By Ansharah Shakil, April 24 2024—
The Blue Rose, the first feature film directed by young actor George Baron, will be making its Alberta premiere at the Calgary International Film Festival (CUFF). A pastel neo-noir surrealist film starring Olivia Scott … Read the rest
By Ansharah Shakil, April 22 2024—
The Calgary Underground Film Festival (CUFF) is one of Calgary’s most celebrated film festivals not only for its widely recognized, convention-defying film schedules but for its inclusion of local films and filmmakers. The local … Read the rest
By Nimra Amir, April 17 2024—
Since its inception, the Calgary Underground Film Festival (CUFF) has been the beacon for cinephiles seeking the unconventional through its diverse selection of films that span from gut-busting comedies to spine-chilling horror to mind-bending … Read the rest
By Nimra Amir, November 30 2023—
Disclaimer: This article contains spoilers for the film Beyond Utopia.
The award-winning documentary Beyond Utopia, directed by Madeleine Gavin, on North Korean defectors — which screened at the CUFF.Docs Documentary Film Festival (CUFF.Docs) on … Read the rest
By Nimra Amir, November 24 2023—
The Canadian premiere of the documentary The J-Horror Virus at the CUFF.Docs Documentary Film Festival (CUFF.Docs) on Nov. 25 will take viewers deep down the rabbit hole of the Japanese horror movement that took … Read the rest
By Ansharah Shakil, October 24 2023—
Calgary Underground Film Festival (CUFF) has been one of Calgary’s most celebrated international and independent film festivals for 20 years. The 11th CUFF.Docs Documentary Film Festival is coming up this November, and the main … Read the rest
By Sheroog Kubur, April 21 2023—
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Calgary Underground Film Festival (CUFF) and the lineup includes feature and short films from local filmmakers. This year features a short from an upcoming director who’s … Read the rest
By Sheroog Kubur, December 6 2022—
There’s a specific kind of patronage involved in watching a documentary about someone who already documents their entire life online. Girl Gang was the film to tap into this patronage. It offers a glimpse … Read the rest
By Rachneet Randhawa, November 24 2021—
For almost two decades, the Calgary Underground Film Festival (CUFF) has been showcasing fringe essentials for the local arts and culture scene every April. Now comes the ninth annual CUFF.docs, a subsidiary event that … Read the rest
By Rachneet Randhawa, May 14 2021
The film Cryptozoo (2021) is an American animated drama written, directed and animated by Dash Shaw and follows the storyline of Crypto zookeepers who have captured a Baku, a dream eating creature of legend, … Read the rest
