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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Congrats to all the filmmakers and actors who made these nights possible and for participating in our 10 Year celebration of independent cinema and for supporting the greater New York Film and Arts Community! We couldn’t be more proud of your work and we are incredibly honored to have hosted your talents in such a magnificent and memorable way.

Yes, we’ll say it again proudly and with gusto WE ARE BACK! Special thanks to our amazing sponsors and partners JMR Rentals, UKW Media, Final Draft, BKLYN Commons, Screenblade, International Screenwriters’ Association, Meditative Writing, Brooklyn Brewery, Whats Your Issue Foundation, On The Scene Media, and No Rest for the Weekend.

LIST OF WINNERS AND HONORABLE MENTIONS:

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We are excited to celebrate with you all and hope you can join us for a special week bringing independent cinema back to NYC and BEYOND!

TUESDAY JUNE 22ND | BLOCK 1 | 6:15pm

EXIT PACKAGE – directed by John Gray
HELLS KITCHEN – directed by Steve Young
THE DELLA MORTE SISTERS – directed by Bill Sorvino
THE OTHER SIDE OF NIGHT – directed by Jaclyn Noel
HOUSEHOLD DEMONS – directed by John Gray
LA SANTERA – directed by Yerania Del Orbe

TUESDAY JUNE 22ND | BLOCK 2 | 8:45 pm

SUSANA – directed by Laura Gamse
GIRL BOXER – directed by Lauren McCann
HUNG UP – directed by Damon O’Steen
WHEN THE MUSIC CHANGES – directed by Lakshmi Devy

WEDNESDAY JUNE 23RD | BLOCK 1 | 6:15 PM

THE SPEECH – directed by Haohao Yan
ON THE WHISTLE – directed by TJ Noel-Sullivan
A SWIMMING LESSON FROM DAD – directed by Biró Melinda Ildikó (HUNGARY)
DISTANCE – directed by Grace Swee
THE FALL OF A SPARROW – directed by Jose Rivera

WEDNESDAY JUNE 23RD | BLOCK 2 | 8:45 PM

PANDEMIC ZOOM – directed by Julianna Pitt
CYCLONE – directed by Austin Tsung-Fu Chang
SINS – directed by Jeremiah Kipp
THE BEAST – directed by Luke Howe
A WOMAN EATS – directed by Sam Reiss
NOC – NON-OFFICIAL COVER – directed by Ian Voglesong
WHEN IN ROME – directed by Luca Padrini

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We also have a casting and filmmaking workshop with Backstage Magazine on Thursday, February 25th at 7pm EST. Founded in 1960, Backstage is the most trusted name in casting, utilizing decades of experience and advanced technology to connect content-creators with the talent needed to take their projects to the next level. Backstage Casting Specialist Christina Kleppinger will walk you through the new normal in casting – from forming a perfect breakdown, to holding effective virtual auditions, to hiring the best talent.

***Please note all ticket holders/audience members receive a $25 GIFT CARD from the HiO store in Tribeca redeemable online or for in-store purchases with brands from around the world***

GET ALL ACCESS PASS & TICKETS HERE

THE FINALISTS

PROGRAM 1

BELOW – directed by Chance Muehleck
SWEET DREAMS – directed byChloe (Lei) Tu, Tina Yuangting Chao
KITE – directed by HongWei Wang
LE TEMPS PERDU – directed by Julian Santos
THE TATTOOED TORAH – directed by Marc Bennett
NOWHERE TO NUN – directed by Austin Hsieh
EXTRA INNINGS – directed by John Gray

FEATURE FILM PRESENTATION
CROSSROADS OF AMERICA – directed by Gabrielle Muller

PROGRAM 2

MASTER MAGGIE – directed by Matthew Bonifacio
TREELINE LAKE – directed by Sinah Ober
A MILLION EYES – directed by Richard Raymond
EAGLE – directed by Jose Acevedo
ROUGHNECK – directed by Andrew Hardaway
THE PRIEST – directed by Dir. Michael Vukadinovich
MANN OVERBOARD – directed by Sam Cadman

FEATURE FILM PRESENTATION
LAMENT – directed by Diego Lopes & Claudio Bitencourt

PROGRAM 3

THE FLOWER ON THE ROAD – directed by Petros Georgiadis
SLIP – directed by Lizzie Morgan
THE TAMPON – directed by Erica Ortiz
ZARINA – directed by Lexx Truss
THE TAXIDERMIST – directed by Natalie Johnson
WHITE INK – directed by Jacqueline Grajales

FEATURE FILM PRESENTATION
THE RIGHT TO REST – directed by Sarah Megyesy & Guillermo Roqués

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Now in its 9th Year, the Katra Film Series is an internationally recognized film festival and screenwriting competition dedicated to supporting the next generation of filmmakers at the world famous Alamo Drafthouse Theater. Hailed by Tribeca Films for its “honorable mission to spotlight new and emerging cinematic talents…where some of their top alums have since gone on to great things in the indie world and beyond” while the New York Times agrees “From the bottom up an amazing and excellent festival that has made it in New York!”

Since 2012, Katra alums have landed theatrical distribution 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.

Additionally, we have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, CNN, The Huffington Post, Daily News, NY1, NBC, Women & Hollywood, Metro NY, The New Machine, Bklyner, and many other local and national publications.

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In partnership with HiO, ScreenBlade, Final Draft, 3636 Studios, and International Screenwriters’ Association, the audience will choose the best work of the evening each night and the winners will takes home over $7,000 in prizes and advance to our 8th Annual Grand Finale in January 2020 where they will be considered for top prizes including a Canon camera and meetings with established producers in LA.

All guests and ticket holders are invited to attend our pre-screening cocktail hour sponsored by HiO City Point Store with complimentary beer, wine, cocktails, soft drinks and appetizers from 530pm-630pm.

FULL SCHEDULE IN LINKS BELOW:

DAY 1 – WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

DAY 2 – THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

HiO – Open Bar/Cocktail Hour @City Point – 530-630pm each night

445 Albee Square lobby (near Fulton st. entrance) Brooklyn, NY 11201

ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE CINEMAS – 7pm-1030pm

Wednesday, September 25, 2019 – Screening + Q&A

445 Albee Square W#4 Brooklyn, NY 11201

Trains: B, D, N, Q, R, W, 2, 3 – Social Media Share: #KATRA2019 #katrafilmseries

Follow: @katrafilmseries – www.katrafilmseries.com

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OFFICIAL LINEUP:

¡Indestructible!: Baseball on the Isthmus Trailer – directed by Eric Soussanin

The mighty history and uncertain future of baseball in the Republic of Panamá, and those fighting to recapture the sport from the grips of crisis.

DE COLORES – directed by Luz Zamora

Aura has cleaned the houses of other people for 30 years. But soon she will become the owner of many houses of her own. The film accompanies Aura during the last stage of her journey – a portrait of a woman who came here as a sweet lamb and became a tiger.

ASUNDER – directed by Nathalie Alvarez

During a family party in the countryside, we follow Nia and her cousin Teo, whose relationship balances on the edge of what is considered normative. A film about power, sexuality, love and the urge to explore.

TOMORROW IS TOO LATE – directed by Diego Lummis

A typical night at home for a wistful Harlem mother and her creative, strong-willed daughter is disrupted by their violent neighbors.

SILICA – directed by Eliaz Rodriguez

“Silica” peers into our relationships as our cellphones peer back at us. Chris is looking for solace from the combative text messages he’s receiving from his mother about his girlfriend. A chance conversation with his weird neighbor, Mike, may help Chris to drop all of his problems.

THE FRINGES – directed by Lily Darragh Harty

In a corporate world void of human interaction, Ennis has lost her ability to relate to others. When the company fires her and forces her into a crowded tenement building, Ennis must overcome her fear of human connection to begin again.

THE SO-SO YOU DON’T KNOW Trailer – directed by Marlene Rhein

In this dark comedy about urban loneliness, a NYC therapist is running a Groupon special for new clients.

CAMERA SONG – directed by Danny Mirabal

Camera Song is a music video about a girl (Jessica Rowboat) losing her most precious item, and hoping a decent person recovers it.

SMILE – Macha Rose

Miles is ready to pop the question. But when April reveals she has a surprise of her own, can they survive breaking up and getting married at the same time?

CHATSWORTH – directed by La Monte Edwards

Deep in the San Fernando Valley, 3,000 miles away from the bright lights of Broadway, Foster is struggling to finish writing his latest musical. Foster longs to make it to the Great White Way one day. He hopes this new play will be his ticket out… if he could only finish it.

WHISKEY SODA – directed by Pablo Robles & Skyler Carkhuff

During rehearsals for a new play, a young actor finds his life turned upside-down when his estranged father shows up outside the theater one day, with a secret.

ALCHEMY – directed by Brandon Polanco

An epic transformation manifests from a seemingly routine interview. A failed everyman begins working through pages and pages of questions. As time begins to elongate, the man finds himself tormented and more and more isolated.

Thursday, September 27, 2018 – 6PM-930pm

Wine Legend – Lounge – Corner Entrance

166 Myrtle Ave. Corner of Fleet Place

Brooklyn, NY 11201

Tickets available online only: $10

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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 a fun night of networking, dancing, and all around good times… TIS’ the season to be jolly!!!

Gentlemen, make sure to wear your ugliest holiday sweater to enter a raffle giveaway contest. Ladies, bring your hottest outfit and we’ll have something special for ya’ll. Don’t forget to bring your business cards.

Follow us on Social Media for more updates: @katrafilmseries

The fun begins on Friday, December 1, 2017
Le Souk Restaurant
510 LaGuardia Pl
New York, NY 10012
7p-8p – Complimentary Champagne

RSVP BY CLICKING THE FLYER ABOVE

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… 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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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 of life, the code that is the source of all living and non-living structure. Is there a relation between the macro and the micro world? Has a bug a similar surface as the moon?

Conversations Centered Around Black Bodies: Black Lives Matter (9:35) – Directed by Christopher Conti

Two strangers intersect at a park bench and initiate an intimate conversation about the Black Lives Matter movement.

Cake (9:22) – Directed by Anne Hu

Eliza, a bisexual woman, tries to explore her sexuality within her marriage with her husband, Thomas, by surprise ordering a seemingly human female sex robot. But the sex robot is not the cure-all she had hoped for. Be careful what you wish for.

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/198495346

Troll: A Southern Tale (11:30) – Directed by Marinah Janello

An eccentric artist navigates self-expression through his experiences living and growing up in the South.

 I Love New York (10:54) – Directed by Christian Vogeler

After an NYC first-timer befriends a savvy street girl on the train, she takes him on a fantastical ride through all the city’s pitfalls. But nothing’s free in this town, so tighten up your hustle or you might just get hustled yourself.

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/191375968

Happy Hour (13:55) – Directed by Gretl Claggett

When a woman meets her boyfriend for a romantic night out, a martini triggers childhood memories that threaten her ability to trust and love.

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/72761339

Evil Woman (13:37) – Directed by Danny Turkiewicz

The night Brandon plans on proposing to his girlfriend of seven years, he finds out the dark and hilarious truth about her past.

John Brothers Gym (5:52) – Directed by Lydia Folckomer

Two brothers, Jerry and Manu, own and operate a gym, and life is great. But everyday family business is interrupted when Manu realizes Jerry operated the yoga studio like a total sham. He decides to hire Elisa, a professional yoga instructor. Manu thinks Elisa is fantastic, Jerry hates Elisa, and Elisa loves everyone. It’s your normal family business.

Toute La Vie (9:30) – Directed by Ella Mische

Toute La Vie is a romantic comedy with an eerie twist set in the Art Deco-Jazz style. We meet to lovers who stumble upon an abandoned apartment later to realize they are ghosts, stuck in a dream-like state, reliving the first night they met.

Pitter Patter Goes My Heart (21:30) – Directed by Christoph Rainer

The hopelessly romantic Lisa takes desperate measures to win her former lover back. But the fact that he already has a new girl at his side and that Lisa needs to bring along her alcoholic father does not particularly help. Tragedy takes its course.

 Silent Cries: The Prelude (15:30) – Directed by Shauntay Cherry

An underemployed construction worker begins to buckle under the pressures of fatherhood as his son’s 7^th birthday approaches.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5ia4MDCgNw

Something Happened (19:09) – Directed by Nikhil Melnechuk

A young man has one weekend to fix his life. A young woman has one weekend to escape hers.

The Run-In (10:11) – Directed by Peter Talamo

On her way home from a late night party, Hannah experiences an unnerving encounter with a stranger who leaves her mentally paralyzed.

2017 Katra Film Series – September 16, 2017 – 5pm-1030pm
217 Bowery btw. Rivington and Prince St. 
New York, NY 10002
$20 General Admission
$30 cash door only
(All tickets include Screenings, Q&A, Open 5p-6pm FREE Narranggaset Beer, Afterparty)

Do you have a Feature, Short, Web Series, Documentary, Student Film, Animation, Music Video you’d like to submit? Earlybird Deadline for the 2018 Season now open!

SUBMIT HERE: https://filmfreeway.com/festival/KatraFilmSeries

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