Calgary Underground Film Festival

10/13/2026

The Calgary Underground Film Festival is currently looking for a Programming Assistant. If you love genre films and want to get involved with CUFF, this might be the perfect role for you. The level of involvement will vary throughout the year, with increased activity leading into and during the April festival. There are no fixed weekly hours, and the role is intended to accommodate a flexible level of participation.

The deadline to apply is Friday, October 16 at noon. More info: www.calgaryundergroundfilm.org/previewer-application/

10/13/2026

Happy Opening to our friends at Alberta Theatre Projects! Until November 14, see Evil Dead The Musical at the Martha Cohen Theatre. The perfect show for Halloween season, Evil Dead is a wildly entertaining Canadian adaptation of the cult-classic horror comedy. Blood, jokes, cheesy effects, and unforgettable musical numbers, Evil Dead The Musical is pure comedy from start to finish, and unlike any other live show out there. Get tickets now 🔪 https://albertatheatreprojects.com/whats-on/2026-27/evil-dead/

10/12/2026

CUFF PICK: Calgary Cinematheque & National Music Centre | Centre National de Musique Presents FAUST This Weekend 🎬 Celebrate the 100th anniversary of one of silent cinema’s greatest masterpieces as FAUST (1926) makes its debut at Studio Bell, home of the National Music Centre. Chris Maric performs a new score on the National Music Centre's Allen Theatre Organ, playing a one-man orchestra against one of the greatest works of German Expressionist cinema.

Three performances only – shows on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Get tickets at www.studiobell.ca/whats-on/event/calgary-cinematheque-nmc-present-faust

10/12/2026

📣 🎃 Contest Alert – Win a pair of tickets to Wrestleween 4 the night before Halloween! To enter the contest, tag a CUFF pal that you'd want to wrestle! 📣 🎃

Dungeon Wrestling returns on Friday, October 30 for an action-packed night of wrestling at the Victoria Pavilion. Terry Cahill from FUBAR will compete against Michael Allen Richard Clark. The conditions? Michael MUST be blindfolded; one arm MUST be tied behind his back. Join CUFF and cheer on Calgary icon Terry!

Enter the contest by Friday, October 16 for your chance to win, or get tickets at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/dungeon-wrestling-x-wrestleween-4-tickets-1992263976183

10/12/2026

"It’s dysphoric body horror for the chronically online. And it works." – Dread Central

Following its World Premiere at SXSW and Canadian Premiere at Vancouver International Film Festival, UGLY CRY comes to Globe Cinema as part of our Off the CUFF Series on Monday, Nov 9. Get tickets at www.calgaryundergroundfilm.org/year-round/off-the-cuff-ugly-cry/

https://www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/561421/ugly-cry-is-body-horror-for-the-chronically-online-sxsw-2026-review/

Emily Robinson's 'Ugly Cry' is a grounded, dysphoric body horror about the very real cost of fame and success.

10/10/2026

Saturday, October 24 at Globe Cinema. Get your tickets now 🎃 www.calgaryundergroundfilm.org/year-round/12-hour-halloween-horror-movie-marathon-2026/

Seven horror movies, 12 hours and absolutely NO sleep. Are you up for the challenge, Calgary? 👀🎃

is bringing its annual Halloween Horror Movie Marathon to on October 24, and this is one movie night that won't end until sunrise! 🍿😱

From cult classics to creepy favourites, the lineup has something for every horror fan. Plus, there's a midnight costume contest, late-night drinks and FREE breakfast to help you make it through the final stretch. 🥞👻

Here's what's playing:

🎬 7 PM: The Invisible Man
🎬 8:30 PM: The 'Burbs
🎬 10:30 PM: Twins of Evil
🎬 12:25 AM: Tetsuo: The Iron Man
🎬 1:45 AM: From Beyond
🎬 3:30 AM: Sleepwalkers
🎬 5:20 AM: Troll 2

🎃 Costume contest at 11:45 PM
🍻 Bar open until 2 AM
🥞 Free breakfast before the final film

📅 Saturday, October 24 – Sunday, October 25
📍 Globe Cinema, Calgary
🎟️ $25 regular admission
🎟️ $23 for CUFF members, students and seniors
📲 Tickets available through the Calgary Underground Film Festival website

Be honest, are you surviving all seven movies or falling asleep halfway through? 😂👇

10/08/2026

On Saturday night, join CUFF for the new horror-thriller CRAWLERS at Globe Cinema 🕷️ When a man returns from a trip unwittingly harboring a new breed of arachnid, the people in an apartment block are quarantined and left to fend for themselves against a plague of venomous spiders.

Tickets available online in advance and at the door for the 7pm show. Buy now https://www.calgaryundergroundfilm.org/year-round/off-the-cuff-crawlers/

10/07/2026

CUFF PICK: THE FIRE IN OUR HEARTS at THE PLAZA THEATRE 🎬 Support independent Canadian docs on the big screen. When catastrophic wildfires threatened a remote Northern BC community, local residents and members of the Cheslatta Carrier Nation refused to simply wait for help. Together, they built their own emergency response system and fought to protect their homes. Attend the screening on Sunday for a Q&A with Director Josias Tschanz.

Tickets & screening info:
https://www.theplaza.ca/films?id=ST00001174

Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy2rjCbQE70