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JOIN US FOR THE 2016 KATRA FILM SERIES – 2ND ROUND! Pond5, Goze Zone, MovieMaker Magazine, CreatorUp and SR Socially Relevant Film Festival New York will be awarding $2000 in total prizes to our winners. Two chosen by our judges and one by audience vote. As a bonus to our audience, City Headshots will also be handing out $250 headshot session prize to one lucky audience member. Join us on Saturday, July 16th, 2016 for our top audience picks since…

Join us for the 2016 KATRA FILM SERIES JUNE EDITION – featuring a varied selection of short films, web series, animation, and documentary. The 6th Edition marks our midway point of the year and final series before the 2nd round event in July. LINEUP (not in order): Echoes – directed by Amy Leland A young married couple, deeply in love, walk through New York City on a gray morning wrestling with personal tragedy as they face a heart-wrenching decision just…

Join us Saturday, May 14th, for the 2016 May Edition featuring powerful documentaries shot in Liberia and Cuba; a selection of shorts in honor of Asian-Pacific American Heritage month; and a unique program of Brooklyn-based films, starring Armen Garo from HBO’s hit TV show “Vinyl,” Caitlin Fitzgerald from Showtime’s “Masters of Sex,” Catherine Curtin from “Orange is The New Black,” Peter Mark Kendall from “The Americans” and more. Lineup (not exactly order): Notes from Liberia – directed by Ryo Murakami…

Join us on April 9th for the 2016 KATRA FILM SERIES – APRIL EDITION featuring a vast array of short films, music video, documentary and web series. The 4th Edition of the year promises to bring you wide ranging selection of quality short content from across the globe with powerful themes, relevant issues, and groundbreaking storytelling. GET TICKETS HERE Lineup (not exact order): I’m Your Server – directed by Mike Kravinsky The boss of a fine wine establishment discovers a…

Join us for the 2016 March Edition featuring works with Golden-Globe Winner Gina Rodriguez, Selenis Leyva (Orange Is The New Black), and the multi-talented Danny Hoch (The Knick, We Own The Night, Whiteboyz). In addition we also have a slate of powerful short documentaries dealing with the Syrian Refugee Crisis, the contested Kurdistan Region in Iraq and the ISIS Threat. Lineup (not exact order) Get Some – directed by Sonia Gonzalez-Martinez https://youtu.be/FvqHmSTpKl8 A comedy web series about a Nuyorican couple from the…

TICKETS AVAILABLE AT DOOR. BOX OFFICE OPENS AT 8PM Join us for the 2016 KATRA FILM SERIES – SPECIAL NIGHT at Liberty Hall at Ace Hotel New York on March 5th, 2016 in the Flatiron district. Ten shorts will compete for total value audience prize of $1000 courtesy of our partners and a chance to advance to the 2nd round. LINEUP: HEAVY METAL – dir. J.X. Carrera Interrupted during his workout, an emotional bodybuilder launches a vicious tirade against his lover.…

Now in our 5th year, join us for the 2016 KATRA FILM SERIES – SEASON PREMIERE EDITION on Saturday, February 6th 2016 in the heart of the Lower East Side at KATRA. A total of 10 shorts will compete for over $200 prizes courtesy of our partners and a chance to advance to the 2nd round.   GET TICKETS HERE   LINEUP (not in order): WHITE PRIVILEGE FRANKENSTEIN – directed by Ken Dashow TRAILER: https://youtu.be/9S42TgrLehU When an angry mob comes for…

Featuring Melissa Leo (Academy-Award WInner), Anna Chlumsky (Veep), Burt Young (Rocky, Chinatown), Sally Kirkland (Acadamy-Award Winner), Sonia Monzano (Sesame Street) Join us for the grand finale on Saturday, January 30th in the Lower East Side as the top 12 finalists compete for the Grand Prize and Audience Choice Awards. In 2015, a total of 107 shorts were screened at Katra and with a combination of audience and jury votes we come down to the Final 12. So come watch all the shorts,…

Katra Film Series cordially invites you to our FREE 4th annual holiday party on Wednesday, December 16th in the heart of the West Village at Le Souk Restaurant. We’re proudly teaming up with some of our favorite industry groups 30under30 Film Festival, New York No Limits Film Series, Ocktober Film Festival, Escape Artists Collective and Universal Love Tribe to bring you a fun-filled evening of networking, music and dancing. REGISTER HERE FOR FREE ADMISSION Music by Mark Salner aka MAGIC…

The 2015 Katra Film Series Final Round features some of the top films of the past 6 months for an exclusive online event in partnership with ReelhouseLIVE — a new and innovative way to experience films by watching simultaneously with the filmmaker or cast with live chat. Ask questions and interact directly with the creators who brought these films to life. From this penultimate round, three films will advance to the Grand Finale in January. Two films will be chosen…