Film Festival began in 1999 as an all-night program of short films at the Revolving Museum in Boston. Although the Revolving Museum has moved out of the city, BUFF continued on as an ever-changing, ever-evolving event that has kept Boston to pace with the cutting edge of independent cinema. Since the first BUFF, our venues have been scattered among some non-traditional venues as well as the best cinemas in town such as the Arlington Regent, the historic Somerville Theatre, the now defunct Allston Underground Cinema and the legendary Brattle Theatre.The most significant BUFF tradition began during our 2000 festival, where Bacchus, the demonic bunny trophy on a vibrating pedestal became our offical award and has since become an icon of the festival.BUFF is proud to have been the first venue in the Boston area to have screened such brillant films as Ben Coccio’s ZERO DAY, Gaspar Noe’s I STAND ALONE, Noam Gonick’s STRYKER, and in 2005 presented the 30th anniversary (and maybe the last)screening of Curt McDowell’s underground classic THUNDERCRACK!Our 2006 Festival featured the local premieres of Ann Marie Fleming’s THE FRENCH GUY, Bret Wood’s PSYCHOPATHIA SEXUALIS (World Premiere) and Graeme Whifler’s NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH among others. Each of these filmmakers were in attendance.BUFF most recently worked with Boston band THE DRESDEN DOLLS to assist with Amanda Palmer’s traveling film series FUCK THE BACK ROW. Curators Michael Pope and BriAnna Olsen turned to the BUFF archives to round out the program, which prominently featured many selections from our 2006 festival and earlier. Notable guests of BUFF include: Bill Plympton (2003) George A. Romero (2004) Douglas Buck (2005) Lloyd Kaufman (2006) Angela Bettis, Lucky McKee (2007)
Boston Underground Film Festival's Interests
General
BUFF seeks the best in provocative and experimental features, shorts, animation, music videos and documentaries; particularly, the festival is looking for the alternative, the confrontational, the political and the controversial, films that explore musical components, topics and themes. The Boston Underground Film Festival seeks films that celebrate the alternative vision and sound, offering a platform that encourages new ideas and pushes the envelope in style and content.
Movies
We're all about movies. Scary movies, sick movies, animated movies, etc. Specifically movies that will NEVER see a multiplex.
Small Gauge Trauma Mitch Davis from the Fantasia Film Festival will be on hand to present a collection of shorts from his Small Gauge Trauma program. A DVD compilation from this program (not the same as the shorts screening at this years festival) can be purchased at www.synapse-films.com. EVERYONE SHOULD OWN THIS DVD!!
About me: The Boston Underground Film Festival (B.U.F.F.) is an annual festival committed to the celebration of alternative vision and cultivation of independent, provocative and experimental filmmaking.
By featuring work that pushes the envelope in form, style and content, B.U.F.F. seeks to be a platform for the screening of new work and a forum for the exchange of ideas amongst filmmakers, curators and audiences.
The Boston Underground Film Festival announces its twelfth annual competition, celebrating bizarre, insane film/video artists. The festival will be held March 25-April 1, 2010 and will include the best in provocative and experimental features, shorts, animation, music videos, and documentaries.
The festival seeks the alternative, the confrontational, the political and the controversial.
Submission Deadline: November 27, 2009
This festival is a participant in the Without a Box festival submission system. If you'd like to submit your film, click the link below.
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it's been raining here all day in timperley,... and i've got to go and do the shopping for my mum ! what's the weather like round your way this wednesday ???
We're showing the movie at Coolidge Corner on May 22nd. It's a Friday night at midnight so everybody should come on down for the world premiere of Lawson: White Heat!
I saw a little girl, after being disciplined, stick her tongue out at her Dad & later said "I wasn't sticking my tongue out at you, I was trying to lick my face. "
Thanks for the add!!! Hope to see you in Chicago. Full website up now!! . www.ultimatehorrorcon.com Please take a second and join our forums. Make yourself heard!!!