Next spring will see the UK premiere of an international festival dedicated to the internet phenomenon of cat videos.

As part of the Glasgow film festival, audiences in Scotland will be able to view feline-themed programming originally shown at the Internet Cat Video festival at the Walker Arts Center in Minneapolis, the United States, which has been running for three years, with online favourites including Henri le Chat Noir, and presenting the Golden Kitty (People’s Choice) award for the best footage. The festival will be held at Glasgow’s Gallery of Modern Art.

The film festival’s producer, Corinne Orton, said: “It’s a bit of a strange one for a film festival, but our audiences have always responded with enthusiasm to the more unusual aspects of our programme.

“The response online has already been overwhelming – some people on Twitter have told us they’ve actually cried with excitement – so it’s going to be an interesting atmosphere.”