indie films

Presented by Welcome Homes, join us for our milestone 5th Annual Katra LatinX Festival at the Regal Essex Crossing in the lower east side of Manhattan. The festival returns July 15-18 with an opening night party at Republic Latin Fusion in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn. Each screening is followed by filmmaker Q&As, post-screening networking mixer, and an afterparty. There will also be a closing night gala awards ceremony on July 18th at BKLYN Commons Rooftop Space located in the…

Great times at our sold out Spring Fest at Regal Essex Crossing in Lower Manhattan a couple of weeks ago! Congrats to all of our filmmakers and screenwriters for an exciting, fun and successful festival. Huge thanks to our sponsors and supporters for your incredible support. We can’t thank you enough for all that you do. Finally, big S/O and thank you to our entire team for your hard work, dedication and commitment this season. We appreciate all that you…

KATRA kicks off its 12th year with the red carpet premiere of acclaimed international filmmaker Daniel Diosdado’s American debut feature “The Nomad”. Join us next Wednesday February 22nd at 6pm EST for the screening at the Regal Essex Crossing Cinema in the Lower East Side. The movie screening will be followed by Q&A with filmmakers/cast members and then a fun afterparty at a place TBD Tickets are FREE with RSVP. Only a limited number of seats available so make sure…

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…

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…

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…