Since this Sunday is the Blog Blast for Peace, I have switched my usual Sunday Catinee to Friday, and I have something exciting for all you kitty cinephiles: the Catdance Film Festival, which will run during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, UT in January, 2013! We are not talking about your usual silly camera-phone videos, but real, scripted feline mini-features under 4 minutes in length. Something along the lines of The Trials and Tribulations of Patrick Chesterfield II:
If you can’t see the above video, click here to watch it on YouTube!
This was made by a pair of real filmmakers, as were the other videos on the official Catdance Festival page, but Fresh Step, Catdance’s sponsor, is looking for aspiring auteurs amongst the cat community! If you can get creative and tell a short kitty story, you are invited to submit a short subject of four minutes or less at the Catdance Festival page between now and December 9! A panel of judges will pick five films to be shown at Catdance, and the filmmakers will be flown out to be part of the festivities. After the event, there will be a voting competition and the winner will get $10,000!
Finally, the cat video has become a legitimate art form. It is about time.
And yes, Katie has been informed of this competition!
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That was great! We enjoyed it.
We had to MOL at the last line in small font. Oh the work this would take…!
Why, this is an EPIC! It ranks right up there with Papillon and The Great Escape! Oh, the Humans *are* wicked! Poor Muffin–er, Patrick.
By the way, I was delighted to see this as from your title I feared some hideous feline version of Riverdance. ::shudder::
Looks very interesting but we would not trust that SS of ours to attempt.
i wan to buy a 2013 calendar of cats n dogs plis.
Some serious film making going on there!!
Wonderful video!!!
purrs
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that was a funny movie. The publicist wishes she had talent
That was good and I think Katie should enter!!!
Oh boy, more kitty films! We watched the whole, big, all of the last ones with the Momma and the Daddy, and we watch Henri whenever his channel is on. But sadly, the Momma can barely get our picture somedays, so we are sure we will never see the silver screen!
Harry, Dexter and Tipp
What a fun event! I look forward to see kitty films!
I wish we could all watch the entries! Let us hope Henri enters – he does pawsome films.
Humans took their time to recognize it, really!
This video is so well done! I can feel Sir Patrick Chesterfield II’s torture…
Purrs
The only dancing I do (according to my human) is the litterbox two-step…..I do get somewhat carried away with my fancy foot work before and after doing my “thing” ! I say we cats should get our groove on more often….it’s good exercise anyway.
Kitty hugs, Sammy
Oh boy….what to do….what to do!
; ) Katie
That was a pawesome video! Unfortunately you’ve seen our Mum’s camera skills.
This was great!! I am betting that Henri will be there too! Pure genius!
wow. great video. fanks for posting. now that makes two knighted kittehs in one day. impressive. but unlike teh cat in video, i will not give ups.
What a great video! I always thought the cat video was a true art form.
We so enjoyed that video – we chewed our claws down in suspense waiting to see what happened next.
Luv Hannah and Lucy xx xx
That is a great video and it will be fun if we get to see the video’s that are entered in the contest. Maybe Katie will win another one. Take care.
Oh, he expressed our dilemma so well! Thanks fur sharing! Have a great weekend!
Oooo Miss Katie will need to enter this!!