19th Chicago Underground Film Festival
Deadline:
Tue Mar 01, 2011 12:00
Location:
Chicago,
Illinois
United States of America
United States of America
From Mike Everlith, Badlit.com: "Chicago Underground Film Festival, The reigning champion of all underground film festivals is still going strong as it nears in on two decades in operation. That’s right, the Chicago Underground Film Festival is now open for submissions for their 19th annual edition that will in Spring 2012.There’s a reason why CUFF has been so successful for so many years: The fierce dedication of festival Artistic Director Bryan Wendorf, who’s been running things since the very beginning. However, the truly astounding thing that Wendorf has done is that he’s allowed the fest to grow over the past 19 years.Since the fest abandoned its transgressive leanings many moons ago, CUFF has always allowed the notion of what an “underground film” is to grow and adapt. For that reason, it’s always difficult to pin down exactly what Wendorf and his crew are looking to program every year, but when they announce their annual lineup it always seems to make sense.What they program is a little different, off-beat in varying ways, still embracing a punk aesthetic, intelligent, sometimes smart-ass, sometimes raucous, experimental in concept although not always in form and always challenging. CUFF defines what it means to be “underground” without ever settling for a concrete definition. So, if you think your film embraces those same qualities, then submit" Experimental, narrative, documentary and genre-defying films and videos wanted!
Chicago Underground Film Festival
Deadline:
Tue Mar 15, 2011 00:00
Now in our 18th year, The Chicago Underground Film Festival exists to showcase the defiantly independent filmmaker. Our mission is to promote films and videos that experiment in form, technique, or content and to present adventurous works that challenge and transcend expectations...if you suspect your film is "underground," it probably is.
Founded in 1994, The Chicago Underground Film Festival is dedicated to the work of film and video makers with defiantly independent visions. Unlike many other "independent" film events our goal is not to imitate old guard, market-driven festivals such as Sundance. Instead we seek to create our own particular niche by presenting an accessible, user-friendly showcase for Avant-Garde and cult cinema. CUFF presents a wide range of work exploring the many definitions and interpretations of the concept of "underground". From alternative music films and political agitprop to high camp and formal experimentation. We like films that go beyond expectations and genre, films made with passion, obsession and drive. The Chicago Underground Film Festival is an official program of IFP/Chicago
Chicago Underground Film Festival
c/o
IFP/Chicago
PO Box 3065
Chicago IL 60654
U S A
Phone: (312)506-4699
info@cuff.org
http://www.cuff.org
Founded in 1994, The Chicago Underground Film Festival is dedicated to the work of film and video makers with defiantly independent visions. Unlike many other "independent" film events our goal is not to imitate old guard, market-driven festivals such as Sundance. Instead we seek to create our own particular niche by presenting an accessible, user-friendly showcase for Avant-Garde and cult cinema. CUFF presents a wide range of work exploring the many definitions and interpretations of the concept of "underground". From alternative music films and political agitprop to high camp and formal experimentation. We like films that go beyond expectations and genre, films made with passion, obsession and drive. The Chicago Underground Film Festival is an official program of IFP/Chicago
Chicago Underground Film Festival
c/o
IFP/Chicago
PO Box 3065
Chicago IL 60654
U S A
Phone: (312)506-4699
info@cuff.org
http://www.cuff.org
BLACK THORNS IN THE BLACK BOX
Deadline:
Sat Oct 01, 2011 21:50
Black Thorns in the Black Box
A film screening curated by Amelia Ishmael and Bryan
Wendorf to occur in conjunction with “Black Thorns in the
White Cube” an exhibition of Black Metal inspired art
Amelia Ishmael, curator of the
gallery exhibition “Black Thorns in the White Cube,”
and Bryan Wendorf, co-founder and programmer of the Chicago
Underground Film Festival, invite you to submit works for consideration
to “Black Thorns in the Black Box,” a screening of Black Metal inspired films to take place in conjunction with the “Black Thorns in the White Cube” exhibitions.
This screening will contribute to an international discourse currently occurring in Black Metal theory that examines the innovations and significance of contemporary Black Metal art, and offers an account of the critical disruptions taking place as this historical Norwegian musical subgenre transforms into a language of contemporary art. Practicing a transmodality between sound and vision, and pushing the limits of contemporary academic genres by definition, “Black Thorns in the Black Box” will feature a mutual blackening of art and metal.
Schedule
Entries will be accepted through October 1, 2011.
Artists will be notified of decisions by December 15, 2011.
To submit
DVD and blu-ray discs should be mailed to:
Black Thorns In The Black Box
c/o Amelia Ishmael
PO Box 559
Chicago,
IL 60690
Vimeo
and other streaming links should be emailed to bryan.wendorf@gmail.com
Please
be sure that all materials are clearly labeled with the title of the work,
creators name and contact information. Submission materials will not be
returned.
Questions
regarding the film portion of the exhibition should be sent to Bryan Wendorf bryan.wendorf@gmail.com
For
questions regarding the art exhibition please contact Amelia Ishmael mail@ameliaishmael.com
Exhibition Tour: Film screening dates and exact locations to be confirmed.
Paragraph Gallery, Kansas City,
Missouri, January 20-March 3, 2012
Western Exhibitions, Chicago,
Illinois, March 16-April 14, 2012
A film screening curated by Amelia Ishmael and Bryan
Wendorf to occur in conjunction with “Black Thorns in the
White Cube” an exhibition of Black Metal inspired art
Amelia Ishmael, curator of the
gallery exhibition “Black Thorns in the White Cube,”
and Bryan Wendorf, co-founder and programmer of the Chicago
Underground Film Festival, invite you to submit works for consideration
to “Black Thorns in the Black Box,” a screening of Black Metal inspired films to take place in conjunction with the “Black Thorns in the White Cube” exhibitions.
This screening will contribute to an international discourse currently occurring in Black Metal theory that examines the innovations and significance of contemporary Black Metal art, and offers an account of the critical disruptions taking place as this historical Norwegian musical subgenre transforms into a language of contemporary art. Practicing a transmodality between sound and vision, and pushing the limits of contemporary academic genres by definition, “Black Thorns in the Black Box” will feature a mutual blackening of art and metal.
Schedule
Entries will be accepted through October 1, 2011.
Artists will be notified of decisions by December 15, 2011.
To submit
DVD and blu-ray discs should be mailed to:
Black Thorns In The Black Box
c/o Amelia Ishmael
PO Box 559
Chicago,
IL 60690
Vimeo
and other streaming links should be emailed to bryan.wendorf@gmail.com
Please
be sure that all materials are clearly labeled with the title of the work,
creators name and contact information. Submission materials will not be
returned.
Questions
regarding the film portion of the exhibition should be sent to Bryan Wendorf bryan.wendorf@gmail.com
For
questions regarding the art exhibition please contact Amelia Ishmael mail@ameliaishmael.com
Exhibition Tour: Film screening dates and exact locations to be confirmed.
Paragraph Gallery, Kansas City,
Missouri, January 20-March 3, 2012
Western Exhibitions, Chicago,
Illinois, March 16-April 14, 2012
17th Chicago Underground Film Festival
Deadline:
Mon Mar 15, 2010 00:00
Location:
United States of America
The 17th Chicago Underground Film Festival is now accepting submissions for our 17th festival to be held June 24 - July 1 2010 at the Gene Siskel Film Center. Early Deadline is March 1 2010, Final Deadline March 15. For entry forms and guidelines please visit http://www.cuff.org
Since 1994, the Chicago Underground Film Festival ...has presented the finest in new underground, experimental and documentary film and video. In 2008
the festival entered into a partnership with IFP/Chicago and in 2009 the festival moved to the state of the art Gene Siskel Film Center.
2010 will mark another major change for the festival as we move from our traditional fall dates to the spring.
2009 Chicago Underground Film Festival jury selected the following works as festival winners. Our 2009 jury was comprised of Patrick Friel (White Light Cinema/Onion City Film Festival), Adam Hart (University of Chicago Experimental Film Club) and author and media activist Anne Elizabeth Moore. Winning films were given one of a kind hand-made trophies designed by Chicago artist Luke Breckon.
Best Narrative Feature: Blondes In The Jungle (Whitney Horne and Lev Kalman)
Best Narrative Short: All Ghost Women Play The Theremin (Jerzy Rose)
Best Documentary Feature: It Came From Kuchar! (Jennifer Kroot)
Best Documentary Short: Me Broni Ba (Akosua Adoma Owusu)
Best Experimental Film: Jaws (Sabine Gruffat)
Best Animation: Elfmädchen (Mirka Morales)
Made In Chicago Award: Somewhere Only We Know (Jesse Maclean)
Audience Award: American Radical- The Trials of Norman Finkelstein (David Ridgen and Nicolas Rossier)
Delivery address:
Chicago Underground Film Festival
c/o IFP/Chicago
1104 S. Wabash
suite 403
Chicago IL 60605
U S A
Since 1994, the Chicago Underground Film Festival ...has presented the finest in new underground, experimental and documentary film and video. In 2008
the festival entered into a partnership with IFP/Chicago and in 2009 the festival moved to the state of the art Gene Siskel Film Center.
2010 will mark another major change for the festival as we move from our traditional fall dates to the spring.
2009 Chicago Underground Film Festival jury selected the following works as festival winners. Our 2009 jury was comprised of Patrick Friel (White Light Cinema/Onion City Film Festival), Adam Hart (University of Chicago Experimental Film Club) and author and media activist Anne Elizabeth Moore. Winning films were given one of a kind hand-made trophies designed by Chicago artist Luke Breckon.
Best Narrative Feature: Blondes In The Jungle (Whitney Horne and Lev Kalman)
Best Narrative Short: All Ghost Women Play The Theremin (Jerzy Rose)
Best Documentary Feature: It Came From Kuchar! (Jennifer Kroot)
Best Documentary Short: Me Broni Ba (Akosua Adoma Owusu)
Best Experimental Film: Jaws (Sabine Gruffat)
Best Animation: Elfmädchen (Mirka Morales)
Made In Chicago Award: Somewhere Only We Know (Jesse Maclean)
Audience Award: American Radical- The Trials of Norman Finkelstein (David Ridgen and Nicolas Rossier)
Delivery address:
Chicago Underground Film Festival
c/o IFP/Chicago
1104 S. Wabash
suite 403
Chicago IL 60605
U S A
Final Deadline 16th Chicago Underground Film Festival
The 16th Annual CHICAGO UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL (CUFF) is one of Chicago's leading film events and a must-attend festival for cutting-edge filmmakers with defiantly independent visions.
Entry forms and guidelines available at www.cuff.org
June 15, 2009 - Final Deadline.
CUFF stands out on the festival circuit for having a unique programming niche, and garnering a following among audiences, media, and industry alike. Each year, CUFF presents an accessible, savvy program of film and video exploring the many definitions and interpretations of the 'underground' concept. Selected films often
ignore limitations of genre, and are made with passion and drive; alternative music films, political agitprop, formal experimentation, and high camp are not uncommon elements of the Festival program.
Past CUFF films, producers, and filmmakers have received honors and offers as a direct result of exposure gained and connections made at the Festival. Programming highlights from years past include premieres
of NICE BOMBS, DANIELSON: A FAMILY MOVIE, Oscar-nominated documentary THE WEATHER UNDERGROUND, MONKS - THE TRANSATLANTIC FEEDBACK, and BLOOD CAR.
"The Chicago Underground Film Festival has spent 15 years earning a viable reputation as a mecca for avant-garde and anti-establishment filmmaking, as well as a Midwest platform for the year’s festival circuit hits." -Matt Dentler (former SXSW Film Fest producer)
"The Chicago Underground Film Festival is the city's most eclectic yet best curated fest." - Bill Stamets, Chicago Sun-Times
Entry forms and guidelines available at www.cuff.org
June 15, 2009 - Final Deadline.
CUFF stands out on the festival circuit for having a unique programming niche, and garnering a following among audiences, media, and industry alike. Each year, CUFF presents an accessible, savvy program of film and video exploring the many definitions and interpretations of the 'underground' concept. Selected films often
ignore limitations of genre, and are made with passion and drive; alternative music films, political agitprop, formal experimentation, and high camp are not uncommon elements of the Festival program.
Past CUFF films, producers, and filmmakers have received honors and offers as a direct result of exposure gained and connections made at the Festival. Programming highlights from years past include premieres
of NICE BOMBS, DANIELSON: A FAMILY MOVIE, Oscar-nominated documentary THE WEATHER UNDERGROUND, MONKS - THE TRANSATLANTIC FEEDBACK, and BLOOD CAR.
"The Chicago Underground Film Festival has spent 15 years earning a viable reputation as a mecca for avant-garde and anti-establishment filmmaking, as well as a Midwest platform for the year’s festival circuit hits." -Matt Dentler (former SXSW Film Fest producer)
"The Chicago Underground Film Festival is the city's most eclectic yet best curated fest." - Bill Stamets, Chicago Sun-Times
