Brooklyn Cat Cafe and Brooklyn Bridge Animal Welfare Coalition (BBAWC) are excited to announce our second annual Feline Film Festival!
BBAWC and Brooklyn Cat Cafe have worked to rescue and adopt over 600 cats from the cafe since opening in May of 2016. As Brooklyn’s first Cat Cafe and the only cat cafe run and operated by a non-profit in New York City, we are proud of the outreach and education we provide to animal lovers and those interested in helping animals in our community. We know that a film festival celebrating cats, animal rescue and the impact each of these topics has will be amazing.
“When looking back to the earliest days of cinema, it wasn’t much of a surprise to learn that cats have been popping up and used quite regularly (and consistently) throughout film history. It’s interesting to see how filmmakers have (at times) struggled with and creatively innovated ways to capture and portray cats in their films.”^ Who knew cat videos started back in 1894 by Thomas Edison? Help us celebrate the wide range of portrayals of cats in film with all activities raising money to help Brooklyn Bridge Animal Welfare Coalition (BBAWC) and the Brooklyn Cat Cafe’s animal rescue efforts. The festival will kick off with an award gala on March 25th, Films will be screened March 26th-29th.
^https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/famous-cat-in-film-history/
Winning clips will be screened on during our Feline Film Festival, March 26th-29th in Brooklyn, NY. Prizes will be announced and awarded at a reception at Brooklyn Cat Cafe, Wednesday March 25th. Winners and honorable mentions will be screened at the Brooklyn Cat Cafe the weekend of March 26th.
All submitted videos will be juried, then the selected films and videos will be screened at the event.
The judging panel will award a cash prize, which will be announced at a later date, to the top clip of the evening, and award various prizes to second and third place clips in each category.
Film Artists of official selections will receive two invitations to the Wednesday night reception and two tickets to the screening block in which their film will be presented. Additional festival tickets can also be purchased in advance.
The judging panel will be announced on Feline Film Festivals website: www.felinefilmfestival.com.