The 4th annual Minneapolis Underground Film Festival, which is now open for submissions, is mixing things up a little bit this year. The fest has appointed a new Director, Mark Hanson, to inject some new blood into the proceedings. And if there’s something Muff usually likes, it’s a little blood with their cinema.
It’s not known yet what new visions Hanson will bring to the table, but Muff has previously been known to enjoy the exploitation side of underground filmmaking, as one can tell from last year’s lineup, which included gruesome and spooky fare such as Drew Bolduc and Dan Nelson‘s over-the-top offensive The Taint.
The fest also screened the female vampire film Camilla Hyde, directed by Dave de Vries; John Ervin’s Vixen Highway, Carlos Atanes‘ Maximum Shame and Bill Cooper’s Hunting Buddies. But, they also screened lighter documentaries such as Michael Peterson...
It’s not known yet what new visions Hanson will bring to the table, but Muff has previously been known to enjoy the exploitation side of underground filmmaking, as one can tell from last year’s lineup, which included gruesome and spooky fare such as Drew Bolduc and Dan Nelson‘s over-the-top offensive The Taint.
The fest also screened the female vampire film Camilla Hyde, directed by Dave de Vries; John Ervin’s Vixen Highway, Carlos Atanes‘ Maximum Shame and Bill Cooper’s Hunting Buddies. But, they also screened lighter documentaries such as Michael Peterson...
- 8/3/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
The Minneapolis Underground Film Festival wrapped up another highly successful edition, its third, on Dec. 5 where it gave out 10 awards — 9 to the films and 1 to an audience member!
First up, Drew Bolduc and Dan Nelson’s horrifically offensive — and absolutely hilarious — gross-out comedy The Taint continues to rack up the accolades when it took home Muff’s biggest award, Best Film, which also earned the filmmakers seven free days of soundstage time courtesy of Random Original Productions. The film previously won a Director’s Choice award at the Sydney Underground Film Festival and the Best Director award at the Syracuse International Horror, Science-Fiction & Fantasy Film Festival.
Other notable wins include Australia’s Carmilla Hyde, directed by Dave de Vries, which took home Best Foreign Film. Dynamite Swine, directed by Mark Poisella, won the Audience Choice award; while Russell Anway’s This Time Tomorrow and Twoey Stein, John Davis and Jack...
First up, Drew Bolduc and Dan Nelson’s horrifically offensive — and absolutely hilarious — gross-out comedy The Taint continues to rack up the accolades when it took home Muff’s biggest award, Best Film, which also earned the filmmakers seven free days of soundstage time courtesy of Random Original Productions. The film previously won a Director’s Choice award at the Sydney Underground Film Festival and the Best Director award at the Syracuse International Horror, Science-Fiction & Fantasy Film Festival.
Other notable wins include Australia’s Carmilla Hyde, directed by Dave de Vries, which took home Best Foreign Film. Dynamite Swine, directed by Mark Poisella, won the Audience Choice award; while Russell Anway’s This Time Tomorrow and Twoey Stein, John Davis and Jack...
- 12/8/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
As the holiday season begins to ramp up, the 3rd annual Minneapolis Underground Film Festival is going to be spreading some naughty cheer on Dec. 3-5 for a weekend packed with over 16 feature films, several short films, parties and more.
While there are tons of great films to see at the festival, Bad Lit is especially excited by a trio of features that will be screening. First up is a rare U.S. screening of Spanish avant-garde filmmaker Carlos Atanes‘ third feature film Maximum Shame, an intense and surreal journey into an alternate reality on the verge of the destruction of the entire universe. The film combines philosophical ranting, verbal and physical torture, and singing! What more could you ask for?
Another international film that will be playing comes from just over the northern border. It’s Michael Peterson‘s wickedly entertaining Eddies: The Documentary, a truly inspiring film about...
While there are tons of great films to see at the festival, Bad Lit is especially excited by a trio of features that will be screening. First up is a rare U.S. screening of Spanish avant-garde filmmaker Carlos Atanes‘ third feature film Maximum Shame, an intense and surreal journey into an alternate reality on the verge of the destruction of the entire universe. The film combines philosophical ranting, verbal and physical torture, and singing! What more could you ask for?
Another international film that will be playing comes from just over the northern border. It’s Michael Peterson‘s wickedly entertaining Eddies: The Documentary, a truly inspiring film about...
- 11/29/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
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