… 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. 

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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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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 want to miss! A film festival like no other providing invaluable opportunities for emerging and professional filmmakers from around the world.

KATRA Film Series is sponsored by Digital Ocean, Red Digital Cinema, Pond5, Backstage, International Screenwriters’ Association, Museum of the Moving Image, The Yard, The Craftsman, and more! Every season we curate a diverse selection of quality cinema from around the world. Voted by top audience count, one short advances to the semi-final rounds. Regardless of who wins each quarter all official selections will be considered for the Grand Finale Event which takes place in January 2018 at the ALAMO Drafthouse Theater with total prizes valued over $10,000. The Grand Jury Prize winner is awarded a one-on-one meeting with acclaimed Hollywood Producer Stephen Nemeth.

2017 Call For Entries Now Open! Submit your work below and receive 20% off using code: “KFS2017” 

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As we continue to work hard to discover the best new talent out there, we are proud to announce the 5th Annual Grand Finale Series will take place at the newly minted Alamo Drafthouse Theater in Downtown Brooklyn on January 25, 2017, with industry leaders Red Digital Cinema, Pond5, Museum of Moving Image, MovieMaker Magazine, CreatorUp sponsoring prizes for our top filmmakers.

There will only be a limited amount of tickets available for our milestone event. To receive a private email when they go on sale, email us at katrafilmseries2016@gmail.com with the subject line “Grand Finale Advance Tickets.”

Happy Holidays and we wish you all a prosperous and healthy new year!

Katra Film Series Team

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