Calgary Underground Film Festival

06/19/2026

📣 Contest Alert – Win tickets to see the A24 release THE DEATH OF ROBIN HOOD from Elevation Pictures & The TARO Group. In cinemas now 📣 To enter, tag a CUFF pal.

🎬 About the film 🎬
Grappling with his past after a life of crime and murder, Robin Hood finds himself gravely injured after a battle he thought would be his last. In the hands of a mysterious woman, he is offered a chance at salvation.
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Jodie Comer, Bill Skarsgård, Murray Bartlett, Noah Jupe
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIEduYyRLoY

06/19/2026

Happy Sled Island, to all who celebrate!

Wednesday night was unreal!

Big thanks to all of the venues, artists, volunteers and attendees who made it so special.

Relive the magic over at the link in our bio!

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06/18/2026

Doc lovers take note 🎥🧡

Get ready for DOC Alberta’s best Workshop yet!
With phenomenal headliners including a highly respected Toronto documentarian, to one of the world’s top Documentary commentators with over 5 Million followers, to a Vancouver-based Ethical Storytelling Practices Consultant, “Building Your Audience” is set to give any experience level of producer or crew a terrific day of inspiration, information, and engagement. It’s one you won’t want to miss.

DOC Alberta's in-person “Building Your Audience” workshops are coming to Calgary and Edmonton this June, bringing together a large party of our creative storytelling community including documentary filmmakers, industry professionals, festivals directors, and audience development experts, for a full-day professional development and discussion event. We even have lunch to fuel you.

We have three incredible talents to announce headlining the program:

Min Sook Lee, one of Canada's most acclaimed documentary filmmakers, will join DOC Alberta Board Chair Kelly Wolfert for a special “Conversation With...” session. Drawing on decades of experience creating award-winning documentaries, Min Sook will share insights from her filmmaking career and discuss the evolving landscape of documentary storytelling as well as how she preps and executes to reach her film’s core audience.

Christie Boschman, known online as “”, has built a global community of more than 5.2 million documentary enthusiasts. As part of our Marketing for Documentary Films panel, Christie will discuss her passion for sharing documentaries, her own audience development, strategic partnerships in online engagement, and how filmmakers are connecting their work with viewers in today's social media environment.

Larissa Maxwell, an ethical storytelling consultant, researcher, and therapist, will lead “Documenting with Care: Challenges and Emerging Practices in Ethical Storytelling”, exploring practical approaches to consent, lived experience inclusion, trauma-informed storytelling, and the responsibilities filmmakers carry when telling complex stories.

The workshops will also feature discussions on local film festivals, funding opportunities, and networking with documentary filmmakers from across Alberta.

YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS THIS WORKSHOP!

Calgary Registration: https://tr.ee/CXYHOD
June 27, 2026 - Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium

Edmonton Registration: https://tr.ee/vLDVm3
June 28, 2026 - Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium

DOC offers a FREE 3-year BIPOC membership with terrific benefits like making it easier to attend events like this. Students, emerging filmmakers, experienced producers, and crew should consider becoming part of the Documentary Organization of Canada and supporting fellow Canadian documentary creators: docorg.ca/join-doc.

Workshops sponsored by the Alberta Film Commission, Edmonton Screen, and, Calgary Economic Development.

06/16/2026

We are big fans of the film CLUE and are giving away x2 pairs to the Opening Night of the stage production on July 21 at the Jubilee! To enter the contest, tag a CUFF pal that loves a good mystery! CLUE runs July 21–26. Contest closes July 26. Tickets and info: https://calgary.broadway.com/shows/clue

06/16/2026

Hey film community, we're giving away tickets to this panel at Globe Cinema on Thursday. Tag a friend to enter the contest and check out the link for more info! https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/lights-camera-exec-what-film-producers-teach-us-about-project-leadership-tickets-1989050156562

06/15/2026

📣 Win tickets to see LEVITICUS at any Cineplex location when it opens on June 19 📣 To enter the contest, tag a CUFF pal that will love the Sundance-selected Australian q***r horror.

🎬 ABOUT THE FILM: LEVITICUS 🎬
Two teenage boys must escape a violent entity that takes the form of the person they desire most - each other. Watch the trailer: http://youtube.com/watch?v=SsSW3kahCXc

Contest from The TARO Group and Elevation Pictures closes Thursday, June 18.

06/15/2026

CUFF PICK: BACK HOME 🎬 From Vancouver filmmaker Nisha Platzer, see a free screening of the experimental doc at CSIF - The Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers this Wednesday.

🎬 ABOUT THE FILM 🎬
BACK HOME follows the filmmaker’s pursuit to get to know her older brother, Josh, twenty years after he took his own life. As she connects with the friends who knew him best as a teen, a complex portrait emerges. Through intimate recollections re-imagined on Super8 and 16mm film, and lyrical images hand-processed with plants, seaweed, soil and ashes, ‘back home’ floats between memory and present time in a fragmented meditation on grief and loss: illuminating the transformative power of healing in community.

Claim free tickets to the Melodious Image now.

MONOGRAPH PRESENTS BACK HOMEA Film by Nisha Platzer Wednesday, June 17. 6:30PMCalgary Society of Independent Filmmakers100 - 1725 10 Avenue SW BACK HOME follows the filmmaker’s pursuit to get to know her older brother, Josh, twenty years after he took his own life. As she connects with the friends...

06/12/2026

CUFF PICK: THE BEARDED GIRL 🎬 The CUFF 2026 Selection THE BEARDED GIRL is available in Canada to rent or buy. From Alberta filmmaker Jody Wilson, this is the story of a bearded girl who is tired of being a freak.

06/10/2026

Contest Alert – Win tickets to see THE FURIOUS at any Cineplex location when it opens theatrically this Friday, June 12. From director Kenji Tanigaki, the Hong Kong martial arts film is one of the most buzzed-about action films of the year. To enter the contest, tag a CUFF pal.

🎬 ABOUT THE FILM: THE FURIOUS 🎬
After Wang Wei's daughter is kidnapped by a criminal network, his only ally is Navin, a journalist whose wife has mysteriously disappeared. Fueled by a furious vengeance, the unlikely duo finds themselves in an explosive martial-arts showdown against a relentless gang of thugs.

Contest from Cineplex Pictures closes Friday.

06/09/2026

CUFF PICK: Globe Cinema's ‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair‘ starts on Friday! Presented in partnership with the American Cinematheque, attend the annual film festival showcasing some of the greatest works of cinema from across the globe that venture into the darkest sides of humanity and the bleakest points in human history.⁠ ⁠This year's lineup includes two past CUFF Selections – NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD and PUNISHMENT PARK. Get a full festival pass for just $35. https://checkout.square.site/merchant/5GMNR3ADBR4K6/checkout/XNTRLIG7OHXDDAZ77TPCYPSW