Thank you to everyone who screened and participated in our 4th Annual World Webfest Mania Festival! It was our pleasure to screen 25 exceptional selections at Wild Project Theater AND feature 4 episodic series through our virtual platform, XerbTV. This year we featured some of the BEST episodic and web content from across the globe. Some of those regions included, Europe, Asia, and Australia! To all our filmmakers and participants, we are grateful for your continued support of the Katra Film Series and independent cinema!
Special HUGE thanks are in order for 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, GPop TV, and more!
Below are this year’s winners for the 2022 World Webfest Mania:
Audience Choice Award: Olympus: A Retrospective – directed by Will Jacobs
Best Short Film: The Plan – directed by Gigi Burgdorf
Best Documentary: In A Whole New Way – directed by Jonathan Fisher
Outstanding Female Filmmaker: Behind The Wall – directed by Tanya Gambourg
Best Episodic: Avocado Toast – directed by Sam Coyle
Best Episodic–Honorable Mention: Miss! – directed by Rebecca Greensill
Best Feature Screenplay: The Happiness Angel – written by David M. Hinds
Best Short Screenplay: No Pebble Tossed – written by Chris Willis
Check out ALL of the WWM 2022 Official Selections below:
- VIRTUAL SELECTIONS
- THURSDAY, AUGUST 4TH: BLOCK ONE
- THURSDAY, AUGUST 4TH: BLOCK TWO
- FRIDAY, AUGUST 5TH: BLOCK ONE
- FRIDAY, AUGUST 5TH: BLOCK TWO
JOIN US NEXT MONTH for New Faces New Voices! NFNV is taking place at The Alamo in Brooklyn. Festival dates are Tuesday, September 13th through Thursday, September 15th from 6PM-11PM. Our official selections will be announced in the following week. Make sure to follow us on our social media platform @newfacesnewvoices for more updates about the upcoming festival!
And don’t forget to check us out on ALL social media platforms at @katrafilmseries for updates on all our upcoming festivals!