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9TH ANUAL KATRA FILM SERIES GRAND FINALE

February 10, 2021
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Join us for the Katra Film Series’ 9th Annual Grand Finale Featuring the Top Works that screened with us in 2020 as part of our quarterly virtual fest. The top selections were carefully chosen by our programming team and audience vote last year and will be available to watch anytime and anywhere via XERB.TV running February 22nd-27th. The finalists will compete for up to $10,000 in total prizes in our best of categories including the Grand Jury Prize and Audience…

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CELEBRATING 10 YEARS, 2021 CALL FOR ENTRIES NOW OPEN!

February 6, 2021
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Katra Film Series celebrates 10 years by returning to one of the largest movie theaters in New York City. With a proven track record of launching careers, Katra has made a name for itself by making it into the Top 100 Best Reviewed Festivals list for 4 consecutive years, winning the 2019 Prosperity Nation Award and Google’s 2020 PowerUp Grant to continue remaining true to its mission of discovering the next generation of filmmakers and screenwriters from around the world.…

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Bowery Film Festival Starts Next Week!

December 7, 2020
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Bowery Film Festival returns in resilient spirits for its 2020 Edition in a flexible online format on the Xerb.TV streaming platform, available from December 14th through the 18th. Bowery was founded to showcase adventurous works that challenge commercial and audience expectations, and continues that mission even in a most unusual year for the arts and the world at large.  The week opens with a full block of unique quarantine shorts, many submitted via the festival’s Instagram competition earlier in the…

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Stills from "All American Kids" and "Patient"

Congratulations to the closing World Webfest Mania 2020 Winners!

December 7, 2020
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Our congratulations to the winners of our closing edition of World Webfest Mania for 2020! Amidst some wonderful selections both timely and imaginative, two in particular stood out to audiences: Audience Choice Award Winner: “Patient” — by M. Rowan Meyer & Simon Pearl This modern fantasy about a standardized patient who helps train new doctors with his unique ability to recreate the symptoms of any disease whose symptoms start to “stick” takes home a prize of a full day of shoot…

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Film Stills from "Cyclone" and "Motels"

Congratulations “CYCLONE” & “Motels” – Inaugural KLX Winners!

November 30, 2020
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Our congratulations to the first ever winners of Katra Latinx Film Festival! Amidst a truly excellent lineup of films, two in particular stood out to audiences of the inaugural event: Audience Choice Award Winner: “CYCLONE” — Written by Francisco Solorzano, Directed by Austin Tsung-Fu Chang, Produced by Christopher Whalen This Brooklyn-based drama exploring the lows and highs of a relationship against the backdrop of Coney Island’s thrill rides, with standout performances by Natalia Baron and writer Francisco Solorzano, takes home a prize…

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Film Still: "Cyclone"

Katra Launches New Special Latinx Edition

November 17, 2020
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This week we are excited to launch our newest special editon, the Katra Latinx Film Festival, in a flexible online format on the Xerb.TV streaming platform! “The new Katra LATINX edition will be dedicated to empowering and highlighting Latino short filmmakers from around the world,” says founder Geoffrey Guerrero. To be eligible for consideration, two key members of the production crew must be of Latino descent.  The festival’s inaugural run is graced with a diverse spread of genres and stories,…

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New Edition of World Webfest Mania Starts Tomorrow on Xerb.TV

November 10, 2020
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On Wednesday, November 11th, World Webfest Mania returns in a flexible online format on Xerb.tv— while the event will go live starting at 7pm, audience members can pick up from the beginning at any time until the stream cuts off at midnight. “We hope this hybrid format will create the communal feeling of an in-person event while also providing some flexibility for at-home viewers,” says festival manager Cailin Kless. There will also be a small in-person Awards Ceremony the following…

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Fall 2020 Katra Film Series Winners

October 24, 2020
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We are excited to announce the winners of the Fall 2020 Katra Film Series. It was a true pleasure to screen their work and to present them with prizes from JMR Rentals, Screenblade, 3636 Studios, Meditative Writing, International Screenwriters’ Association, and Final Draft! Best Feature Film Award: Crossroads of America by Gabrielle Muller Best Short Film Award: Kite by HongWei Wang Honorable Mention: Pretty Ugly Complicated by Dani Hanks Best Short Screenplay Award: Genesis by Becca E. Davis Short Screenplay Honorable Mention: Sunset Strip by Alexander Osman…

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KATRA FALL SERIES: Free Drive-In Toy Story 4 Screening, New Patton Oswalt Film, & More!

September 22, 2020
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Katra Film Series returns in its new online format October 5th-10th. Every online screening block is followed by a Zoom filmmaker talkback open to all audiences, and all viewers are invited to vote for Audience Choice Award Winners who will receive prize packages worth a total of $7000 courtesy of Final Draft, JMR Rentals, Screenblade, 3636 Studio, International Screenwriters’ Association, and Meditative Writing. In addition to online streamings of indie shorts and features, they will be hosting a celebratory drive-in screening of…

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Katra Summer 2020 Winners!

September 15, 2020
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A hearty congratulations to the winning filmmakers and screenwriters of Katra Summer 2020, our largest online event to date! The week of August 24th brought us a truly wonderful selection of pieces from around the world– so we commend these talented artists for creating works that stood out to audiences and judges: Best Short Film Award: SnakeHeadz by Ivy Rhodes Short Film Honorable Mention: Icarus Stops For Breakfast by Abigail Zealey Bess Best Feature Film Award: Lament by Diego Lopes & Claudio Bitencourt Feature Film Honorable Mention: The…

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Now in its 11th Year, the Katra Film Series is an internationally acclaimed film festival and screenwriting competition dedicated to supporting the next generation of filmmakers with the exhibition and promotion of independent cinema from around the world at Regal Cinemas!

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Katra Film Series is proud to be listed among the “Top 100 Best Reviewed Festivals” on FilmFreeway. Submit on FilmFreeway and join our family of successful filmmakers.

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Our prizes are provided by Canon, Rhino Films, Final Draft, 3636 Studios, The Yard, International Screenwriters’ Association, NY Women in Film and TV, Museum of the Moving Image, and more. Every season we curate a diverse selection of independent works where audience participation is central in choosing the winners. Regardless of who wins each season all official selections will be considered for the Year-End Grand Finale taking place at the Alamo Drafthouse Theater where our jurors are comprised of industry veterans and professionals who watch the films and select the top winners.

Our Prizes

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All genres/forms are accepted. Seeking Feature Films, Short Films, Web Series, Documentary, Music Videos, Experimental Works, Animation, Screenplays, and Video Art. We accept works-in-progress.

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Final Draft is proud to support the Best Screenplay Winners with thousands of dollars in prizes. Final Draft is a program made to perform one task with excellence – the writing of a screenplay.

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What they say about us

“An obvious must-attend, Katra is the rare platform that actually puts its members’ work in front of an eager live audience…whose worthy and ambitious efforts might otherwise go unnoticed in an overcrowded industry.”

– Tribeca

Tribeca

“The Katra Film Series in New York City brought out emerging talent from all walks of life for a memorable film fest like none other. In over six years, the Katra Film Series has become a hub for up-and-coming filmmakers of the indie film scene.”

-LLERO

‘LLERO

“Katra Film Series is giving global filmmakers virtual opportunities to showcase their work… The pandemic has proven that creative people can find creative solutions.”

– BACKSTAGE

BACKSTAGE

“From the bottom up an amazing and excellent festival that has made it in New York”

– The New York Times

New York Times

“Katra Film Series spotlights new talent and provides a place for emerging artists to showcase their work to a live audience.”

– NY1

NY1

NY1

“Films Long in Talent, Short in Span, Bryan Cranston stars in Writer’s Block, part of the Katra Film Series – A Competitive Program highlighting the works from rising filmmakers and unheralded Talents.”

– Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal

“Innovative New Model Pushing For The Future of its Filmmakers.”

– Remezcla

Remezcla

“The Katra Film Series in New York is one of the most prolific champions of women in film. Last year, the group showcased the work of 79 female writers, directors and producers… goes to show you that if you build it, they will come.

– ELYSIAN

ELYSIAN

“Brooklyn’s own diversity makes it a natural source for a festival looking to feature films by communities whose work is often ignored by the mainstream.”

– Bklyner

Bklyner

Katra Film Series

Great Prizes

Each year, our winners are awarded over $20,000 in prizes. The Grand Jury Prize Winner is awarded a one-on-one meeting with acclaimed Hollywood Producer Stephen Nemeth and the winner also takes home a top of the line CANON camera.

Meet And Greets

Our Filmmakers get the opportunity to network with industry professionals at our nightly events held at at the Alamo Drafthouse Theater in NYC and other top-notch nearby venues.

Final Round

Some of our past alums have landed theatrical distribution deals and have gone on to write, produce and direct feature films and TV shows for HBO, FOX, Netflix, Showtime, ESPN, Vice Media including festival stops at Sundance, Tribeca, Berlin and Cannes Film Festival.