Katra Film Series announces its return to the Alamo Drafthouse Theater
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JANUARY 10, 2020: The Katra Film Series is proud to announce its return to the Alamo Drafthouse Theater in Downtown Brooklyn for its 8th Annual Grand Finale. The 2019 Finalists will compete for over $10,000 in prizes. In partnership with Everyone Matters and Rhino Films, the 2019 Grand Prize Winner will be awarded a one-on-one meeting with acclaimed Hollywood Producer Stephen Nemeth from the Academy-Award nominated The Sessions and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and a state-of-the-art Canon camera. Additional prizes are provided by Final Draft, 3636 studios, Screenblade, NYWIFT, Meditative Writing, and International Screenwriters Association. The finale is also supported by JMR Professional Video Rentals, Julien Dubuque International Film Festival, and Vine.
In 2019, we received over 1500 submissions from around the world including international works from Guatemela, Peru, Costa Rica, Mexico, Argentina, Cuba, Uruguay, Korea, Madagascar, Israel, Russia, Japan, Czech Republic, Africa, Qatar, Hungary and more. Out of 70 official selections in our main competition, 12 finalists were carefully chosen by our committee and audience vote.
ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE CINEMAS
Tuesday, January 28, 2020 – 7pm-10pm
445 Albee Square 4th Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Trains: B, D, N, Q, R, W, 2, 3
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For media inquiries contact:
Geoffrey Guerrero – Founder & Executive Director
Geoffrey@katrafilmseries
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