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  Join us for the 2019 Season Premiere event in our new home at the Alamo Drafthouse Theater in Downtown Brooklyn on Wednesday, February 27th! The 16 official selections will compete for over $3,000 in prizes which will be judged and voted by YOU – THE AUDIENCE.   In partnership with Final Draft, HiO, 3636 Studios, and International Screenwriters’ Association, the audience winner will take home amazing prizes and advance to our year-end finale where the top prizes include Canon…

Join us for our 7th Annual Grand Finale Event at the Alamo Drafthouse Theater in Downtown Brooklyn where the Top 15 Finalists of 2018 will compete for over $10,000 in prizes. In partnership with Everyone Matters and Rhino Films, the 2018 Grand Prize Winner will be awarded a one-on-one meeting with acclaimed Producer Stephen Nemeth from the Academy-Award nominated The Sessions and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, along with prizes from Canon USA, HiO, Spacious, and NYWIFT. BLOCK 1…

We are proud to sponsor a new and innovative film competition dedicated to film students from around the world! Battle of Film Schools will pit student Short Films, Episodics, Music Videos, MOS (silent projects), scene exercises, and other workshop-related films and showcase them in a head to head battle with different film schools in a live setting in NYC. Every season a selection of 10 shorts from 10 different film schools will be carefully selected and screened in front of…

Join us for the the 2018 Katra Film Series – Sidebar Edition on Tuesday, November 13th and Wednesday, November 14th at Wine Legend in Downtown Brooklyn. In addition to our main program in the city, the Sidebar Edition is a new section featuring works by underrepresented communities, women and LGBTQ+ filmmakers, and works by local filmmakers. DAY 1 – TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH PAINTED SKIN – dir. by Hanrui Wang A young artist huddles down in an old, abandoned template for…