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You are here: Home / Catinees / Sunday Catinee: Catdance Festival Critic’s Picks

Sunday Catinee: Catdance Festival Critic’s Picks

January 27, 2013 By: Sparkle Cat23 Comments

The official Sparkle the Designer Cat Critic's Choice graphic

Did you know that my human went to film school, and that for a couple of years before she became a rock journalist in the 1980s she was an assistant editor on several feature films? So I allowed her to help me pick these favorites from Fresh Step’s Catdance Film Festival entries. I judged them on the inherent felinity of the entries while my human scrutinized the photography, editing, pacing and other film-type things. There were 17 short films that were finalists, and you will be able to vote on the top five for the winner of the $10,000 Viewer’s Choice prize.

Interestingly, one of our three picks was not one of those five, and it is really our favorite, mainly because it made both me and my human laugh so much… plus it is proof that cats should be CEOs, not personal assistants. I present to you, Hector Cat Assistant:

If you can’t see the above video, click here to watch it on YouTube!

A Cat’s Guide To Caring For A Human gets four paws up from me for its feline-centric perspective and two thumbs up from my human for sticking so closely to its retro, mid-last century educational film model.

If you can’t see the above video, click here to watch it on YouTube!

Here is a combination of home video, stills and animation that documents the life of the filmmaker’s beloved cat. You may want to have a box of tissues handy as you follow Dear Rocky on his 17-year-long journey.

If you can’t see the above video, click here to watch it on YouTube!

To vote for A Cat’s Guide To Caring For A Human, Dear Rocky, or one of the other three nominees for the $10,000 Viewer’s Choice prize, click here. Voting is open until February 28, and you can vote every day!

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Comments

  1. Kjelle Bus aka Charlie Rascal says

    January 28, 2013 at 4:11 am

    Me liked the Cats guide best 🙂

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  2. CATachresis says

    January 28, 2013 at 12:55 am

    We loved all of those films. The last one made us go all leaky eyed!

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  3. Spitty the Kitty says

    January 27, 2013 at 8:43 pm

    The Human and I are not in a happy enough mental space to watch Rocky right now (and thanks for the warning!) but we LOVED the Michelin-Yelapa one for the same reasons you describe. I think it’s too bad Hector didn’t make the finals! It was hilarious–we loved the coffee scene 😉

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  4. Penelope says

    January 27, 2013 at 8:42 pm

    They was ALL great films. me is sure the others will be as wonderful! How is me to pick?
    Kisses
    Nellie

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  5. Oui Oui says

    January 27, 2013 at 8:06 pm

    I really liked Catalogue, the one with the cat that came with the bed, but unfortunately, you have to be on FB in order to vote, or leave a comment. Just how unfair is that! I hate things that require FB. Do they get some kind of kick back or something?

    Sorry, just ranting . . . grrr 🙂

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  6. Grrreta says

    January 27, 2013 at 6:49 pm

    Hector, Cat Assistant is our favorite!

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  7. Cathy Keisha says

    January 27, 2013 at 6:22 pm

    Rocky has a good shot at winning cos both my peeps were leaky eyed watching it. Did you see the amazing video on Jesse Janey’s blog? I think you’d like it.

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  8. BrucesMom says

    January 27, 2013 at 6:21 pm

    We are from Michigan. Mom lost a beautiful black Maine Coon at the age of 17 from cancer, too. We all agreed that we wanted to vote for Rocky.

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  9. Carol says

    January 27, 2013 at 5:19 pm

    Wonderful films. I think I will have to vote for Rocky; I grew up in Ann Arbor. My dad and my daughter are there and I have been to the Farmer’s Market, so it is extra special to me. What a sweet story of love.

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  10. Eric and Flynn says

    January 27, 2013 at 2:30 pm

    Rocky made us sad and made our eyes leaky. Hector made us laugh a lot.

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  11. Noir the Texas Tabby says

    January 27, 2013 at 12:22 pm

    Both Tommy and ME got weepy at Rocky–Tommy says Rocky got her think about the kitties that came before us. Thank you for sharing them with us!!

    Noir

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  12. Katnip Lounge says

    January 27, 2013 at 12:10 pm

    Oh my…sniffles and laughs all around.

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  13. Brian says

    January 27, 2013 at 9:28 am

    Two outta three I really liked! I don’t do sad too well.

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  14. Glogirly & Katie says

    January 27, 2013 at 8:31 am

    We’ve watched all the finalists…there’s one called Catalogue we think is pretty funny. We also like the other ones you featured! We didn’t enter this one. Waffles Too doesn’t have his SAG card yet.
    : ) Katie

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  15. meowmeowmans says

    January 27, 2013 at 8:28 am

    We liked all of those videos, but Hector was our favorite! 🙂

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  16. prancer pie says

    January 27, 2013 at 8:19 am

    We loved them all! Happy Sunday, Sparkle. xoxo

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  17. Grace says

    January 27, 2013 at 8:01 am

    Loved Hector, not so much the “caring for humans” one – is it my monitor or was that video too dark? and of course the last one – too sweet…

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  18. Texas, a cat in New York says

    January 27, 2013 at 7:34 am

    The three videos are great! The first two are really funny.
    But my human is hiding behind tissues now, though, and it is not because of her cold. The third video is a really moving one!
    Purrs

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  19. sue brandes says

    January 27, 2013 at 7:20 am

    Love all those. My favorite one was the Rocky I think cause it really touched my heart.

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  20. The Florida Furkids says

    January 27, 2013 at 5:22 am

    We liked them all. Hector was cute, the “human training” was informative but we got leaky eyes when we saw Rocky’s video.

    The Florida Furkids

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  21. Hannah and Lucy says

    January 27, 2013 at 4:23 am

    We were so sad when we had watched about Rocky but it was wonderful that he had had such a happy life. The others were good but it was Rocky who made Mum cry when he died.
    Luv Hannah and Lucy xx xx

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  22. The Kitties of Purring Pines says

    January 27, 2013 at 3:53 am

    We loved them all! Oh dear Rocky! What a sweetie! Have a happy Sunday!

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  23. Marg says

    January 27, 2013 at 3:26 am

    All those are great videos. Guess there are ways to pick the best one. But thanks for showing us those. The one about Rocky was sad and we liked the Hector one. Good stuff. Take care.

    Reply

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