to Sunday, September 29, 2024
7:30 PM to 10:00 PM
Rogers City and New York, NY August 20, 2024: Ten Finalists were selected for the 27th Annual MANHATTAN Short Film Festival, a worldwide event taking place in over 500 venues across six continents between September 26 and October 6, 2024. MANHATTAN SHORT is the only event of its kind. The ten Finalists 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. The Rogers Theater now in its ninth year hosting MANHATTAN SHORT film festival will once again starting Friday, September 27 through Sunday, September 29. Freewill donation is accepted at the door.
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The Ten MANHATTAN SHORT Finalists hail from eight countries with films from United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Ukraine, Italy, France, Australia, Croatia, and Ireland alongside two films from the USA.
The MANHATTAN SHORT Final Ten are: The Talent (U.K), 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. The MANHATTAN SHORT 2024 line-up is linked by a common theme: how we face adversity, whether it is imposed by others or arises from personal circumstances. The 10 short films in the program feature narratives that are dramatic, sometimes humorous, occasionally magical, and always inspirational!
You Be the Judge!
Which of these Final Ten short films is best? That is up to 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 upon entry 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 10 AM EST.
The historic Rogers Theater located at 257 N. Third Street, Rogers City, MI 49779