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2020 CALL FOR ENTRIES NOW OPEN

Now in its 9th Year, the Katra Film Series is an internationally recognized film festival and screenwriting competition dedicated to supporting the next generation of filmmakers at the world famous Alamo Drafthouse Theater. Hailed by Tribeca Films for its “honorable mission to spotlight new and emerging cinematic talents…where some of their top alums have since gone on to great things in the indie world and beyond” while the New York Times agrees “From the bottom up an amazing and excellent…

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2018 SUMMER SERIES – AUGUST 4TH, 2018

  It is sizzling out there and that only means one thing… SUMMER IS BACK!   Join us for NYC’s Summer Event of the Year – The 2018 Summer Series on Saturday August 4, 2018 in the capital of the world! To cool you down and get you in the mood for some riveting new films, music videos and web series all guests receive a complimentary beer courtesy of the Lagunitas Brewing Company.   Free beer, quality cinema, and delicious…

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2018 CALL FOR ENTRIES – REGULAR DEADLINE APPROACHING

The 2018 Season is right around the corner which only means one thing…. … Time To Submit is NOW!           At Katra, we pride ourselves on hosting world-class screening events and highlighting the works of our selected filmmakers with press coverage from top media outlets and offering them unparalleled career opportunities with industry professional meetings and state-of-the-art prizes from our generous sponsors.  SUBMIT HERE  

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2017 CALL FOR ENTRIES OPEN!

NYC’s Premier Film Festival dedicated to the exhibition and promotion of quality cinema from around the world is seeking bold and original Feature Films, Short Films, Web Series, Documentaries, Animation, Music Video, and experimental works. The New York Times, NY Daily News, Time Out Magazine, Broadway World, New Machine Magazine,  Downtown Brooklyn, BKLYNER, Brooklyn Paper, Women and Hollywood and more have recently covered us and unanimously agree – KATRA Film Series is a mainstay festival in NYC that you don’t…

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The Future is Ours – Happy New Year!

As 2016 comes to an end, it is time to reflect on what this remarkable year has brought us. It was the best of times and the worst of times, as the great Dickens once said, but it was nevertheless a time that will be ingrained in our memories forever. We lived through one of the most tumultuous political elections of our lifetimes, some of us had our lives upended by personal failures and triumphs, others lost loved ones, and…

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BROOKLYN, HERE WE COME!

As we continue to work hard to discover the best new talent out there, we are proud to announce the 5th Annual Grand Finale Series will take place at the newly minted Alamo Drafthouse Theater in Downtown Brooklyn on January 25, 2017, with industry leaders Red Digital Cinema, Pond5, Museum of Moving Image, MovieMaker Magazine, CreatorUp sponsoring prizes for our top filmmakers. There will only be a limited amount of tickets available for our milestone event. To receive a private email when they go on sale, email us at katrafilmseries2016@gmail.com with the subject line “Grand…

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