Walker Art Center Internet Cat Video Festival Golden Kitty Awarded to the Original Grumpy Cat

Marketwired

Thu, Aug 29, 2013, 2:14 AM

ST. PAUL, MN--(Marketwired - August 29, 2013) - 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 inaugural 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.

MEDIA CONTACT: Rachel Joyce rachel.joyce@walkerart.org

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B Roll and event images available upon request.

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