WALKER ART CENTER INTERNET CAT VIDEO FESTIVAL GOLDEN KITTY AWARDED TO THE ORIGINAL GRUMPY CAT
The Walker Art Center presented the second Internet Cat Video Festival this evening at the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand, drawing an audience over 10,000. The people’s choice award, the Golden Kitty, was presented to The Original Grumpy Cat. Grumpy responded to the honor with a characteristic “Whatever.”
Chosen by online voting of nearly 20,000 responses, the Golden Kitty was shown as the finale of the festival and was awarded by last year’s winner Will Braden, creator of Henri Le Chat Noir, and festival producer Scott Stulen of the Walker Art Center in front of a Minnesota State Fair Grandstand audience of over 10,000.
The YouTube playlist of selected videos from the festival are available via http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5aJYoXLOMo1K0vgy8XQfUKBaSVrJ1ov7
Drawing over 10,000 online nominations, the second edition of the Walker’s festival included videos submitted from around the world including Australia, Japan, Russia, UK, Canada, and all over the United States. As with last year the videos were divided into the categories of Comedy, Drama, Foreign, Animated, Musical and Documentary. New categories for this year included a Minnesota Created “Cat-on-a-Stick” and an inagural group of seven Hall of Fame inductees including Keyboard Cat, Nyan, Henri Le Chat Noir, Lil BUB, Kittens Inspired by Kittens, Maru and Boots and Cats. The festival closed with a countdown of the People’s Choice videos concluding with the Golden Kitty winner.
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Internet Cat Video Festival Program, August 28, 2013
COMEDY
Oskar the Blind Kitten Versus Hair Dryer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElzPZNSdd5w&list=TL4Lzn9DM6Dpw
Kitty with a Watermelon Addiction
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3cHNObcEh8&list=PL039D06C754C2B1FD&index=2
Black Cat Stick Em’ Up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Q5QR82Fu4E&feature=youtu.be
Funny synchronized sphynx cats
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h588nHfJ-CE
Smart Cat Knock on Door
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xvHEdqwSjY
Fat Cat in a Pot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHwu-H_KtfU
Cat Boarding
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=DzlH5SDGoyA
Cat Crip Walk on Counter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dfx55uI4tYE&feature=youtu.be
Cat Scared of Mario jump
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=TbUGwA_woCE
Epic Cat Gymnast Imitates Fireman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFzjLAoSPPQ&list=TLN8JaWc5X6PM
Jedi Cats
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtgtMQwr3Ko&list=PL6127A53A27DEE212
Cat Friend vs Dog Friend
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbycvPwr1Wg
Hamilton the Hipster Cat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rx3NTMicOHs
Colonel Meow on Facebook
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgKD-aSsn9U
DRAMA
The Trials and Tribulations of Patrick Chesterfield II
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCX5HcjthCg&list=FLI9oLraS46LRaFBrIAsSpMw&feature=mh_lolz
The Girl From Normandy
Cat Watching Slayer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mx1sN15C5rs
Little Kitten Challenges Big Dog
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0V3xVT2Nztc&feature=share&list=UUuRoE1jrNlPN4eSnrYzowrg
Window Cat Attacks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ecXJdb5uLc&feature=youtu.be
Teddy the A-Hole Cat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_mVb-G1v1I&feature=youtu.be
Henri Le Chat Noir #7
FOREIGN
Kitten Reading Book
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrLRLgIZcUM#at=52
Сними очки
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=y_-RoKOAkro
Parrot Relentlessly Annoying Cat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qL-MD53qDs
Dansons la capucine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIePsbJSS04&list=FLo73xjccgO6nUMaMoT4wnRw&index=1
Cat Sitting Relaxed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZMDDfHDrhM
Slippery Cat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=1eQ0OwEIdws
DOCUMENTARY
Lil Bub and Friendz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx6cY84XmwU
Rufus Tower
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI9W_VdV1l0
Google Glass Cat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnA_SOcrQp0
Gravity Cats
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDcqjVRGm1Q
Pussy People
ANIMATED
Stubborn Cat on Bag
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uTQcuxr8bk
A Cat Like That
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80WcGcwpvaI
Cats and Pants
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqSVtqCFDWo&list=PL6127A53A27DEE212
Spoiled Milk
Paw Wars
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdFI95Sbnnc
VINE CAT BREAK
Montage of Vine Cat Videos
by Various Artists
MUSICAL
I’m Just a Cat and I’m Doing Cat Stuff
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lDnmKzUza4
Alex Gaudino ft. Taboo, "I Don't Wanna Dance" - Work It Kitty
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rL82YimQVFI
Grumpy Pizacatto
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cKRqJj-_iE
Collective Soul Cat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns7Z8ag4oSY
Harlem Shake Rambo the Cat Edition
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95vZ0-C1Kho&feature=youtu.be
CAT ON A STICK (Minnesota Created)
Lazy Pudge the Cat with a Toy on Her Head
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr1pDYUuwxs
Punky Goes Fishing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNztEdkPKdI&feature=youtu.be
Todd Sucherman and Cleo, Nicknames
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzqwLEWPDfU
Snow Kitty 2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05FI95mIFLY
Butter Cat Time Lapse
HALL OF FAME
KEYBOARD CAT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J---aiyznGQ
Kittens Inspired by Kittens by blakekelly0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtX8nswnUKU
Maru
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPzNl6NKAG0&list=TL_fw5q89eOz8
Lil Bub Sounds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YKP6FiiJro&list=TL2LgaR8gscFs
Boots and Cats
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nni0rTLg5B8
Nyan Cat [Original]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y53YXXvimuU
Henri, Paw de Deux
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q34z5dCmC4M
PEOPLE’S CHOICE (IN ORDER OF VOTES RECEIVED)
Original Grumpy Cat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INscMGmhmX4
Catalogue
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvSs6bp0E_c
Cat In A Shark Costume Chases A Duck While Riding A Roomba
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of2HU3LGdbo
Cat Licks Vacuum Cleaner
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbIOD_elAgo
Kitten Meets Hedgehog
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D36JUfE1oYk
The Internet Cat Video Festival 2013-14 Tour
After the successful debut at the Minnesota State Fair the Internet Cat Video Festival now hits the road with 11 tour dates booked thus far and more to be added soon.
September 7th Heather Farms Park, Walnut Creek (San Francisco) CA
September 7-15th Honolulu Art Museum, Honolulu HI
September 12th CultureTECH Festival, Derry, Northern Ireland
September 22nd Monmouth County Library, Manalapan NJ
September 27th ArtPrize Grand Rapids, MI
October 4th Cable Car Cinema, Providence RI
October 19th Irish American Heritage Center, Chicago IL
October 25th Warsaw Hall, Brooklyn NY
January 24th Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee WI
May 2014 Great Wall of Oakland, Oakland CA
June 2014 Hollywood Theater, Portland, OR
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