It was sheer luck that Lisa Vallez had a video recorder on hand when one of her rescue kittens, Albert, decided to take a swipe at a dog 10 times his size. She posted the 28-second clip on YouTube in 2007, never expecting it to rack up the over 645,000* views it has today.

“I’ve posted other videos of our cats before, but that one took off,” the Greenpoint resident says about her viral video, “Little Kitten Challenges Big Dog!”

Welcome to the world of Internet cat stardom, where web sensations such as Grumpy Cat and Lil’ Bub reign supreme. So popular have these feline-focused clips become, that on Friday, Oct. 25, Brooklyn’s Warsaw Theater is set to host the New York premiere of the Internet Cat Video Film Festival. Here are five local entrants seeking feline fame tomorrow…

The Internet Cat Video Film Festival is on Friday, Oct. 25 at 7 p.m, 261 Driggs Ave., Brooklyn. 718-387-0505. Admission: $20. All viewing numbers correct at time of publication.