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The Festival

We seek to provide a venue for films that might not otherwise be exhibited for the public, and virtually no genre or concept is excluded from consideration. However, films of a radical, critical, disaffected, progressive, provocative, confrontational, controversial, subversive, seditious, irreverent, illicit, offensive, obscene, rebellious, profane, pornographic, conspiratorial, corruptive, psychotropic, phantasmagoric, volatile, violent, anarchic, blasphemous or otherwise irresponsible nature are especially encouraged.

Let’s face it, most Hollywood films sound like this. We were also inspired to create the AUFF after attending many purportedly “underground” festivals and repeatedly finding that the primary thing that separated their content from the mainstream was the lack of money, not a particular theme, alternative perspective, or outsider spirit. Our hope is that together we can remind audiences that underground cinema, with its ability to experiment with unconventional formats and risqué subject matter free from the constraints of censorship, isn’t necessarily a calling card for Hollywood; it can be an exciting end in itself.

The Organizers

[AUFF Founder, Director of Programming] — Andy Gately
andybio.jpgAndy Gately holds a degree in Literature and a minor in Film Theory, is an original member of the Independent Filmmaker’s League, has worked for the Austin Film Festival and Troma Films, and has written for Cashiers du Cinemart, the Apalachee Tortoise, the San Antonio Express-News, Shortend Magazine, Directed By Magazine, and ATX Magazine. His own award-winning movies have been screened at numerous festivals around the country.

Andy [at] austinundergroundfilm [dot] com

[AUFF Public Relations Guru] — Caitlin Leach
caitybio.jpgCaitlin Leach holds a degree in Literature and a minor in Film Theory. She has collaborated on three films with Andy, was an original member of the Independent Filmmaker’s League, and is currently assisting in the Citizen Gray production, Ninja Pirate Supermodels vs. the Zombies from Space.

Caitlinleach [at] hotmail [dot] com

[AUFF Co-Director of Programming, Webmaster] — Jeremy Van Doren
jeremybio.jpgJeremy Van Doren holds a degree in Creative Writing and a minor in Film Theory. He is a filmmaker, video game enthusiast, prankster, and accomplished jaw-harpist.

Jeremy [at] austinundergroundfilm [dot] com

PREVIOUS EVENT CREDITS:

2005 Intern: Brittany Droddy
2005 Festival DVD Authoring: Jesse McAlpin, Austin Affordable Sound
2005 Webmaster: Justin Cox