MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival 2019

ONE WORLD –  ONE WEEK –  ONE FESTIVAL

MANHATTAN SHORT has announced the final ten selections for its 22^nd Annual Short Film festival. MANHATTAN SHORT is a worldwide event taking place in over 400 venues across six continents between 26 September & 6 October 2019. The only event of its kind the final ten are screened simultaneously across the world during a one-week period, with the Best Film and Best Actor awards determined by ballots cast by audiences in each participating venue. The winning film is automatically Oscar-qualified.

The final ten films hail from seven countries and represent the best short films among 1250 submissions from 70 Countries. MANHATTAN SHORT continues to be a premier showcase for female film directors with five of the final ten films directed by a woman, including one from Iran. Film genres include intimate dramas, spine-tingling suspense and hilarious comedies as well as genre surprises like a pair of science fiction films. MANHATTAN SHORT started twenty-two years ago with an audience of just over 200 people. This year there will be over 100,000 film-lovers gathered to enjoy this event. Don’t miss your opportunity to be one of them.

VENUE:  BICENTENNIAL HALL NEXT TO THE Q