Atlanta Underground Film Festival Guide

For 18 years the Atlanta Underground Film Festival has attracted independent filmmakers and film enthusiasts. All throughout the South to the creative grass-roots festival. Here, filmmakers, artists, and those with a love for cinema are exposed to grass-roots movies. Boundary breaking films and video. And the talented independent filmmakers which make up the ATL Underground film industry. Taking place annually in September, here’s what you need to know about the Atlanta Underground Film Festival.

About ATL Underground Film Festival

The Atlanta Underground Film Festival has showcased underground films. Including features and shorts for the past 17 years and celebrates 18 years in 2021.

Although COVID-19 caused the festival to be on hold for 2020. Filmmakers, exhibitors, and enthusiasts are excited for the festival to take place once again in 2021 and going forward.

Over the years, the ATL Underground Film Festival has showcased thousands of film and video artists with experience in all levels of filmmaking and technology.

Fans, and enthusiasts, are encouraged to connect and collaborate with one another. Through a variety of festival events and practices. Which take place over a 3 day period, September 16th through the 19th in 2021.

Atlanta Underground Film Festival Location

Filmmakers, entrants, and enthusiasts can visit the Atlanta Underground Film Festival exhibits and enjoy showings outdoors at:

Art & Industry 

565 Northside Dr. SW Unit #5

Atlanta, Georgia 30310

Viewers can park nearby at Wells Street and Bluff St. More information on the location of the festival can be found on the Atlanta Underground Film Festival website. 

Underground Film Festival Submissions

Submitting a film to the Atlanta Underground Film Festival is simple. Fill out your entry at Film Freeway before the annual entry deadline.

Submissions are accepted for entries in various formats including the following:

• Best Feature
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• Best Documentary Feature
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• Best Comedy Feature
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• Best Horror Feature
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• Best Animated Feature
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• Best Actor
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• Best Actress
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• Best Foreign Short
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• Best Ensemble Cast
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• Best Local Short
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• Best Action Short

The Takeaway

And many others. Entries must be submitted through an online source such as Vimeo as the ATL Underground Film Festival and Film Freeway will not accept hard copies. Deadline to submit generally ends in August, so filmmakers should be sure to get their entries in well in advance.