The Calgary Underground Film Festival (CUFF) is heading back to its home city for its 23rd year next month. Running from April 16 to 26 at the Globe Cinema, CUFF will welcome 45 feature films, 34 shorts and six special events over the 11-day event, showcasing emerging talent and fresh voices in film, where over half of the lineup are feature directorial debuts.
This year’s program highlights include the Canadian premiere of horror film HOKUM, starring Adam Scott on April 16 and Boots Riley’s I Love Boosters, which will close out the festival on April 26.
CUFF will also host the international premieres of multi-CUFF alum Anthony Oberbeck’s Little Doors and Rino Mioc’s Earth to Colby, as well as Raymond Creamer’s Goody Goody, John Wilson’s The History of Concrete, Natalie Erika James’ Saccharine, Curry Barker’s Obsession and more.
As always, the festival will showcase homegrown Alberta talent, which will include screenings of both feature films and shorts. Among those titles are James Buddy Day’s NOFX – 40 Years of Fuckin’ Up, Avalon Fast’s Camp and Simon Glassman’s Buffet Infinity.
CUFF will host Calgary’s National Canadian Film Day event on April 15, which will include a free 30th anniversary screening of Hard Core Lego, with director Bruce McDonald in attendance. The celebrations will also include a rare screening of McDonald’s 2001 documentary Claire’s Hat: The Unmaking of a Film on April 19.
In addition to film screenings, CUFF will also host post-screening Q&As, panels and networking opportunities with over 85+ filmmakers, actors, creators and industry professionals, a live script reading on April 24 from Calgary writers Andrew Long and Val Duncan, the 12th year of the CUFFcade and more.
Single tickets, 5-film packs and festival passes are on sale now. Head over to CUFF’s website for more information.