Katra’s sister festival, New Faces New voices, celebrated its return to in-person events at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema last month in Downtown Brooklyn, NY, with a packed theater and jovial atmosphere including audiences, friends, family, journalists and filmmakers all excited to be back in person and inside a movie theater. Special thanks to our amazing sponsors for making the 2021 Summer Festival a success. We love you all and sincerely thank you for your support: UKW Media, JMR Rentals, BKLYN Commons, Final Draft, Screenblade, International Screenwriters’ Association, Brooklyn Brewery

After 3 nights of virtual and in-person screenings including a fabulous awards party at the BKLYN Commons chic rooftop space sponsored by Brooklyn Brewery, we presented the awards to the following selections:

Best Short Film: Hector’s Woman – directed by Ricardo Varona
Best Web Series: The Usual – directed by Shelby Hiltunen, Kori Frederick
Honorable Mention for Best Short Film: The Resume – directed by Jordan Campbell
Best Feature Screenplay: Camping with the Cartel – written by Gabe Martinez
Best Short Screenplay:  The Drive Back – written by Justin Guidroz