We’ve just wrapped up another impressive Spring Festival last week at the Regal Cinemas – Times Square, screening over 20 shorts by independent, award-winning, and rising talent. There were also four incredible feature films in our online festival portion that screened exclusively on Xerb TV all last week. THANK YOU to all the filmmakers, alumni, audience, and the hard work of our Katra Film Series team for another successful and unforgettable festival! We enjoyed being back for another festival season, showcasing an array of impressive stories with riveting and thought-provoking perspectives. The creativity, originality, and hard work displayed within each of these films is inspiring, and we appreciate filmmakers for continuing to bring their visions to life during these challenging and unprecedented times.
Special HUGE thanks are in order for all of our amazing sponsors and supporters Digital Ocean, Canon, JMR Rentals, NYC’s Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, Freelancers Union, Media Makers, UKW Media, Urbn-TV, Final Draft, Screenblade, BKLYN Commons, NYWIFT, International Screenwriters Association, Meditative Writing, GPop TV, and more!
Finally, congratulations to all of our winners and honorable mentions listed below:
Best Narrative Feature: Alienation – directed by Sam Coyle and screenplay by Madison Walsh
Best Feature Documentary: Sometimes I Dream In Farsi – directed by Pirooz Kalayeh
Audience Choice Award – Best Short Film: Few of Many – directed by Adam Mackie
Honorable Mention – Best Short Film: Blue Moon – directed by Emily Ruhl
Outstanding Female Director: Woman to Woman – directed by Alexandria Collins
Best Short Documentary: Curiosity: The Making of a Scientist, SUPERPOSITION – directed by Sunanda Guankar and Ellen Askey
Best Episodic or TV Pilot: Lola Does Manhattan – directed by Rob Margolies
Honorable Mention – Strength Through Cinema: The Civet – directed by Jose Rivera
Best Feature Screenplay: Legends – written by Danny Alex
Best Short Screenplay: She Creatures – written by Maria and Chris Krovatin
Honorable Mention – Runner Up Feature Screenplay: Winter Bird – written by Stephen Delos Treacy
Honorable Mention – Runner Up Short Screenplay: Heart Cycle – Jay D J Pennington