Underground Film Festival List

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Below is a list of film festivals covered on Bad Lit, most of which feature underground, avant-garde and experimental films. The list is organized by screening dates. The film festival entry information included below is for final deadlines only. Each film festival usually has earlier — and cheaper — deadlines. Please visit each site for full film entry information.

2010:

Arizona Underground Film Festival
Entry Final Deadline: Passed
Screening: Sept. 18-25

Sydney Underground Film Festival
Entry Final Deadline: Passed
Screening: Sept. 9-12

B-movie, Underground and Trash Film Festival
Entry Final Deadline: Passed
Screening: Sept. 8-12

Oakland Underground Film Festival
Entry Final Deadline: TBA
Screening: Sept. 23-26

Hell’s Half Mile Film & Music Festival
Entry Final Deadline: Passed
Screening: Sept. 30 — Oct. 3

Coney Island Film Festival
Entry Final Deadline: Passed
Screening: Sept. 24-26

WNDX Festival of Film and Video Art
Entry Final Deadline: Passed
Screening: Sept. 30 — Oct. 3

Antimatter Film Festival
Entry Final Deadline: Passed
Screening: Oct. 8-16

Festival du nouveau cinéma
Entry Final Deadline: Passed
Screening: Oct. 13-24

Lausanne Underground Film Festival
Entry Final Deadline: Passed
Screening: Oct. 20-24

ATA Film & Video Festival
Entry Final Deadline: Passed
Screening: Usually Oct.

The Spooky Movie Film Festival
Entry Final Deadline: Passed
Screening: Oct. 14-17

Austin Underground Film Festival
Entry Final Deadline: TBA
Screening: Usually November-December

Mono No Aware
Entry Final Deadline: Nov. 5
Screening: Usually Nov.

Zero Film Festival
Entry Final Deadline: Sept. 9
Screening: Usually Dec.

Minneapolis Underground Film Festival
Entry Final Deadline: TBA
Screening: Usually Dec.

2011

Florida Experimental Film/Video Festival
Entry Final Deadline: Passed
Screening: Feb. 18-20

Boston Underground Film Festival
Entry Final Deadline: Nov. 26, 2010
Screening: Usually March

Images Festival
Entry Final Deadline: TBA
Screening: March 31 — April 9

Experiments in Cinema
Entry Final Deadline: TBA
Screening: Usually April

Calgary Underground Film Festival
Entry Final Deadline: TBA
Screening: Usually April

Milwaukee Underground Film Festival
Entry Final Deadline: TBA
Screening: Usually May

PDX Film Festival
Entry Final Deadline: TBA
Screening: Usually May

Montreal Underground Film Festival
Entry Final Deadline: TBA
Screening: Usually May

Migrating Forms
Entry Final Deadline: TBA
Screening: Usually May

Media City
Entry Final Deadline: TBA
Screening: Usually May

Portland Underground Film Festival
Entry Final Deadline: TBA
Screening: Usually June

Onion City Experimental Film and Video Festival
Entry Final Deadline: TBA
Screening: Usually June

San Antonio Film Festival
Entry Final Deadline: TBA
Screening: Usually June

Chicago Underground Film Festival
Entry Final Deadline: TBA
Screening: Usually June

Revelation Perth International Film Festival
Entry Final Deadline: TBA
Screening: Usually July

Arkansas Underground Film Festival
Entry Final Deadline: TBA
Screening: Usually August

Melbourne Underground Film Festival
Entry Final Deadline: TBA
Screening: Usually August

Atlanta Underground Film Festival
Entry Final Deadline: TBA
Screening: Usually August

On Hiatus or Defunct:

New York Underground Film Festival
Hi/Lo Film Festival
Wisconsin Underground Film Festival
Miami Underground Film Festival
San Francisco Underground Short Film Festival
Hi Mom! Film Festival
Twin Cities Underground Film Festival
New Haven Underground Film Festival
Denver Underground Film Festival
Backseat Film Festival
Arkansas Underground Film Festival

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