Brooklyn Underground Film Festival
The Brooklyn Underground Film Festival was an annual showcase of typically low-budget, under-distributed or amateur videos and . The festival was initially held in DUMBO, Brooklyn and later moved to Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. The festival ran from 2002-2007.
The festival also showed the work of emerging non-media artists. The first festival included a large wheat paste mural by the artist known as Swoon.
History[]
The festival was founded in 2002 by graduates of Pratt Institute, Josh Koury, Myles Kane, Cris Moris and Gaia Cornwall. It was funded in part by a growing number of local businesses.
The festival ceased operations in 2007.[1]
References[]
- ^ Benjamin Crossley-Marra (April 1, 2008). "The Evolution of the Underground Film Festival: Changes at NYUFF, CUFF, BUFF..." IndieWire. Archived from the original on 2008-04-05.
External links[]
- Official website for the Brooklyn Underground Film Festival
- Watch: Program Director Josh Koury on independentfilm.com
Categories:
- Park Slope
- Film festivals in New York City
- Underground film festivals
- Experimental film festivals
- Defunct film festivals in the United States
- American film festival stubs