MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival. 10 films. 10 countries.

Discover your inner film critic by attending the 29th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival screening at Sturm Memorial Library. You’ll join film lovers in over 500 venues across the globe gathering to see the ten short films featured in this year’s event. By virtue of their selection by MANHATTAN SHORT, each short film is automatically Oscar-qualified. Ballots for Best Film and Best Actor will be supplied to attendees at each screening. Votes will be sent through to MANHATTAN SHORT HQ with the winner announced at www.manhattanshort.com on Monday October 5 at 10 AM EST. Audiences will find it more difficult than ever to vote for Best Film and Best Actor.

Register to attend one of these screenings:

2:00 – 4:15 pm Thursday, September 24

5:30 – 7:45 pm Thursday, September 24

10:00 am – 12:15 pm Friday, September 25

2:00 – 4:15 pm Friday, September 25

All ten films will be shown at each screening. You may register for more than one screening if you want to re-watch them. Registration is needed to ensure ample seating and popcorn for everyone. Register by calling Sturm Memorial Library at 920-596-2252. Participants are welcome to bring snacks and non-alcoholic beverages for themselves.

The MANHATTAN SHORT 2025 Final Ten are:
Small Talk (USA), Mary is Missing (Ireland), Candy Bar (Australia), Vultures (South Africa), Life Goes On (United Kingdom), Hai Davai (Moldova), Pickup (Russia), Norheimsund (Cuba), When the Sea Was Calm (Georgia), Never Give Up (Mexico). The trailer for 2026 MANHATTAN SHORT is available at https://youtu.be/eex9nt8FgCQ?si=VYaJUlhcJeIPCYaM