Manhattan Short Film Festival

MANHATTAN SHORT 2025 screens a worldwide line-up of 10 short films that explore a wide range of topics relevant to everyone. Have a look at both dramatic and comical takes on migration, reconciliation, housing prices, parenthood and the price of silence, not to mention the trials and tribulations of growing into adulthood, especially when fantastical and dangerous griffins fly overhead and you have an OMG murderous mother. And what is it about golf anyway? Audiences will find it more difficult than ever to vote for Best Film and Best Actor; their picks will be announced at ManhattanShort.com on Monday, October 6th, 2025.

The MANHATTAN SHORT Final Ten are:
Em & Selma go Griffin Hunting (USA), Al Fresco (Spain), Chasing the Party (USA), Paradise Man (USA), We Have Sinned Before You (Israel), I Have My Reasons (United Kingdom), Ovary-Acting (Norway), Beyond Silence (The Netherlands), Zodiak (Belgium), Passarinho (Mexico).

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 O-cinema in Miami from Sept 19 to Sept 25. Last year from the ten seleected finalists, four shorts were short-listed and two nominated for Oscar, which included the overall winner for best live action “I’m Not a Robot“.

Film Festival runtime: 2h34m

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General Admission: $20
Seniors: $18
Veterans: $15
Patron- and Director-level Members: $15
Producer-level Members: FREE
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