Kat and the Band

{{Short description|2020 British film}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{No plot|date=August 2020}}

{{Infobox film

|name=Kat and the Band

|image=Kat_and_the_band_xlg.jpg

|caption=Film poster

|director=E. E. Hegarty

|producer=Ian Davies
Rebecca Long
Stella Nwimo

|writer=Jemma Field
Michael Müller

|starring=Ella Hunt
Dougie Poynter
Jennifer Leong
Callum McGowan
Idris Debrand
Sevan Stephan
Joanna David
Badly Drawn Boy
Jackson Bews
Katherine Kelly
Rufus Hound

|music=Some Velvet Morning
Nina Humphreys

|cinematography=Annemarie Lean-Vercoe

|editing=Andy Morrison

|studio=Boudica Indigo

|distributor=101 Films

|released={{Film date|2020|03||London|2020|07|13|United Kingdom|df=y}}

|runtime=92 minutes[https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/kat-and-band-vod Kat and the Band]{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}. BBFC. Retrieved August 18, 2020.

|country=United Kingdom

|language=English

}}

Kat and the Band is a 2020 British coming-of-age musical film directed by E. E. Hegarty from a screenplay by Jemma Field and Michael Müller.{{Cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/film/kat_and_the_band/|title=Kat And The Band – Film|website=British Comedy Guide|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-08-18}} The film stars Ella Hunt, Dougie Poynter, Jennifer Leong, Callum McGowan, Idris Debrand, Sevan Stephan, Joanna David, Badly Drawn Boy, Jackson Bews, Katherine Kelly, and Rufus Hound. It premiered at the London Independent Film Festival in March 2020 and was released in the United Kingdom on July 13, 2020, by 101 Films.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/04/kat-and-the-band-mcflys-dougie-poynter-sells-north-america-uk-1202907943/|title=Indie Music Pic 'Kat And The Band', Featuring McFly's Dougie Poynter, Sells To North America & UK|last=Grater|first=Tom|date=2020-04-14|website=Deadline|language=en|access-date=2020-08-18}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefilmfestivaldoctor.com/portfolio/kat-and-the-band/|title=KAT AND THE BAND|website=www.thefilmfestivaldoctor.com|access-date=2020-08-18}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehollywoodnews.com/2020/08/18/home-entertainment-kat-and-the-band-review/|title=StackPath|website=www.thehollywoodnews.com|access-date=2020-08-18}}{{Dead link|date=March 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefancarpet.com/movie_news/101-films-and-boudica-indigo-present-kat-and-the-band-starring-ella-hunt-dougie-poynter-arrives-on-digital-download-on-july-13/|title=101 Films And Boudica Indigo Present KAT AND THE BAND Starring Ella Hunt + Dougie Poynter Arrives On Digital Download On July 13 {{!}} The Fan Carpet|website=www.thefancarpet.com|access-date=2020-08-18}} The film follows Kat Malone, a seventeen year old music-obsessed school girl who tricks her way into managing struggling band Dollar Days by posing to be a twenty-something band manager.