Views from the Avant Garde is curated by Mark McElhatten and Gavin Smith. This yearly event is part of the New York Film Festival at the Film Society of Lincoln Center. http://www.filmlinc.com/nyff/aboutavantgarde.htm
The festival for the defiantly independent filmmaker. CUFF presents films and videos that dissent radically in form, technique or content. http://www.cuff.org/
Underground film festival in Baltimore, Maryland. Ambitious, low-budget, psychotronic/ substream, off-beat, creative, original, do-it-yourself, daring, underground films and videos from all over the world. http://www.microcinefest.org/
Toronto's annual spring celebration of independent and experimental film and video, featuring ten days of screenings, installations, performances and symposia. http://www.imagesfestival.com
An annual festival held at Open Space Arts Centre Victoria, BC, Canada. Also includes Foreign Matter -- showcasing works from around the globe. http://www.antimatter.ws/