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BUFF 2022 Bacchus Awards
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Brattle Theatre: March 22-26, 2023

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Coolidge After Midnite Honors Fabio Frizzi

The Coolidge Corner Theatre’s Coolidge After Midnite film series will honor legendary composer Fabio Frizzi before a special screening of Zombie on Saturday, September 17, 2022 with the fourth Coolidge After Midnite Award.

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September 1, 2022

2022 Bacchus Awards

While we love every film in the festival, at the end only a few can take home the coveted Bacchus Awards… Best Feature WATCHER by

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March 28, 2022

Announcing the BUFF 2022 Lineup

The 22nd Annual Boston Underground Film Festival Returns to Cambridge March 23rd — 27th With Electric Line-Up Of Genre-Bending Films  Titles Include Focus Features’s Sundance

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March 9, 2022
Winner of MovieMaker Magazine's
World's 50 Best Genre Festivals 2021
"Confrontational past films like Gaspar Noé’s 'I Stand Alone' and Jeremy Saulnier’s 'Blue Ruin' epitomize the offerings at BUFF, which has welcomed such maverick titans as George A. Romero, Larry Fessenden, Don Coscarelli and Frank Henenlotter."
Winner of Dread Central's
Best Horror Festivals in the World 2021
"BUFF has earned its long-held status as a fan and filmmaker favorite with its primo programming and cozy amenities. To put into perspective on how cool the festival's homebase is, David Lynch is on the board of directors."
Winner of Boston Magazine's
Best of Boston® 2018 – Best Film Festival
"Staying ahead of the curve is no small feat—but this plucky homegrown cine-fiesta has been doing it for 20 years and shows no sign of losing its knack for trendspotting."