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Baton Rouge Film Festival

Baton Rouge Film Festival

Join us August 21-24, 2025, for the inaugural Baton Rouge Underground Film Festival. Experience four days of screenings, panels, and events celebrating Louisiana’s independent film scene. Festival passes start at $8, with full access available for $70. Tickets and passes will be sold on site.

A Location Like No Other

Discover the Patton Grant

Discover the Patton Grant

This year’s festival offers an exciting opportunity for the winner of Best Film: the Patton Grant, a production-focused award that provides a full shooting day at one of Baton Rouge’s premiere filming locations.

All projects submitted to BRUFF are automatically considered for the Patton Grant—created to champion bold, independent filmmaking in Louisiana.

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Festival

Schedule

Schedule

Join us for an exciting lineup of films, workshops, and panels at this year's festival!

Lobby / Gallery
Thursday
Aug 21
5:00 pm
 to 
6:00 pm

Baton Rouge Film Trail Ribbon Cutting presented by Visit Baton Rouge

Event
Lobby / Gallery
Thursday
Aug 21
6:00 pm
 to 
8:00 pm

Opening Night Gala

Event
Main Theatre
Friday
Aug 22
11:30 am
 to 
1:30 pm

Crossword

Film
Hartley / Vey
Friday
Aug 22
12:30 pm
 to 
2:00 pm

Animation & Documentaries Shorts Block

Film
Workshop Studio
Friday
Aug 22
12:30 pm
 to 
3:00 pm

Southern Storytellers Panel presented by NOVAC

Panel
Main Theatre
Friday
Aug 22
2:00 pm
 to 
3:30 pm

Shorts and Pilots Block

Film
Hartley / Vey
Friday
Aug 22
2:30 pm
 to 
4:00 pm

Why we need a federal film office presented by Film USA

Panel
Hartley / Vey
Friday
Aug 22
4:30 pm
 to 
6:00 pm

Louisiana Film Tax Incentives - Legislative Updates presented by Film Louisiana

Panel
Workshop Studio
Friday
Aug 22
5:00 pm
 to 
8:30 pm

Directing Independent Films presented by NOVAC

Workshop
Main Theatre
Friday
Aug 22
5:30 pm
 to 
8:00 pm

Re-Election

Film
Hartley / Vey
Friday
Aug 22
6:30 pm
 to 
8:30 pm

Student Shorts Block

Film
Friday
Aug 22
10:00 pm
 to 
12:30 am

BRUFF After Hours presented by Hotel Indigo

Event
Hartley / Vey
Saturday
Aug 23
10:30 am
 to 
12:00 pm

"Funding Your Short Film: Crowdfunding, Fiscal Sponsorship & Building Creative Resources"

Panel
Main Theatre
Saturday
Aug 23
10:30 am
 to 
12:00 pm

Genre Shorts Block

Panel
Workshop Studio
Saturday
Aug 23
11:00 am
 to 
2:30 pm

Filmmaking with Puppets

Workshop
Hartley / Vey
Saturday
Aug 23
1:30 pm
 to 
5:00 pm

Panavision Camera Demo

Workshop
Main Theatre
Saturday
Aug 23
3:30 pm
 to 
5:30 pm

Louisiana Genre Shorts Block

Film
Hartley / Vey
Saturday
Aug 23
7:30 pm
 to 
10:00 pm

Ruggo - A Cinematic Staged Reading

Panel
Main Theatre
Saturday
Aug 23
10:30 pm
 to 
1:00 am

Secret Screening

Film
Main Theatre
Sunday
Aug 24
10:30 am
 to 
1:00 pm

Louisiana Shorts Block

Film
Workshop Studio
Sunday
Aug 24
12:30 pm
 to 
2:00 pm

Workforce Development Panel presented by NOVAC

Panel
Workshop Studio
Sunday
Aug 24
2:30 pm
 to 
6:00 pm

Producing Indies Workshop presented by NOVAC

Workshop
Hartley / Vey
Sunday
Aug 24
4:00 pm
 to 
5:30 pm

Finance in the Film Industry

Panel
Main Theatre
Sunday
Aug 24
8:00 pm
 to 
10:00 pm

BRUFF Awards

Event
Main Theatre
Sunday
Aug 24
10:00 pm
 to 
12:30 am

Closing Night Party

Event

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