indie films

2018 SUMMER SERIES – AUGUST 4TH, 2018

  It is sizzling out there and that only means one thing… SUMMER IS BACK!   Join us for NYC’s Summer Event of the Year – The 2018 Summer Series on Saturday August 4, 2018 in the capital of the world! To cool you down and get you in the mood for some riveting new films, music videos and web series all guests receive a complimentary beer courtesy of the Lagunitas Brewing Company.   Free beer, quality cinema, and delicious…

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Industry Holiday Party

You are cordially invited to attend our 6th Annual Industry Holiday Party at Le Souk Restaurant/Lounge in NOHO. Every year we host a FREE holiday party for our supporters, sponsors, filmmaking community, and industry friends. The venue is generously providing complimentary champagne for all our guests!   Event partners include Canon, Pond5, EFFNY, Latino Film Market, Lighthouse International Film Festival,Big Apple Film Festival, New York No Limits Film Series, Artists & Beers, Towels.life and more. Be sure to join us for…

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2018 CALL FOR ENTRIES – REGULAR DEADLINE APPROACHING

The 2018 Season is right around the corner which only means one thing…. … Time To Submit is NOW!           At Katra, we pride ourselves on hosting world-class screening events and highlighting the works of our selected filmmakers with press coverage from top media outlets and offering them unparalleled career opportunities with industry professional meetings and state-of-the-art prizes from our generous sponsors.  SUBMIT HERE  

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2017 SEAON FINALE **FALL SERIES**

  FALL LINEUP – 2017 SEASON FINALE (lineup order subject to change): The Still Life (12:12) – Directed by Yun Xie Chris, a photographer, desperately seeking inspiration, finds himself in the right place at the wrong time. He soon realizes that in order to capture his subject’s, he’s going to have to put down his camera. Microscopia (4:32) – Directed by Nikolaus Jantsch The content of this work is about code, the code that surrounds us, that builds the chains…

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2017 SEMI-ANNUAL ROUND

  FULL LINEUP (Not exact order): Hola Kitty The film address the challenging issues of Latino illegal immigrants in the US. The main subject is a Latino immigrant who works in New York City in a Hello Kitty costume; a popular Japanese fictional character. Never revealing who’s behind the mask, the film is a metaphor of faceless immigrants who work in the shadows of American society. The documentary blends social commentary with pop culture. Director: Daniel Bruity Producer: Vera Queiroz,…

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2017 CALL FOR ENTRIES OPEN!

NYC’s Premier Film Festival dedicated to the exhibition and promotion of quality cinema from around the world is seeking bold and original Feature Films, Short Films, Web Series, Documentaries, Animation, Music Video, and experimental works. The New York Times, NY Daily News, Time Out Magazine, Broadway World, New Machine Magazine,  Downtown Brooklyn, BKLYNER, Brooklyn Paper, Women and Hollywood and more have recently covered us and unanimously agree – KATRA Film Series is a mainstay festival in NYC that you don’t…

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