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All the latest breaking news on Katra Film Series and our Sister Film Festivals.

World Webfest Mania Brings Exceptional Web Content Back To Theaters This Summer

World Webfest Mania returns to theaters in its fourth year featuring a remarkable lineup of socially and culturally significant web content from independent filmmakers across the globe! The two-day festival runs from Thursday, August 4th to Friday, August 5th, at the Wild Project Theaters located in Lower East Side. This festival is a hybrid format; We are screening 25 selections in-person and 4 selections throughout the week online through XerbTV.  Festivalgoers can expect post-screening Q&As after each block, where our…

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Katra Latinx Closes Out Another Remarkable Festival Featuring Promising Latinx Filmmakers

Thank you to everyone who screened and participated in our MILESTONE  3rd Katra Latinx Festival!  It was our honor to screen over 25 phenomenal selections at the historic Latea Theater in the Lower East Side. Each showcased the diverse and immense talent of Latinx creators. Your stories are valuable and necessary during these times, and it was our pleasure to bring your selections to the big screen. To all our filmmakers and participants, we are grateful for your continued support…

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A Triumphant Return To Theaters For Katra Latinx In Its Groundbreaking Third Year

Katra Latinx Festival returns in THREE DAYS with its first-ever in-person screening for the festival’s milestone third year. The two-day event takes place at Latea Theater located in the Lower East Side from Friday, July 15th to Saturday, July 16th. The festival is screening 27 short film selections over two days. Doors open at 5:45 PM daily. Showings will take place in two blocks, running from 6 PM to 8 PM and 8 PM to 10 PM. Post-screening Q&As occur…

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Katra Film Series Is Back With A Well-Rounded Summer Festival this June

Katra Film Series Is Back With A Well-Rounded Summer Festival this June New York, New York – The award-winning, acclaimed, international festival is back for its summer series. The three-day festival runs from Tuesday, June 14th to Thursday, June 16th, at the Regal Cinemas in Times Square. This series is a hybrid format; We are screening 27 short film selections in-person and 14 selections (7 features and 7 shorts) throughout the week online through XerbTV. Doors open at 6 PM…

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Katra begins its 11th Year with a Stellar Lineup for its Spring Fest

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,…

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KATRA FILM SERIES IS BACK!!!

KATRA Film Series is BACK!!! We are psyched to return this month for our 11th Year in the greatest city in the world! Join us at the world famous Regal Cinemas in TIMES SQUARE NEW YORK April 19-21 with three spectacular nights of screenings, Q&As, afterparties and a closing night gala award ceremony! We are proud to welcome back major sponsor DIGITAL OCEAN! We also have the incredible support of the NYC’s Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, Canon USA,…

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NY Pause Launches Inaugural Edition with $1000 Cash Prize

NY Pause Film Festival celebrated its inaugural launch at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in New York City last week to a packed theater! Thank you to all of our volunteers, staff members, filmmakers, audiences and always supportive sponsors for making this night possible. Thank you UKW Media, JMR Rentals, International Screenwriters’ Association, Final Draft, BKLYN Commons, AND Vine BK Congrats again to our $1000 Cash Prize Winner METROS directed by Jarred Harper and Sarang Sharma for taking home the Audience…

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New York Pause Kicks Off its Inaugural Edition

NEW YORK PAUSE was created during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic as live event spaces and movies theaters were shuttered due to the global lockdowns. With NYP there’s only one simple mission: to bring independent cinema back into movie theaters in the greatest city in the world. We love streaming content at home but nothing compares to the communal experience of watching cinema in an actual movie theater in New York City. Join us for the inaugural edition on…

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KATRA FILM SERIES CELEBRATES 10 YEARS AT AMC THEATRES

Incredible times wrapping up our 10th Year at AMC Theatres in Times Square last week! Thank you to all the filmmakers, alumnus, audience and our awesome team for making this year a memorable one. Although it’s been a tough and challenging year it has also been a rewarding one as we continue to see filmmakers push forward and inspire us all with their amazing works during these tumultuous times. Special HUGE thanks are in order for all of our amazing sponsors…

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Katra Film Series Celebrates 10 Years in New York City this Fall!

KATRA Film Series is excited to return this Fall as we continue to celebrate our milestone 10th year in a hybrid format with in-person and virtual screenings. Join us October 18th-22nd at AMC Theaters Times Square New York and virtually via XERB.TV for an amazing week of film screenings, alumni spotlight event featuring some of our top filmmakers from the past ten years who are now producing and directing for NETFLIX, HBO, HULU, CNN, PARAMOUNT+  and more, including filmmaker Q&As,…

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