Film lovers at the Strand Theatre will join over 100,000 film enthusiasts around the world
Saturday October 5
when the 27th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival screens at 7 PM.
MANHATTAN SHORT 2024 will screen simultaneously across the world during a one-week period, with the Best Film and Best Actor awards determined by ballots cast by the audiences in each participating venue. By virtue of their selection by MANHATTAN SHORT, each short film is automatically Oscar-qualified.
Introducing the MANHATTAN SHORT Finalists of 2024
The MANHATTAN SHORT finalists hail from nine countries with films from United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Ukraine, Italy, France, Croatia, Australia, Ireland alongside two films from the USA.
These Final Ten Films represent the best short films from among 872 submissions from 74 countries received by MANHATTAN SHORT for 2024, testimony to the enduring vibrancy and creativity of short films worldwide.
The MANHATTAN SHORT Final Ten are:
The Talent (UK),
I’m Not a Robot (The Netherlands), Mother (Ukraine),
Dovecote (Italy),
Pathological (USA),
Alarms (France),
Favourites (Australia),
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent (Croatia),
Room Taken (Ireland),
Jane Austen’s Period Drama (USA)
All Final Ten short films become Oscar-qualified, meaning they will be automatically eligible for an Academy Award nomination by screening for a week at the Arena CineLounge in Hollywood in the county of Los Angeles from Sep 20 to Sept 26.
You Be the Judge!
Which of these Final Ten short films is the best? That's up to you and a worldwide audience to decide. Cinema-goers across the United States and around the globe will become instant film critics as they are handed a ballot that allows them to vote for the Best Film and Actor. MANHATTAN SHORT is the ultimate audience award that salutes the creative talents of both directors behind the camera and actors in front of it.
Votes will be sent through to MANHATTAN SHORT HQ with the winner announced at ManhattanShort.com on Monday Oct 7, at 10AM EST.
Tickets for MANHATTAN SHORT are $10 and available in advance at Highway 61 Coffeehouse.
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