Contact: [email protected] or by phone at 240-482-2597, or 240-482-1980
WHAT: The Internet Cat Video Festival is returning to D.C. after a 2015 run that was so successful it required the addition of a third showing. Alley Cat Allies is sponsoring the return engagement, which will feature the same film that delighted fans in 2015. The festival, curated and produced by the Walker Art Center, is the first offline celebration of online cat videos. The live event gathers fellow feline fanatics to watch a curated collection of cat clipsfrom six second Vine videos to short films and everything in betweenin a social environment at the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center.
WHEN: Saturday, June 25, 2016 and Sunday, June 26, 2016
Screening begins at 5:45 p.m.
Film is 75 minutes long.
WHERE: AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
8633 Colesville Road
Silver Spring, Md. 20910
COST: Ticket prices range from $8 – $13. To purchase tickets online, visit www.alleycat.org/catvidfest.
VISUALS: 1. People dressed in cat costumes at the theatre
2. Video of cats playing, doing laundry, attacking boxes, hanging in Christmas trees, lounging, surprising, yawning and generally acting lovable
CONTACTS: [email protected] or by phone at 240-482-2597, or 240-482-1980 or Lauren Tate 513-639-7461
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About Alley Cat Allies
Alley Cat Allies, headquartered in Bethesda, Md., is the only national advocacy organization dedicated to the protection and humane treatment of cats. Founded in 1990, today Alley Cat Allies has more than half a million supporters and helps tens of thousands of individuals, communities and organizations save and improve the lives of millions of cats and kittens nationwide. Its website is www.alleycat.org, and Alley Cat Allies is active on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.