Join us Wednesday, December 3rd for the 3rd & Final Round of the 2014 Katra Film Series. A panel of judges will select 2 shorts to move on to the Grand Finale in January and the Audience will vote for one film to move on as well. A $500+ prize courtesy of our generous sponsors PULP NYC, Filmmaker Magazine, Pond5, Katra, CM4A will be shared amongst the 3 winners.

A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Dare2B, an organization focused on educating and empowering homeless children through out NYC. To find out more visit their website at dare2b.org.

Launched in the Summer of 2012, Katra Film Series screens a selection of quality short films by emerging and award-winning filmmakers in NYC and provides a great networking platform for industry professionals. In partnership with Everyone Matters and Rhino Films the 2014 Grand Prize Winner will be awarded a one-on-one meeting with acclaimed Producer Stephen Nemeth from the Academy-Award Nominated The Sessions and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

2014 Katra Film Series Saturday, December 3rd, 2014 6pm–12:00am KATRA – 217 Bowery St. Btw. Rivington & Prince St. New York, NY 10002 Official Website: http://www.katrafilmseries.com/ Follow Us: Facebook/Twitter/Instagram: @KatraFilmSeries

Film Lineup (lineup subject to change):

The Desk – directed by George Gaffney

Schlock Fish – Esteban Uribe

Lily in the Grinder – directed by Michael Morgenstern

SIX – directed by Frank Jerky

The Audition – directed by Christopher Williams

To Be Strong – directed by Ken Spooner

Iko – directed by Joanna Cabello

One Past – directed by Juli Kobayashi

Meet Mario – directed by David Joseph

Barrio Boy – directed by Dennis Shinners

Destroying Angels – directed by Hannah Reimann

Pots&Lids – directed by Giulio Piodomani

House of the Rising Sun – directed by Inga Moren

Burning Up – directed by Mark Philip Lichtenstein

Bless Me – directed by Christian LaMorte

Tears of a Phoenix – directed by Mo Brown

Long Island Divas – directed by Katie Maguire Edri & Catherine Callahan

KATRA Film Series
217 Bowery St. between Rivington & Prince St. New York, NY 10002 – 2 for 1 house drink specials from 6p-8p $20 advance online ticket sales (includes screenings, Q&A, after party) $25 cash only door price (includes screenings, Q&A, after party) Full dinner & hookah menu available.

Do you have a short film, web series, short doc, music video you’d like to submit? We’re looking for quality short content of any genre/form no longer than 45 minutes in length for the 2015 season. From NO BUDGET to BIG BUDGET. JUST WOW US! Visual art, experimental, animations are welcome! Submit via Film Freeway https://filmfreeway.com/festival/KatraFilmSeries

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CROWDFUNDING TO BUILD INDEPENDENCE:

The only proven path to independence as an artist is a direct connection to your audience. Crowdfunding is becoming a fundamental piece of most financing plans for independent film. However, many filmmakers miss the opportunity to turn their film funding campaigns into audience-building opportunities that can last an entire career — and provide the groundwork for theatrical distribution that you control. Seed&Spark and Tugg are combining forces to invest in the future of independent film by offering a comprehensive Crowdfunding to Build Independence workshop. This two-hour session for film-related projects will provide the crowdfunding action plan most likely to create a lasting, flourishing, direct relationship with your audience.

OUR COURSE WILL COVER:
1. FINDING YOUR AUDIENCE
2. SUCCESSFUL MESSAGING
3. ELEMENTS OF A GREAT PLAN
— Pitch Video
— Partners and Outreach
— Organization
4. EXECUTING A GREAT PLAN
— Day-to-Day Campaigning
— New Outreach Materials
— Pro-tips
5. AFTER CAMPAIGN AUDIENCE GROWTH
6. FESTIVALS & DISTRIBUTION

SCHEDULE
6-6:30pm: MEET & GREET
6:30-8:00pm: WORKSHOP + Q&A
7:30-9:00pm: 2 FOR 1 DRINK SPECIAL!

OUR HOST:
Katra Film Series spotlights new talent and provides a platform for emerging filmmakers to showcase their work in front of a live audience and to network with likeminded industry professionals. Every month we screen a selection of quality short films and the audience votes for one film to move on to the 2nd and 3rd Competitions. Regardless of who the audience chooses, all films will be considered for the Year-End Grand Finale Event where the top films will vie for prizes worth over 1K and the chance to meet with a Major Hollywood Producer.
In partnership with Everyone Matters & Rhino Films, the 2014 Grand Prize Winner will be awarded a one-on-one meeting with acclaimed Producer Stephen Nemeth from the Academy-Award Nominated The Sessions and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

In Partnership with Seed&Spark, the 2014 Grand Finale Audience Choice Award will take home a prize worth over $500, a membership to the Museum of the Moving Image.

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Join us Saturday AUGUST 23RD as we showcase 10 riveting short films by NYC’s top emerging filmmakers! Each director will compete for the opportunity to move on to the 3rd round, win a prize from Seed&Spark Pulp NYC Carpingo Corfu Grill and more.

Launched in the Summer of 2012, Katra Film Series screens a selection of quality short films by emerging and award-winning filmmakers in NYC and provides a great networking platform for industry professionals. In partnership with Everyone Matters and Rhino Films the 2014 Grand Prize Winner will be awarded a one-on-one meeting with acclaimed Producer Stephen Nemeth from the Academy-Award Nominated The Sessions and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

2014 Katra Film Series Saturday August 23, 2014 – 6pm–10:30pmKATRA – 217 Bowery St. Btw. Rivington & Prince St. New York, NY 10002Official Website: http://www.katrafilmseries.com/Follow Us: Facebook/Twitter/Instagram: @KatraFilmSeries

Film Lineup (lineup subject to change):

House of the Rising Sun – directed by Inga Moren
Immerse in a surreal hospital, Chloe’s wish to die becomes an exchange for a new life that is all but ordinary.

Here’s looking at you, Kid – directed by Karen Goldfarb
In war-torn Casablanca, anything can happen when two lovers reunite in this spoof of the classic film…

Schlock Fish – directed by Esteban Uribe
After witnessing death of a stranger, a recluse finds the truth about himself. Attached some film stills.

Love, Death, and Hipstery – directed by Stanislav Lavrik
After witnessing death of a stranger, a recluse finds the truth about himself. Attached some film stills.

Otaku – directed by Juliet O’Reilly
Alistair, an anime character impersonator, receives treatment he never expected after his act catches the attention of two young women.

Six – directed by Frank Jerky
SIX is a short film that deals with the issue of gun control – told through the story of a child who finds a gun

Singhing Bee – directed by Aby Rao
Harjinder (Honey) Singh is a 10-year-old Indian-American boy poised on the brink of a major turning point in his life.

Pink Out – directed by Keith Haitkin
John, the owner of “Sauna Sensations,” is at a crossroads in his profession when one of his employees decides to leave. The recycling is also really starting to pile up.

Lily In The Grinder – directed by Michael Morgenstern
Ryan struggles to find meaning in his provisional existence, exploring sex and death and the idea of ‘becoming something.’

Pots & Lids – directed by Giulio Poidomani
Nick loses his dog and looks for him in the neighborhood. On his journey, he will find love.

KATRA Film Series
217 Bowery St. between Rivington & Prince St.
New York, NY 10002
2 for 1 drink specials from 6p-8p.
$15 advance online ticket sales (includes afterparty)
$20 door price
Full dinner & hookah menu available. All ticket sales are final.

Do you have a short film, web series, documentary, music video you’d like to submit? Katra Film Series is looking for quality short content of any genre/form no longer than 15 minutes in length. However, we make exceptions based on quality, storytelling, and production value. Music videos, short docs, visual art, experimental, animations are welcome! To submit your film, click here

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DISCOUNTED ADVANCE TICKETS: http://katrafilmseriesdecember.eventbrite.com/

In partnership with Everyone Matters and Rhino Films, the 2013 Grand Prix Winner will be awarded a one-on-one meeting with acclaimed Producer Stephen Nemeth from the Academy-Award Nominated The Sessions and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

Katra Film Series launched in the Summer of 2012 and has grown into one of the most premier short film showcases in NYC. Every month we screen a selection of quality short films by up-and-coming and established filmmakers living, studying or working in NYC, and provide a great networking platform for industry professionals.

Film Lineup (not exact order):
The Session – by Katie Maguire Edri
Studio Heads – by Jaime Fernandez/Anthony Palmini
Those Restive Eyes – by Divina Hasselmann
Lolette – by Felix Thompson
After Water There is Sand – by Saro Varjabedian
Legs “High Time” – Music Video – by Javier Andrade
Only in Paris – produced by Judi Beecher
Innocent Creep – by Nick Petrie

KATRA Film Series
217 Bowery St. between Rivington & Prince St.
2 for 1 drink special from 6p-8p.
$12 advance online ticket sales
$15 at the door
(includes screenings, drink specials, and after party)

Filmmakers, email us a link of your film to consider to the following address info@katrafilmseries.com. No deadline or entry fee to submit. We’re looking for quality short films no longer than 15 minutes in length. We’ll make exceptions if the film is really good. Music Videos, short docs, visual art, experimental, animations are welcome!

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Hosted/Curated by HBO and INDIEWIRE’s very own Juan Caceres:

PURCHASE ADVANCE TICKETS HERE (only $7 online): http://kfslatinonight.eventbrite.com/

Juan is an independent film producer whose latest credit is Elliot Loves, an award winning feature film. Juan’s greatest pride is being a founding member and Director of Programming for the HBO New York International Latino International Film Festival. He is also a programming associate for Tribeca All Access, an initiative of the Tribeca Film Festival that aids and supports underserved minorities in the film industry. He has recently started subjecting his filmmaker friends to his craziness in his blog, LatinoBuzz on IndieWire. Juan currently lives in an Empire State of Mind.

Film Lineup (not exact order)
LA MIRADA PERDIDA – DAMIAN DIONISIO
THE SHOOTING STAR SALESMAN – KICO VALERDE
THE EARTH, THE WAY I LEFT IT – JEFF PINILLA
GABI – ZOE SALICRUP JUNCO
A SHORE THING – JESS MANAFORT
LA DUCHA – MARIA JOSE SAN MARTIN

KATRA
217 Bowery St. btw. rivington & prince st.
New York, NY 10002
Drink specials 6p-8pm
$7 advance online sales
http://kfslatinonight.eventbrite.com/
$10 cover at the door

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Katra Film Series is sponsored by EVERYONE MATTERS, FILMMAKER Magazine, INDIEGOGO, FILM INTERCHANGE, THE CINEMA COUCH, VOXXI, CORFU GRILL, HELLO WORLD COMMUNICATIONS, and much more. The audience will vote for one film to move on to the final round.

In partnership with Everyone Matters, a global media campaign to reduce intolerance, the Best Short Film Winner of 2012 Felix Thompson was awarded a one-on-one meeting with acclaimed Producer Stephen Nemeth from the Academy-Award Nominated The Sessions (starring John Hawkes, Helen Hunt, William H. Macy, and Moon Bloodgood). Other Producer credits include Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (starring Johnny Depp and directed by Terry Gilliam), Why Do Fools Fall in Love (starring Halle Berry), and Dogtown and Z Boys, among many others.

Katra Film Series launched in the Summer of 2012 and has grown into one of the most premier short film showcases in NYC. Every month we screen a selection of short films by up-and-coming and established filmmakers living, studying or working in NYC and provide a great networking platform for industry professionals. The selected films will also be considered for the 2014 East Harlem International Film Festival and the 2013 Katra Film Series Grand Finale.

Advance online ticket sales:

http://katrafilmseriesjulyedition.eventbrite.com/

KATRA Film Series
217 Bowery St. between Rivington & Prince St.
2 for 1 drink special from 6p-7p.
Free Food buffet 6p-7p
$12 advance online ticket sales
$15 at the door
(includes screenings, drink specials, free food and complimentary after party)

Filmmakers, email us a link of your film to consider to the following address info@katrafilmseries.com. No deadline or entry fee to submit. We’re looking for quality short films no longer than 15 minutes in length. We’ll make exceptions if the film is really good. Music Videos, short docs, visual art, experimental, animations are welcome!

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Sponsored by FILMMAKER Magazine, En La Escena TV, The Cinema Couch, VOXXI, Hello World, and much more. The audience will select the top film to move on to the 2nd round.

In partnership with Everyone Matters, a global media campaign to reduce intolerance, the Best Short Film Winner of 2012 Felix Thompson was awarded a one-on-one meeting with acclaimed Producer Stephen Nemeth from the Academy-Award Nominated The Sessions (starring John Hawkes, Helen Hunt, William H. Macy, and Moon Bloodgood). Other Producer credits include Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (starring Johnny Depp and directed by Terry Gilliam), Why Do Fools Fall in Love (starring Halle Berry), and Dogtown and Z Boys, among many others.

Katra Film Series launched in the Summer of 2012 and has grown into one of the most premier short film showcase in NYC. Every month we screen a selection of short films by up-and-coming and established filmmakers living, studying or working in NYC and provide a great networking platform for industry folks. The selected films will also be considered for the 2013 East Harlem International Film Festival and the 2013 Katra Film Series Grand Finale.

Get your advance tickets for a discounted price before sale ends in a few days – http://kfsjuneedition.eventbrite.com/

Film Lineup:
Madurando – directed by Frisly Soberanis Jr.
Riff – directed by Esteban Uribe
East Willy B – directed by Yamin Segal
Lines of Glory – directed by Jack Gattanella
Musie – directed by Phil Thompson
Those Kids in Brooklyn – directed by Nicole Asinor

Katra Film Series
217 Bowery St. between Rivington & Prince St.
2 for 1 drink special from 6p-7p.
Free Food buffet 6p-7p
$12 advance online ticket sales
$15 at the door
(includes screenings, drink specials, free food and after party)

Do you have you’d like to screen with us? Email us a link of your film to review to the following address info@katrafilmseries.com. No deadline or entry fee to submit. We’re looking for quality short films no longer than 15 minutes in length. We’ll make exceptions if the film is really good. Music Videos, short docs, visual art, experimental, animations all are welcome!

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If you missed our VIP Party on Wednesday May 15th, or just can’t get enough of us, then please join us Saturday, May 25 for delicious cocktails, some of our favorite L.E.S* films, as well as a sneak peak of some of the awesome work we’ll be showing at this year’s Fest.

Details:

7:00-8:00pm – Two for One Cocktails!
8:00pm – Screening
8:45pm – Get More Cocktails!
9:00pm – More Screening!!!
Pair Katra’s awesome cocktails with L.E.S*’s awesome films! Perfect.

Tickets will be $12 online and $15 at the door.
*In Partnership with Katra Film Series

Purchase your advance online tickets here – Purchase Tickets

KATRA 217 Bowery St. btw. Rivington & Prince St.
2 for 1 drink special from 7p-8p
$12 advance online ticket sales (includes screenings, 2 for 1 drinks, and after party)
$15 at the door (includes screenings, 2 for 1 drink specials, and after party)

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~ Invite ~

Life starts with people. “On Deck with Lucy” is hosting a NY Entertainment Industry Mixer to gather individuals interested in growing their networking circle. A fundamental goal of our organization is to unite artists in every creative genre through connection. Living with a deep belief that our community is driven by The 3 T’s: Talent, Trends and Tastes; each of us represents one or more of these wonderful attributes.

Your presence is an honor to be one of the attendees, as a truly gifted Talent, Trend, and Taste of New York City’s beautiful culture. Joining us at this exciting mixer, will grant you access to all varieties of people who are searching to reach, as are you. This is a great opportunity for pitching your brand to others there for similar purposes. With live music blanketing over the mood of good company, allow our refreshments to sooth your expressive souls in the company of laughter, ideas, and possibilities.

We ask you bring your personality, charm, dancing shoes, and most importantly your business cards. Then start turning dreams into a reality by getting “On Deck” to bridge the gap from creative ideas to the next “big thing”.

A Red-Carpet Event: So Look your Sexiest Selves!

-All Guests can have pictures taken on the Red Carpet and a chance to appear in the second season of ‘On Deck!’

– Featuring Millennium Magazine, DreamQuest Entertainment, BBR Productions and wardrobe provided by Doien.

– Live music from Ula Ruth, Alexis Cunningham and You,Me,The sea.

– Special Guests: TV Personalities, Agents, Casting Directors and Producers.

– All for only $12 for Advance Tickets, so BUY Now at:
ORDER TICKETS

(A limited number of tickets available at the door for $15)

EVENT DETAILS:
Saturday, May 18th

Katra Film Series @ 217 Bowery St. (between Rivington & Prince Sts.)

2 for 1 drink specials from 7p-8pm!

$12 advance online ticket sales
(includes red carpet walk, 2 for 1 drink specials, free goodie bags, raffle drawing and after party)
$15 at the door
(includes red carpet walk, 2 for 1 drink specials, free goodie bags, raffle drawing and after party)

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