MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival

100,000+ film lovers in 500+ cities, six continents—watching and voting in the 29th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival.

Date
October 4, 2026
Event Starts
3:00 PM
Doors Open
Theater Doors 2:30PM
Ticket Prices
$10 all seats
On Sale
On Sale Now

Sun / October 4, 2026 3:00pm Add to Calendar Subscribe

Event Details

WHAT IS MANHATTAN SHORT?

MANHATTAN SHORT is not a touring Festival; rather, it is an instantaneous celebration that occurs simultaneously across the globe, bringing great films to great venues and allowing the audiences to select their favorites.

If the Film Festival experience truly is about getting great works in front of as many eyes as possible, MANHATTAN SHORT offers the ultimate platform -- one that sees its films screened in Sydney, Mumbai, Moscow, Vienna, Cape Town to cinemas in all fifty states of the United States and beyond.

YOU BE THE JUDGE!

You are the judges of the Finalists' Films. Audiences at each venue will be handed a voting card upon entry to each cinema and asked to vote for the ONE film they think should win. Votes are tallied by each cinema and sent to MANHATTAN SHORT HQ. The overall winner is announced on Monday, October 5, 2026.

MANHATTAN SHORT FILMS HAVE BEEN TO THE OSCARS BEFORE! Many past Finalists from MANHATTAN SHORT have been nominated for an Oscar. Our audiences and cinemas love nothing more than seeing a film they voted for at MANHATTAN SHORT at the Oscars. In the last three years, at least one film from the MANHATTAN SHORT's Oscar Qualifying Screenings has gone on to be nominated for an Oscar.

Single Ticket On Sale Date

Single tickets (tickets outside of a subscription) for this event go on sale July 1 at 9:00AM.

Sunday | Apr 12, 2026

MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival

100,000+ film lovers in 500+ cities, six continents—watching and voting in the 29th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival.

Event Details

WHAT IS MANHATTAN SHORT?

YOU BE THE JUDGE!

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