New Faces New Voices Closes Out The Summer With Outstanding Independent Cinema In Its Latest Festival -

September 18, 2022

Thank you to everyone who screened and participated in our 4th Annual New Faces New Voices Festival! It was an honor to select almost 40 Official Selections from the staggering amount of submissions received this year, and we appreciate everyone who submitted to the festival. Last week, we screened a grand total of 31 selections at The Alamo and 7 selections (three features and four shorts) through our online platform on XerbTV. This year, NFNV was home to 10 premieres and several directorial debuts. It was our pleasure to feature some of the finest independent selections from diverse, underrepresented and overshadowed voices in filmmaking. We are grateful to all our filmmakers and participants for your continued support of the Katra Film Series and independent cinema!

Special HUGE thanks to 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, Brooklyn Brewery, GPop TV, and more!

Below are this year’s winners for New Faces New Voices 2022:

Audience Choice Award: PG 13 – directed by Tiffani Holland

Best Narrative Feature: Night, Mother – directed by John Patrick Lowrie

Best Short Film: Sitting – directed by Jones

Honorable Mention – Best Short Film: Uncle – directed by Michelle Jones

Best Short Documentary: Food In Your Belly – directed by Gabriella Medrano & Lukas Chin

Outstanding Female Filmmaker: 40ish… – directed by Traci Hayes

Best Animated Short: Macrocosm – directed by Clayton High

Best Feature Screenplay: Sugartime – written by Catherine Moore Ware

Best Short Screenplay: FOU – written by Gabrielle Barlatier

Best TV Pilot Screenplay: Unchained Melodee – written by Carl Burcham

Runner Up – Feature Screenplay: Voices – written by Susan Klos

Runner Up – Short Screenplay: Cake – written by Ashleigh Awusie

Runner Up – TV Pilot Screenplay: Somethin’ X-tra! – written by William C Swett

Check out ALL of the 2022 NFNV Official Selections below:

What’s next for the Katra Film Series?

JOIN US NEXT MONTH for the Katra Fall Series! We’ll be back for our fall iteration October 11th-14th at the Regal Cinemas in Union Square. More information on this year’s Official Selections will be announced in the following week. Make sure to follow us on our social media platform @katrafilmseries for more updates about the upcoming festival!

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