Buried Alive Film Festival Mission Statement
The Buried Alive Film Festival (BAFF) celebrates underground filmmaking and independent horror. We champion bold creative voices, foster connections between filmmakers and audiences, and provide an inclusive platform for diverse storytellers in Horror and Sci-fi Genres. As we approach our 20th anniversary, BAFF remains committed to being the biggest Horror Film Festival in Georgia.
In 2024, we were thrilled to welcome nearly 800 guests to The Plaza Theatre, and as we look toward our 20th anniversary, our commitment is to continue growing BAFF into an even more vibrant and dynamic festival. We aim to cultivate lasting relationships with filmmakers, audiences, and industry professionals, ensuring that we continue to thrive as a cornerstone of independent cinema in the Southeast and beyond while honoring the legacy of founders Blake Myers and Luke Godfrey. Together, we will honor BAFF’s legacy while embracing its future with excitement and dedication.
đź“… July 31st
đź•’ 8 PM PST
đź“ŤMambo Zombi / Atlanta, GA
đź•’ 3 PM PST / 6 PM EST (90 min)
đź“… August 28th
đź•’ 8 PM PST
đź“ŤMambo Zombi / Atlanta, GA
Join us for the next Atlanta Horror Society event on Thursday, August 28th, at Mambo Zombi — and whatever you do, don’t go to Camp Crystal Lake.
đź“… September 2ndÂ
đź•’ 3 PM PST / 6 PM EST (120 min)
Understand the evolving landscape of distribution and how to get your film in front of audiences that matter.
One of the premier festivals for Horror, Sci-Fi, and killer Thrillers is open for entries. Submit your film to the Buried Alive Film Festival today, exclusively through FilmFreeway! Final Deadline September 22nd, 2025
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Buried Alive Film Festival and Seed & Spark Join Forces for Free 2025 Webinar Series Empowering Indie Filmmakers
Georgia’s premier horror and underground film festival, Buried Alive Film Festival (BAFF), is thrilled to announce a powerful new partnership with acclaimed filmmaker platform Seed&Spark to launch a free, four-part educational webinar series aimed at empowering independent filmmakers. The series
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Buried Alive Expands from Screams to Scripts: Celebrating Horror Films—and Now, Horror Screenplays
The Buried Alive Film Festival (BAFF), Georgia’s longest-running horror film festival, is set to return for its 18th annual celebration of genre-defying, spine-tingling cinema. Taking place November 6–9, 2025 at Atlanta’s iconic Plaza Theatre, this year’s event promises more thrills
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Buried Alive Film Festival Returns for Its 18th Year with a Killer Twist
The scream-worthy wait is almost over. Georgia’s longest-running horror film event, the Buried Alive Film Festival (BAFF), returns for its 18th annual celebration of the macabre, the monstrous, and the mind-blowing. Taking place November 6–9, 2025, at the iconic Plaza
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The Buried Alive 2025 Bumper is Underway
and we’re thrilled to give you a sneak peek into the twisted brilliance of our wildly talented cast and crew. The Buried Alive Film Festival team returned to set, for a blood-soaked, behind-the-scenes shoot of this year’s anticipated BAFF Bumper. Festival
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EVENT – Halfway to Halloween Bash at Slow Pour Brewing
Attention BAFF and AHS members! Why wait until October for all the spooky fun? We’re creeping it real at Slow Pour with a night of hauntingly good music, eerie vibes, spooky trivia from the Atlanta Horror Society, and more!
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EVENT – Atlanta Horror Society Meeting – Leprechaun in Space (1997)
Attention Join us for the next Atlanta Horror Society event on Thursday, March 27th, at Mambo Zombi! Stick around for trivia featuring extremely lucky escapes and killer scenes from all your favorite classic horror films.
With a terrifyingly large amount of content on the festival schedule, how does a horror fan make sense of Buried Alive’s madness? It doesn’t take a scientist like Dr. Frankenstein to dissect.
Fear Potion #9: Buried Alive Film Festival UnEarth’s World’s Best Horror to Atlanta. Nov 19th, 2014 “With a host of filmmakers in attendance, this year promises to be a glorious celebration of horror, further sealing Atlanta’s place as the horror capitol of the nation!”
The Fifth Annual Buried Alive Film Festival invaded Atlanta’s historic Plaza Theater, showcasing the best in international short and feature length independent horror films. Hosted by author and horror evangelist Phil Nutman, the festival boasted the southeastern premiere of Frank Hennenlotter’s “Herschell Gordon Lewis, The Godfather of Gore” documentary, as well as screenings of Terry Gilliam’s short, “The Legend of Hallowdega,” and Greg Nicotero’s “United Monster Talent Agency.”
Their mission is to promote true underground filmmaking in the Southeast and beyond, while providing the Atlanta area with the best independent horror has to offer.
A lot of film festivals though tend to show the same old thing despite their venue and location differences. However, in Atlanta, GA, there is a truly inspired festival called The Buried Alive Film Festival which is scheduled for November 12 & 13 at the historic Plaza Theater.
