Katy Film Festival

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welcome

special thanks to all our sponsors

To participate in our sponsorship program call 832-533-2238

The first film festival to come to Katy, Texas, the Katy Film Festival is going to be an awesome event. We're inviting entrant submissions from all over the Houston area. What we're really looking forward to are submissions from young movie makers - 9 to 18 years old. We'd like to show the community what kind of talent and potential is laying dormant among us.

The goal of the Katy Film Festival is to bolster participation of young people in the visual arts through education, encouragement and exhibition.

We would like to raise enough funds to be able to contribute to these young people's formal education. One part of the plan is to contribute to a large scale Fine Arts group. Another is to develop a scholarship program for young artists.

Check out the About page to learn more.

Check back here often and we'll keep you updated on participation numbers, sponsors, news and movie submissions.

Please feel free to participate in any way you can, either by buying tickets to the event, sponsorship, submitting your video for the competition volunteering or just donating. We'd love to have you be a part of this great undertaking.

news

August 19, 2008 - Katy Film Festival is conceived. Amber Strickland and Buddy Englett announce a film festival to give the young people in the Katy community an outlet for their creativity and to raise awareness of the talent and abilities we have in our midst.

August 28, 2008 - KatyFilmFestival.com goes live.

September 2 , 2008 - Goals are set. Based on the number of kids in Katy ISD and the level of participation we've seen at our previous events, we've projected a minimum turnout of 8,000 excited attendees!

September 22, 2008 - A press release has been sent to several local Katy publications regarding the movie premier and awards ceremony at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema. For a pdf copy of the release, click here.

October 2, 2008 - We've begun talks with Alamo Drafthouse Cinema on Mason Rd. in Katy concerning hosting the film festival. Keep your fingers crossed.

September, 2009- We're sorry, but the Katy Film Festival has been put on the back burner for now. We're hoping that once the economy picks up we'll be able to reschedule it. Check back later for an update.

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