0:00:00.150,0:00:01.552 (Music) 0:00:03.627,0:00:06.525 Hey guys, I'm Alex Farnham[br]and you're watching Animalist News. 0:00:06.566,0:00:09.321 Back in August,[br]I took a trip down to Minnesota 0:00:09.321,0:00:12.216 to check out the internet [br]Cat Video Film Festival 0:00:12.307,0:00:15.076 I got a chance to hang out [br]with Lil Bub and her dude Mike 0:00:15.089,0:00:18.194 and to talk with some of the crazy[br]coolest cat fans out there! 0:00:18.194,0:00:20.192 So, let's take a look.[br]Meoww! 0:00:20.450,0:00:24.010 (Music) 0:00:27.880,0:00:28.969 Meooww! 0:00:29.313,0:00:30.989 I'm here with Amy 0:00:30.989,0:00:32.724 Amy, do you like cats? 0:00:32.922,0:00:34.090 I love cats. 0:00:34.090,0:00:36.127 I flew 2000 miles to be here 0:00:36.127,0:00:37.814 to share all these great cat videos 0:00:37.816,0:00:40.321 with thousands and thousands.[br]of my new friends. 0:00:40.731,0:00:43.060 What do you have to say[br]about this whole event? 0:00:43.151,0:00:46.488 It's crazy, I love the fact that [br]Minnesota is the host for this. 0:00:46.716,0:00:49.595 I am proud of my State,[br]so much right now. 0:00:49.790,0:00:51.082 So I'm here with Vanessa. 0:00:51.082,0:00:52.879 Vanessa, you have a cat tattoo 0:00:52.916,0:00:55.640 Yes, I do have a cat tattoo on my chest. 0:00:55.640,0:00:57.603 And do you call it a "cattoo"? 0:00:58.003,0:01:01.528 Occasionally, yeah, [br]on some social media websites 0:01:01.584,0:01:03.530 I might throw out catto. 0:01:03.570,0:01:06.311 So, I thought you'd be smaller[br]in real life 0:01:07.238,0:01:08.882 It's Little Bub, right? 0:01:08.972,0:01:10.389 Hey guys, look who we found. 0:01:10.389,0:01:12.287 we have Mike and Little Bub here. 0:01:12.367,0:01:14.871 So, what do you guys[br]expect from tonight? 0:01:15.406,0:01:17.959 Oh, I don't know, I think[br]Bub's going to win an award. 0:01:18.063,0:01:22.912 I think there's going to be plenty [br]of sensational cat videos. 0:01:22.912,0:01:25.110 I think that's what people[br]is expecting, right? 0:01:25.120,0:01:25.917 Right. 0:01:26.116,0:01:29.952 And just, you know,[br]it's a gathering of cat lovers, 0:01:30.363,0:01:33.326 lots of them, I think there's like 13,000. 0:01:33.345,0:01:34.779 Hey guys, I'm with Scott, 0:01:34.789,0:01:37.229 the producer and creator[br]of the Cat Video Festival. 0:01:37.379,0:01:38.345 How you doing Scott? 0:01:38.345,0:01:39.101 Doin' well. 0:01:39.101,0:01:41.113 Cool, so, what do you like about cats? 0:01:41.113,0:01:43.823 There's a lot of things and I think[br]in the Cat Video world 0:01:43.823,0:01:46.963 what I like about cats is I think[br]cats don't perform for the camera 0:01:46.963,0:01:49.053 and that's partly[br]what makes them special. 0:01:49.053,0:01:51.673 What do you want people[br]to take away from this Festival? 0:01:51.673,0:01:54.639 I hope that they take away[br]like a sense of community from this 0:01:54.639,0:01:57.671 and it's a way of cat culture[br]coming together in the real world 0:01:57.671,0:02:00.067 which I don't think happens[br]as often as dog culture 0:02:00.067,0:02:02.480 and I think through this,[br]we found a way to do that 0:02:02.480,0:02:04.891 and I like to say is that[br]it isn't about cat videos 0:02:04.891,0:02:06.817 it's about watching cat videos together 0:02:06.817,0:02:08.350 and that's why we're doing this. 0:02:08.350,0:02:10.145 Things are getting crazy down here, 0:02:10.145,0:02:10.894 it's insane. 0:02:10.894,0:02:11.848 Argh!!! 0:02:12.818,0:02:13.818 Meeow![br]Yeah! 0:02:15.808,0:02:18.374 I'm so... just... What? 0:02:21.250,0:02:23.325 We are crazy cat people. 0:02:23.325,0:02:26.012 Look at our boots. [br]We have our boots to prove it. 0:02:27.764,0:02:28.989 These are our cats. 0:02:29.559,0:02:31.357 Hey, can I ask you some questions? 0:02:33.696,0:02:36.187 So, what do cats mean to you? 0:02:36.547,0:02:37.983 Everything. 0:02:37.983,0:02:38.983 Everything? 0:02:38.983,0:02:40.867 Do you guys have a favorite cat video? 0:02:41.217,0:02:42.514 Anything with Grumpy Cat. 0:02:42.514,0:02:43.368 Grumpy Cat? 0:02:43.368,0:02:45.437 I'm looking forward[br]to Grumpy Cat as well. 0:02:45.437,0:02:49.106 She has no idea she is famous[br]like any of the cats here tonight 0:02:49.894,0:02:53.863 not at all she's completely oblivious[br]she sleeps for most of it. 0:02:53.863,0:02:57.360 And her disposition, I mean she's[br]here on the stage in front of 0:02:57.360,0:03:00.890 all these people and she's seems pretty-[br]she doesn't seem like she's gonna 0:03:00.890,0:03:03.067 do anything particularly grumpy. 0:03:03.067,0:03:07.067 What's the main message that you're trying[br]to spread with all of this? 0:03:07.789,0:03:09.389 Some sort of like an inspiration. 0:03:09.389,0:03:11.789 People always are like, [br]"Oh, I feel bad for Bub." 0:03:11.789,0:03:14.209 You don't have to feel bad for bub.[br]She's awesome. 0:03:14.209,0:03:17.294 She's totally happy with who she is and [br]so should everyone else. 0:03:17.294,0:03:19.244 Did you wanna ask Bub a question? 0:03:19.244,0:03:19.944 Yeah. 0:03:19.944,0:03:22.466 Bub, are you excited for tonight?[br]Hmm? 0:03:22.466,0:03:26.016 Wow, guys, that was awesome.[br]I gotta tell you, I totally underestimated 0:03:26.016,0:03:29.808 the cat fans out there.[br]I had no idea that man people were gonna 0:03:29.808,0:03:33.808 show up to this thing.[br]The show was sold out, it was 13,000 0:03:33.808,0:03:37.808 people. And what you guys didn't see[br]is that when they started showing the 0:03:37.808,0:03:42.298 actual videos of the cats, they arranged[br]all the cat videos into different sections 0:03:42.298,0:03:50.568 like comedy and superheroes and all that[br]stuff, and it was crazy to hear 13,000 0:03:50.568,0:03:52.644 people laughing at the same time. 0:03:52.644,0:03:55.730 So if you guys like cats, you should go[br]next year. 0:03:55.730,0:03:58.530 We'll keep you updated on when the next[br]one's gonna happen, 0:03:58.530,0:04:00.779 and trust me, it's definitely worth it. 0:04:00.779,0:04:03.739 My question for you is:[br]what's your favorite cat video? 0:04:03.739,0:04:07.739 Don't forget to check out the episodes[br]over here and the episodes over here, 0:04:07.739,0:04:11.049 and to subscribe to the channel.[br]Let me know what you guys wanna see. 0:04:11.049,0:04:15.449 I will do anything. [br]I will do anything for you.