FULL SCHEDULE BELOW:

TUESDAY – JULY 16 – 615PM 

TUESDAY – JULY 16 – 845PM

WEDNESDAY – JULY 17 – 615PM

WEDNESDAY – JULY 17 – 845PM

$20 GENERAL ADMISSION TO ONE BLOCK

$30 DAY PASS

$50 TWO DAY PASS

$99 ALL ACCESS PASS (includes opening night party with complimentary food and a cocktail, screenings at Regal Essex Crossing, Filmmaker Q&As, post-screening networking, gala award ceremony with complimentary food and drinks)

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Movie Theater: Regal Essex Crossing

Located in: Essex Market

Address: 129 Delancey St, New York, NY 10002

Trains: F, J, M, Z

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KATRA is the parent organization to the acclaimed Bowery Film Festival, Urban Dreams Mental Health Film Festival, Katra LatinX Festival, New Faces New Voices, NY Pause Film Festival, and World Webfest Mania.

We will have a VIP open bar, complimentary drink tickets, raffle giveaways, special guests and live DJ music and dancing. Wear your ugliest holiday sweater to be automatically entered into our UGLY SWEATER CONTEST. The winner will receive a 2024 KATRA Universal Gold Pass valid for free admission to all of our screenings and events including our sister festivals ($1000 value). We are also giving away 3 Digital Cinema Packages courtesy of UniversalDCP & 10 additional Universal Passes, T-shirts, stickers, merch and more valued at $10,000+

$25 donation (1 free drink ticket for a glass of wine or beer, 1 raffle ticket and free tapas)

$50 Premium Ticket (2 free drink tickets valid for a glass of wine or beer, 2 free raffle tickets, including 1 ticket to any festival in 2024 and free tapas)

$100 VIP Tickets (open bar for 3 hours, free tapas, 4 raffle tickets, 1 All Access Gold pass ($1000 value which give you access to all 7 festivals in 2024)

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 13 – 7PM-10pm

CASA MEZCAL – 86 Orchard St, New York, NY 10002

Trains: F, J, M, Z to Delancey/Essex station or B, D to Grand St. 

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REGAL ESSEX CROSSING – OCTOBER 10-11 – SCREENINGS & Q&As

Located in: Essex Market

Address: 129 Delancey St, New York, NY 10002

BKLYN COMMONS ROOFTOP – OCTOBER 12 – GALA AWARDS PARTY

Address: 495 Flatbush Avenue 2nd floor Bklyn NY 11225

DAILY SHOWTIMES: 6:15PM-8:15PM & 8:45PM-10:45PM

$20 GENERAL ADMISSION for one block & Q&A

$30 DAY PASS – two screening blocks, Q&As, and afterparty

$50 TWO-DAY PASS  – admission to all events happening on both days

$99 ALL ACCESS PASS (includes admission to ALL screenings, filmmaker Q&As, afterparties and the invite-only gala awards party with complimentary refreshments at the BKLYN Commons Rooftop)

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2023 SPRING FEST WINNERS LISTED BELOW:

Audience Choice Award: A Father’s Son – directed by Patrick Chen

Best Short Film: Blind Stitch – directed by Alexander Bergman

Honorable Mention: AJ’s Story – directed by Christina Richardson & Leon Robinson

Best Episodic Series: Events at Hemlock Manor – directed by Katie North

Outstanding Female Filmmaker: Neha Guatam for “No New Friends”

Best Feature Screenplay: No Address – written by Julia Verdin & James Papa

Runner Up: Head Block – written by Jessica Sadler

Best Short Screenplay: Rivers And Roads – written by Tahnee Nordegg

Runner Up: Girls Night Out – written by Jeanine Barone

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Tickets are FREE with RSVP. Only a limited number of seats available so make sure to register below as soon as possible!!

THE NOMAD – DIRECTED BY DANIEL DIOSDADO

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/790872947

When a reporter filming a story about an atheist serial killer targeting the city’s priests comes face to face with the killer, she must choose between turning him in and finishing the story … or directing him towards her abusive father and finishing her own.

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Daniel is a New York City-based filmmaker and entrepreneur born in Madrid, Spain.
After being internationally awarded in Europe, US and Latin America, Daniel moved to the Big Apple in early 2013, broadening his market and enriching his skills as director, writer and producer. In 2014 he founded Nomada Films with which he has produced several features films along with shorts, corporate videos, music videos, documentaries and series.  His production and directorial catalogue includes the feature films “Session” (Spain 2009), “Queen of Tapas” (Spain 2013), “Este Amor Es De Otro Planeta” (Spain, 2019) and The Nomad (USA, 2022).

REGAL CINEMA ESSEX

129 Delancey St, New York, NY 10002

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 22ND – 6PM EST

SCREENING FOLLOWED BY Q&A AND AFTERPARTY (TBD)

ADMISSION FREE WITH RSVP!! SEATS ARE LIMITED!! DON’T MISS IT!!

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CONGRATS TO ALL THE WINNERS BELOW:

Best Narrative Feature: Cape Carl – directed by Graham Winfrey
Best Feature Documentary: Undiagnosed – directed by Dr. Katia Moritz & Nicholas Miller
Best Short Film: Victim No. 6 directed by – Nancy Menagh
Honorable Mention — Best Short Film: June 22nd – directed by Michael T.
Best Short Documentary: Lap Around The World In 14 Days – directed by Justin Escalona
Honorable Mention — Best Short Documentary: Where The Light Enters – directed by Neha Gautam
Outstanding Female Filmmaker: Kang Blue – directed by Kyung-Ja Lee
Best Episodic/TV Series: Dose – directed by Peter Clark
Honorable Mention — Best Episodic/TV Series: & The Bathroom directed by Alex Saltiel & Nathaniel Jameson
Best Microshort: Send Me a Color – directed by Molly Tomecek
Best Short Screenplay: Wake Me Up written by Karen Wang
Best Short Screenplay Runner Up: Deadweight – written by Mat Sheldon
Best Feature Screenplay: Elektra written by Roxy Mitchell
Best Feature Screenplay — Runner Up: Amy and Angel written by Julia Verdin & Deedee Benkovich

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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

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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, Freelancers Union, Urbn-TV, UKW Media, GPopTV, JMR Rentals, BKLYN Commons, MediaMkrs, Reel Works and more!

We have over 25+ new films from around the world screening with us. The winners will be chosen by audience vote and we are giving away over $10,000 of in-kind prizes.  The screenings will be followed by a filmmakers Q&A panel discussion and afterparties at a venue TBA. We also have the closing night gala awards party happening on Thursday April 21st.  The official location will be announced next week.

TUESDAY APRIL 19 – 6:15PM – BLOCK 1

TUESDAY APRIL 19 – 8:45 PM – BLOCK 2

WEDNESDAY APRIL 20 – 6:15PM – BLOCK 1

WEDNESDAY APRIL 20 – 8:45 PM – BLOCK 2

REGAL E-Walk 4DX & RPX

247 W 42nd St, New York, NY 10036

APRIL 19 AND 20TH – 6PM DOORS OPEN

$20 GENERAL ADMISSION

$30 DAY PASS

$50 TWO-DAY PASS

$100 ALL ACCESS PASS (includes admission to exclusive afterparties and gala award ceremony)

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Congrats again to our $1000 Cash Prize Winner METROS directed by Jarred Harper and Sarang Sharma for taking home the Audience Choice/Best Episodic award. We would also like to acknowledge the following cinematic works that deserve a special mention.

Strength Through Cinema: While You Were Gone – directed by Jennifer Weber

Best Short Film: Such a Shitty Time – directed by Avra Fox-Lerner

Honorable Mention for Best Short: Troubled Times – directed by Jared Crowelle

Best Documentary: Pause – directed by Marcelo Ignacio Lagreze

Best Animation: RECuerdo – directed by Alfonso M. Rodriguez

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BLOCK 1 | 615pm

Miracle on Central Park West – directed by Candy Kugel

A random act of kindness leads to a real New York miracle!

Pause – directed by Marcelo Ignacio Lagreze

The city was quiet and hauntingly beautiful. Peace flooded on the places that before, had noisy crowds. We were experiencing the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic and the environment on the subway, was not different. A place that used to be flooded with people, became into an empty place that invited us to a parenthesis, a PAUSE to think and reflect…

While You Were Gone – directed by Jennifer Weber

Produced by the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in Hartford, CT, While You Were Gone was conceived as a love letter to all the theaters around the world that were shuttered during the COVID pandemic.

Such a Shitty Time – directed by Avra Fox-Lerner

A man and woman spend a few hours together in her apartment. After an allotted amount of time elapses, we learn the man has been hired to spend time with the woman on an hourly basis. Not quite ready to say goodbye, she invites him to come with her t the roof, and he accepts, allowing themselves both a moment of real connection and emotion.

Crazy Hat Fridays – directed by Lorenzo Benitez

As the world locks down for an unprecedented pandemic, Frank retreats into total isolation, refusing to leave his apartment. Still employed, his job as a journalist finds him pitching content to his team each day. Frank’s boss suggests that for as long as quarantine lasts, they end each week with “Crazy Hat Friday,” which Frank embraces.

A Year of Sundays – directed by Dameme Jeremie

Exploring our relationship to the creative process at a time when the days seem to stretch on forever, and inspiration and joy seem all too scarce, A Year of Sundays follows Juliet Doherty as she strives to fill the moments.

When Snow Falls – directed by Anthony Morigerato

The best things happen while you are dancing! The holidays celebrated through music and dance!

The Party – directed by Donny Grahamer

An artist throws a party to exhibit what’s been keeping them occupied through a global pandemic. The work is well received and the guests happy, but not everything is at it seems.

Behind the Wall – directed by Tanya Gambourg

Greg’s life is governed by his daily habits. The day begins very typically until he hears the neighbor’s voice behind the wall. Seized with sudden agitation, he realizes what he needs to do to solve the problem.

Crossing Acheron – directed by Benjamin Reeves

A woman grapples with the existential implications of a new AI technology, her mother’s death, and the blurring boundaries between the physical and digital, life and death.

Welcome to Forever – directed by John Gray

The brilliant designer of smart houses leaves a posthumous surprise for his widow.

Tasteless – directed by Amnon Carmi

It’s a tense night in the kitchen of Tastebud, a critically acclaimed restaurant in Tel-Aviv. The sous chef, Daniel, waits for Louisa, a young executive chef of the restaurant, who is freshly out of COVID-19 quarantine, and realizes that her sense of taste is gone.

This Is What I Look Like Naked – directed by Ethan David

A karaoke DJ at a dive bar in Brooklyn discovers her childhood best friend-turned famous pop star has adapted an old inside joke of theirs into a mega-hit song titled ‘This Is What I Look Like Naked.’

BLOCK 2 | 8:30pm

Let’s Kill Karen – directed by Courtney J. Camerota

Clarissa is a fearless millennial who uncovers the origin of a terrorist-like group of entitled women, commonly known as “Karens.” She enlists the help of her flamboyant brother, Blake, to stop their rapid expansion… by any means necessary.

They’re the Reason – directed by Lila Rae Katz

The healing power of human-canine connection in combatting anxiety and isolation for people of all ages, through the lens of mounting mental health crisis in teens, overcoming learning disabilities and isolation during COVID.

Hear, Eat, Home: Kinan’s Vision – directed by Hsuan Yu Pan

New York-based Syrian clarinetist and composer Kinan Azmeh shares his ideas about home and identity.

Como Se Dice – directed by GB Shannon

Two employees at an all-night diner, each struggling with their own desperate situation, form an unexpected bond while attempting to help one another out of their hapless circumstances.

Troubled Times – directed by Jared Crowelle

Based on True Events-Set in 1982, a 17 year old Irish Catholic kid inadvertently meets a visiting English Protestant girl on a day that will change their lives forever.

The Short of It Is – directed by Allison Landi

Nora gets an unusual birthday gift when her parents divulge her Nana’s infidelity.

Metros – directed by Jarred Harper, Sarang Sharma

BFFs Leo, Q, and Jai move to New York City to add their own spice to the cultural melting pot. They are quickly shaped and confronted by the creatures who inhabit the concrete jungle through the lens of the metrosexual millennial!

RECuerdo – directed by Alfonso M. Rodriguez

Hit with the realization that things are spiraling out of his control, a widowed father rushes to keep his memories alive.

(The Making Of) Please Don’t Make Me Play Piano Man – directed by Steve Nerangis

Inspired by the unsuccessful experimental Broadway shows of the 1970s, singer-songwriter- comedian Julian Velard has written a musical about his own life. A born Manhattanite living in Queens with a wife and child, Velard has quit the music business for the stable world of musical theater. Joined by his co-writer and fellow dad Mark from the Park, Velard presents his disasterpiece in an attempt to face middle age with his dreams still on his shoulders and the realities of life around his neck.

Signal Problems – directed by Adam Volerich

Just under 2 million civilians ride the New York City Subway every year. What if the masterminds controlling this underground system were voice over actors? Signal Problems, a 2 minute comedy starring Joel Garland (Orange is The New Black) and Molly Leland (Ozark), explores the dystopian world in which the New York City MTA is unreliable.

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