“The Chicago Underground Film Festival is always a special occasion, but the 17th edition of this venerable institution, which runs on June 24 – July 1, is a little bit extra special. This year, CUFF will be honoring the lifelong underground film champion Jonas Mekas with their Lifetime Achievement Award!

Mekas will be in attendance at the festival at will appear at several screenings in his honor. On the 25th, there will be a screening of the new documentary Visionaries: Jonas Mekas and the (Mostly) American Avant-Garde, at which director Chuck Workman, Mekas and underground film historian Fred Camper will participate in a Q&A. Then, on the 26th, several of Mekas’ own films will screen and he’ll be presented with his award.”

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Hi All!

It’s time to round up folks interested in volunteering for 17th Annual Chicago Underground Film Festival. The festival runs from June 24 to July 1st at The Gene Siskel Film Center. We need help spreading the word, manning fest parties, and working the festival table at the Siskel. All volunteers receive passes to festival movies!

To volunteer, email Christy at christylemaster@gmail.com.

Please pass this call along to anyone else you know who might be interested.

Thanks much!
Team CUFF 2010

Start Time:
Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at 6:00pm
End Time:
Sunday, June 13, 2010 at 6:00pm
Location:
Multiple Locations

Facebook invite link.

Even Still : The Work of CUFF Alumni & Friends
Gene Siskel Film Center Gallery: June 4th – Jul y 18th 2010

The Chicago Underground Film Festival has been sharing unique, odd, offensive, striking and beautiful moving images for almost two decades. In celebration of another year jam-packed with international and intriguing gems, we bring you the wall-hanging, two-dimensional and simply immobile work of some of CUFF’s beloved filmmakers, animators, video artists, CUFF photographers, and fellow Underground Festers. Because of what we do, billions of images pass before our eyes all the time. And, believe it or not, every once in a while, we press pause.

Artists include: Jon Satrom, Alexander Stewart, James Fotopoulos, Deborah Stratman, Lilli Carre, Robert Todd, Michael Robinson, Lisa Barcy, Ray Pride and Ross Nugent.

Also including a retrospective CUFF poster wall!
Posters/images by: Chris Ware, Jay Ryan, Lilli Carre, Chris Kellner, Steve Dier Goode/Marne Lucas, Stuart Helm AKA King Velveeda, Jon Resh, Monte Beuachamp, Lee Kohler, Mary Robnett and Derek Erdman

RECEPTION:
CUFF Opening Night! June 24th, 6-8pm. Come join us in the gallery to celebrate the exhibit, celebrate the fest, and ingest some things before checking out the opening night flick: The Wild Hunt (yes, it’s a fiction film about LARPing).

Organized by Lori Felker
questions/contact: lorifelker@gmail.com
www.FelkerCommaLori.com

CUFF poster wall

jon.satrom, PURRFLUX’D, 2010, CatPaint & Satromizer apps; iPhone OS 3.1.3

You can download the brochure for the exhibit here.