Cat Seattle video entrepreneur on the projection of his opus on a national 73 -minute scale: “These are not all cats fall into a bathtub. It would become exhausting ‘

Part of the product of tickets benefits the charities, shelters and organization of animal protection on the cat. Since 2019, he has raised more than a million dollars.

The videos are organized by Will Braden, the creator based in Seattle of existential comic shorts, Henri, the black cat. His business cards said, “I watch chat videos.” And it is not a joke or an exaggeration. Braden looks at thousands of hours of internet videos to make the annual compilation.

“I want to show how wide the idea of a cat video can be wide for there to be animation things, clips, small mini documentaries,” said Braden. “That’s not all, what I call” the funniest chat videos at the house of America “. Not all cats fall into a bathtub.

Now in its eighth year, Cat Video Fest is larger than ever, with a global presence which is already extended in the United Kingdom and Denmark, and, for the first time, in France, Spain, Japan and Brazil. Last year, projections won more than a million dollars at the box office.

At first, it was a bit of a process trying to convince independent cinemas to program Cat Video Fest. But Braden and the laboratories of independent distributors’ oscilloscope discovered that a year is everything it takes to overcome this obstacle.

“Everywhere, it wants to start again,” said Braden.

The current theatrical partners include Alamo Drafthouse, IFC Center, Nitehawk, Vidiots, Laemmle and Music Box. The projections attract all varieties of audiences, children and cat ladies to hipsters and grandparents and everyone.

“This is one of the only things, perhaps in addition to a Pixar film or a concert by Taylor Swift, which calls on everyone,” said Braden.

And the plan is to continue.

“We are not going to lack chat videos and we are not going to miss people who want to see him,” said Braden. “All I have to do is make sure it’s really funny and entertaining each year.”