23RD ANNUAL ATLANTA UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL
The underground isn’t a place. It’s a mindset.
For 23 years, the Atlanta Underground Film Festival has supported real independent filmmaking in Atlanta. It’s a space for underground films, fresh ideas, and artists who take risks and make work their own way.
The 23rd Annual AUFF runs August 7 to 9, 2026 at Limelight Theater in Atlanta. Each year, we showcase underground films, indie shorts, features, documentaries, animation, and experimental work from around the world. The goal is simple. Show films that live outside the mainstream and keep Atlanta’s underground film community alive.
Filmmakers come to AUFF because we respect independent voices. Audiences come because they want raw storytelling, strange surprises, and films that stand out. The weekend also includes parties, mixers, and plenty of chances to meet filmmakers and film lovers.
After more than two decades, AUFF is still one of Atlanta’s core independent and underground film festivals. If you’re submitting a project or just looking for something different on screen, this is where underground film lives.
Enter Your Film
Submissions are now open for the 23rd Annual Atlanta Underground Film Festival. We’re looking for original films that push boundaries and challenge expectations. From experimental shorts to genre-bending features, AUFF celebrates the filmmakers who do things their own way.
One of the country’s longest running underground film fests
2026 FESTIVAL
2025 FILM SELECTIONS
2026 FESTIVAL
Experience the Unconventional and Uncover the Unexpected at the 23rd Annual Atlanta Underground Film Festival held August 7 - 9, 2026 at Limelight Theater.
Step into the heart of indie cinema -where creativity knows no bounds, and stories are told without limits.
2025 AWARDS
2025 FILM SELECTIONS
2026 FESTIVAL
The Atlanta Underground Film Festival celebrates the films and filmmakers that stood out in 2025. Awards go to the best features, shorts, local work, and the films that truly capture the underground spirit. Congratulations to all of this year’s winners and nominees.
2025 FILM SELECTIONS
2025 FILM SELECTIONS
2025 FILM SELECTIONS
Over 160 films were screened August 8-10, 2025 during the 22nd Annual AUFF. Check out the 2025 program.
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