Keyboard Cat is just one of the viral feline superstars shared by millions on the web

Forget Sundance or Cannes. The most important event in cinema will be at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, which is holding the first Internet Cat Video Film Festival.

The hour long event, which will take place on August 30, is set to screen some of most popular and best-loved kitty virals, including Cat Mom Hugs Baby Kitten which has had more than 49 million views on YouTube; Surprised Kitty, which gained over 63 million views, and Little Kitten So Tired, which has raked in over 9.6 million views. 

Writing on the museum’s blog about the event, organizer Katie Czarniecki Hill says, “I could not be more excited to literally bring this solo cat video viewing behavior out in the open.”

She invited people to “LOL in the presence of others,” and promised that, in addition to the clips that have already made the rounds online, attendees will “discover new favorites in this carefully curated series of cat videos.”

Videos of cats online have come to symbolise the internet community’s fondness for amusing quick-hit entertainment. Keyboard Cat –  a clip originally recorded in 1984 showing a cat “playing” a tune on the keyboard – was one of the first videos to hit the big time. The clip was uploaded to YouTube in 2007, and has since had over 25 million views.

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