You are invited to the 22nd Annual Atlanta Underground Film Festival held August 8 - 10, 2025. Join us for live screenings at Limelight Theater, late night parties, and plenty of networking opportunities.
Since 2004, the Atlanta Underground Film Festival (AUFF) has served as a forum where independent filmmakers thrive outside the mainstream arena. For the last 21 years, we have exposed and promoted creative artists who work outside the system to create DIY, grass-roots movies that break the boundaries of film and video.
Through the festival, these talented independent filmmakers now have a voice in a market typically saturated with commercial entertainment designed to satisfy the audience's expectations.
Much more than the traditional stuffy film festival, Atlanta Underground Film Festival is a non-stop party celebrating short and feature films in a down-to-earth, welcoming setting where filmmakers and fans are encouraged to connect and collaborate.
After all these years, we are so proud to have showcased thousands and thousands of talented film and video artists of every experience level.
Enter your film to the next Atlanta Underground Film Festival and join us for this unique celebration of indie films!
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AUFF is held during the annual Atlanta Film Series, a showcase of independent film packed designed to spotlight every genre of cinema imaginable.
Join us for all the Atlanta Film Series Events:
Atlanta Horror Film Festival - October 4 - 6, 2024
Atlanta Docufest - March 22 - 23, 2025
Atlanta Micro Short Film Fest - May 31, 2025
Atlanta Shortsfest - June 21 - 22, 2025
Atlanta Underground Film Festival - August 8 - 10, 2025
These are just some of the Awards presented at AUFF:
Best Narrative Feature
Best Documentary Feature
Best Comedy Feature
Best Director
Best Drama Feature
Best Horror Feature
Best Sci-Fi Feature
Best Thriller Feature
Best Animated Feature
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Ensemble Cast
Best Short
Best Comedy Short
Best Drama Short
Best Documentary Short
Best Foreign Short
Best Animated Short
Best Horror Short
Best Comedy-Horror Short
Best Music Video
Best Experimental Short
Best Action Short
Best Short Short
Best Local Short
Audience Choice
FORMATS
Entries must be submitted via FilmFreeway.
CONFIRMATION
Feel free to email us if you would like confirmation of your entry
PREMIERE REQUIREMENTS
There are no premiere requirements.
SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION
Programming decisions are made by the festival directors and our selection committee. If accepted, we will notify filmmakers by email. After acceptance, the exhibition format will need to be in our office two weeks before the festival.
WAIVERS
We can only offer waivers to festival alumni. Email us with the subject line Festival Alumini to receive the waiver code.
