South Carolina Underground Film Festival

South Carolina Underground Film Festival The South Carolina Underground Film Festival celebrates all genres of indie film in one festival! If you can create it, we want to see it.

The South Carolina Underground Film Festival celebrates all genres of independent film in one festival. This is truly an international film festival as we are seeking films from all over the globe. The SCUFF will be two packed days of indie films where fans and filmmakers can meet and mingle and celebrate obscure and independent film. Besides promoting and showcasing the best in truly independent

cinema from all around the globe, the SCUFF also promotes local filmmaking in SC. We will shine a special spotlight on SC produced films and filmmakers. South Carolina produced films and filmmakers will have an opportunity to have their works screened for a captive audience and we will feature special awards just for SC produced projects. From the novice to the professional, from the student to the experimental filmmaker, SCUFF is seeking all type of films that may not be able to find an audience in more mainstream film festivals. Drama, comedy, horror, action, animation, music videos, fake trailers, puppet shows, claymation, documentary, LGBT, and so on. The more obscure the better! Do you have to ask yourself if your film is too much for our festival? If so then we definitely want to see it! Does your film push social boundaries? Would Sundance (or any mainstream festival in SC for that matter) laugh at you thinking you had a chance to get into their festival? Then we want your movie! Q&A’s will follow screening with visiting filmmakers and actors. The festival will end on the second night with a big awards ceremony as we give out the SCUFF awards! Follow us on Facebook and we continue to make announcements until the festival arrives! Good luck and we can’t wait to see what you made!

04/22/2026

Submissions now open for the 12th annual SOUTH CAROLINA UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL taking place November 6-8, 2026! Submit via today! Top 100 Best Reviewed Film Festival on FilmFreeway. Link in bio.

04/13/2026
Hey South Carolina filmmakers. Check out the INDIE GRANTS channel on YouTube, where they will be dropping quality short ...
03/23/2026

Hey South Carolina filmmakers. Check out the INDIE GRANTS channel on YouTube, where they will be dropping quality short film content weekly (as well as other great videos related to South Carolina production). Subscribe today at https://www.youtube.com/! South Carolina Film Commission

Here is a great story from the Carolina Reporter of this year’s SCUFF and it features some of the filmmakers in attendan...
11/17/2025

Here is a great story from the Carolina Reporter of this year’s SCUFF and it features some of the filmmakers in attendance. Check it out! The Nickelodeon South Carolina Film Commission

Digging deeper into the South Carolina Underground Film Festival Festival director Tommy Faircloth says his No. 1 piece of advice to filmmakers is to go to film festivals to network and meet other people with similar creative ideas. Photo by Ansley Peterson/Carolina Reporter Filmmaker and South Caro...

Submissions are now open for our 2026 festival via FilmFreeway! Thank you for naming us a “Top 100 Best Reviewed Film Fe...
11/16/2025

Submissions are now open for our 2026 festival via FilmFreeway! Thank you for naming us a “Top 100 Best Reviewed Film Festival” out of over 15,000 film festivals on FilmFreeway!

Welcome to the "Slamdance of the South!" Experience the magic of independent cinema at the South Carolina Underground Film Festival (SCUFF), an IMDb-quali...

Red Carpet Realness! Check out who walked our red carpet in 2025! Who wore it best at the The Nickelodeon!
11/11/2025

Red Carpet Realness! Check out who walked our red carpet in 2025! Who wore it best at the The Nickelodeon!

Our audience loves to connect with our filmmakers after screenings at The Nickelodeon! Here are photos from this year’s ...
11/11/2025

Our audience loves to connect with our filmmakers after screenings at The Nickelodeon! Here are photos from this year’s Q&A sessions!

2025 SCUFFY Award Winners at The Nickelodeon!Best Unproduced Screenplay - Short: Blood Sugar by Travis LongBest Unproduc...
11/10/2025

2025 SCUFFY Award Winners at The Nickelodeon!

Best Unproduced Screenplay - Short: Blood Sugar by Travis Long

Best Unproduced Screenplay - Feature: The Bathtub by Chris Donald Griffin

Best Documentary: Freak Bikes

Best Horror: Prom Party Massacre

Best Comedy: A Good Script is Hard to Find

Best Animation: Froggy Style

Best Direction - Short: Lucy and the Devil

Best Direction - Feature: Weekend at the End of the World

Best South Carolina Film: First Drafts: The Outcasts

Best Short: The Clam Guy

Best Feature: The Misadventures of Vince & Hick

Jury Award: The Rows

Audience Choice: Tonight and Maybe Tomorrow

Congratulations to all the winners and official selection and screenplay finalists of the 2025 SCUFF! Submissions now open for 2026!

The SOUTH CAROLINA SHORTS BLOCK 2 starts at 7:30 pm!
11/10/2025

The SOUTH CAROLINA SHORTS BLOCK 2 starts at 7:30 pm!

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