Underground FilmFest

Munich, Germany. Reyjkavik, Iceland. Stockholm, Sweden. Kansas City, USA. Birmingham, USA. Saigon, Vietnam. Beeston, UK. Cameroon. New York. These are some of the cities we have played since 2015 and beyond. Your one fee gets the unique opportunity to show your film in multiple pop-up Underground events and alternate venues across multiple countries - not just one night or weekend but instead events throughout the whole year! With an evolving format, Underground FilmFest is a grass-roots festival for filmmakers by filmmakers. Funded by volunteers, we also spend significant number of hours and expenses promoting your films on social networks to well over 10,000 media executives and independent film community. We launched in Munich, Germany and expanded in 2015 to the UK (Beeston) and USA (Birmingham). In 2016, we played again in Munich and Birmingham, and expanded to Cameroon, West Africa. In 2017, we expanded to Saigon, Iceland, New York and Sweden. When possible, we do audience votes at our events, giving filmmakers competitive awards for the city and globally. While we explore the showing of all films submitted, the Underground Film aspect encourages the submission of thought provoking, visually stimulating, high quality content. We also are one of the first festivals with a showcase in virtual reality 360 films and welcome your VR films. The aim of the festival is to renew community interest in independent and alternative film in cities and positive interaction between cultures around the world. NOTE: We do not accept films submitted by agencies UNLESS they use as contact information (phone, email, name) the contact information of the filmmaker and we are allowed to work directly with the filmmaker as we value their interaction in our social media and direct contact. By submitting your film into this festival, you are giving express permission to show the film at any of our physical events or venues worldwide, regardless of type of venue. You also understand that there is no payment for showing the film. We operate on a not for profit basis and proceeds are put back into the festival expansion and to pay off our significant expenses If you as an agency or filmmaker demand payment for the film, you will be automatically disqualified from the festival, even after acceptance. Special considerations can be discussed, but we as policy need to have this freedom as it is too difficult to manage exceptions given the fast pace of our planning and programming. For foreign locations such as Saigon and Cameroon, where expenses are high to ship your content, we extend our festival season to two years, due to significant additional shipping and admin expenses and ramp up time. Best films are showcased in our anniversary events from prior years. FESTÌVAL SCHEDULE FOR MOST ACCURATE AND CURRENT INFO, Subscribe to EVENTS at facebook.com/undergroundfilmfestival/events. There you can see all prior events and confirmed, scheduled events. 2018 season will be announced here later in Spring 2018. PRIOR EVENTS INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, USA: June 8, 2017 at the Oakhill Cemetery Park "Underground FilmFest 2016 Battle of the Best Finalist Competition" - the Birmingham Audience casts the final votes on finalists (prior Audience Vote winners) for the global champions for 2016! ICELAND Reykjavik - Fall TBD FRANCE: VR FilmFest - Dates and Location TBD - Summer/Fall 2017 CAMEROON, AFRICA Subscribe to EVENTS at facebook.com/CameroonUndergroundFilmFest. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- PRIOR EVENTS HISTORY 2015 / 2016 SEASONS SAIGON: May 20 and 21, 2017 part of the Saigon Underground Festival Facebook.com/saigonundergroundfestival www.saigonundergroundfilmfest.com 1.EXCLUSIVE INDIE FILM SCREENINGS Aiming to support risk-taking storytellers worldwide, like-minded creatives to be inspired and be an inspiration to others. Our high-class facility will take you on your desired emotional and visual journey within seconds! 2.ARTS EXHIBITION In partnership with the prestigious ADC academy, we proudly behold a unique collection of arts by not only professionals but also aspiring artists. 3.MUSICAL PERFORMANCES No party is complete without some catchy jams. Our 2-day festival, featuring emerging talents from all music genres, celebrates the climax of all art forms by giving a voice to creatives of all stripes. Time to put on your dancing shoes and shake off your worries! We put the festival back into the fest. 4.HANDICRAFT FLEA MARKET Our handicraft flea market brings you profound insight into Vietnamese arts and crafts. From traditional tribal art to contemporary embroidery, this flea market is your chance to discover the local art history at the forefront of creativity. MUNICH: Final Event to wrap up the 2016 Season for Munich showings and kickoff 2017 season June 24 11 am to 2? am Saturday; noon to 10 pm June 25 Sunday Audience Voting, Filmmaker Interviews and 2016 Global Champions Announcement/Awards Music, Art, Fashion, Films, After Party (https://www.facebook.com/events/1654319704870891/ TheaterBar Heppel & Ettlich Feilitzschstr. 12, 80802 Munich, Germany Special Screening - 10 Years Later (Hong Kong award winning film) Werkstatt Kino 17.30 Sunday, May 28, 2017 Sci-Fi Underground FilmFest 2.2 / Sci-Fi Monday May 1 2017 (holiday in Bavaria) 10 am to 1 pm TonHalle München Grafinger Straße 6, 81671 Munich, Germany Feb 18 2017 Werkstatt Kino - fiction shorts. See https://www.facebook.com/events/1831998567074580/ Sci-Fi Sunday at the TonHalle Dec 18 10.00 - 15:00 Feb 12 2017 Sci-Fi Sunday at the TonHalle (new films) 10.00 - 15:00 https://www.facebook.com/events/363291267380090/ Kaleidoscope of Shorts Dec 10 Saturday 15:00 - 17:00 Werkstatt Kino Fraunhoferstraße 9, 80469 München October 23 2016: Sci-Fi / Horror Sunday II at the "film und comic Börse" at tonhalle, grafingerstr. 6. Sept 11 2016 Sci-Fi Sunday at the Musuem Lichtspiele kino August 20-28 2016 Underground Theme - Buchheim Museum, Starnberger See, Bavaria July 11 2016: Pub Night - "Films from the Midlands - Bye Bye Britain!" at the Keg July 5 2016: Open Air Café Night at Rosenheimer Platz BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA: October 21 2016: HORROR FEST EVENT at Oak Hill Cemetery October 9 2016 OKTOBERFEST FILM EVENT at the Cahaba Brewing Company 4500 5th Ave S, Birmingham, Alabama 35222 Films shown: Wolves, Thirst For Life, Through The Curtain, Valentina, Rat King May 29 2016 Birmingham Underground FilmFest 2016 2nd year Launch See our prior events on the wall and photo gallery at facebook.com/birminghamundergroundfilmfest CAMEROON, AFRICA: October 29 2016 Buea, Cameroon - Hotel Residence Carlos 3 pm to 12 am - a night of film, music, art and fashion! Films shown from our 2015 Selections: Snow, Soap Box, Mars Closer, Schnee In Rio, The Seashell, The Reluctant Portrait, Magic Train and more May 29 2016 Cameroon Underground FilmFest 2016 1st year Launch at Spee Art Gallery, Bamenda PLUS BLACK UNDERGROUND showcase! See our prior events on the wall and photo gallery at facebook.com/cameroonundergroundfilmfest ANCONA, ITALY: Operated independently of our fest events, one of our featured filmmakers started an independent Underground FilmFest focused on underground genre only (horror, weird, etc.) Nov 14 - Nov 19 2016 Ancona, Italy Please find more info at undergroundfilmfest.it LEGAL COPYRIGHT: UNDERGROUND FILMFEST LOGO and elements thereof can only be used with express written permission by the Underground FilmFest.