Manhattan Short Film Festival

An extraordinary global event takes place the week of September 28th to October 7th 2011 when over 100,000 people in over 300 cities across six continents gather in cinemas, galleries, Universities, museums and cafes for one purpose...to view and vote on our finalists' films in the annual Manhattan Short Film Festival!

Their mission is to unite audiences from all corners of the globe for one week via the most compelling short films submitted to them each year. Our tagline "One World One Week One Festival" is the mantra that sets the Manhattan Short Film Festival apart from any other film event of the year.

Manhattan Short is your chance to see the next generation of filmmakers from around the world. Over the past ten years, six of their films were nominated for Oscars in the short film category. Many of the finalists have gone on to make notable feature films and this festival believes in the notion that it is "The public that creates stars". And for a short film, there is no bigger public than the worldwide public of Manhattan Short.

2012 Finalists

The Devil's Ballroom

Director: Henrik M. Dahlsbrakken, Norway, 15m30s

Synopsis: On a perilous journey to the North Pole, an Arctic explorer makes a critical decision with lifelong consequences.

A Curious Conjunction of Coincidences

Director: Joost Reijmers, The Netherlands, 8m34s

Synopsis: Bad luck connects three men together even though they live in different centuries.

Where Does the Sea Flow

Director: Vitaly Saltykov, Russia, 14m

Synopsis: A mother comes to grips with a precocious young daughter and the violent circumstances of her birth.

Two & Two

Director: Babak Anvari, UK, 8m25s

Synopsis: In a school run by an authoritarian regime, a seemingly ridiculous decree becomes a syllabus for terror.

Cluck

Director: Michael Lavelle, Ireland, 18m57s

Synopsis: Feathers are ruffled at the orphanage when a new arrival threatens to upset the pecking order.

Behind the Mirrors

Director: Julio O. Ramos, Peru, 12m10s

Synopsis: When one of the night's customers at a disreputable motel leaves an unexpected mess, the young manager sees an opportunity that may change his family's fortunes forever.

The Unfortunate End of Robert Ebb

Director: Clément Bolla, FX Goby, Matthieu Landour, UK/France, 12m50s

Synopsis:  monster terrorizes a town and induces collective hysteria, with hilarious results.

Superman, Spiderman or Batman

Director: Tudor Giurgiu, Romania, 11m

Synopsis: Inspired by his favorite comic book heroes, a young boy tries to save the day.

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Director: Todd Sklar, USA, 12m

Synopsis: Brothers Jim and Dave sort out their differences in extreme fashion when their father dies.

Voice Over

Director: Martin Rosete, Spain, 9m50s

Synopsis: A series of life-threatening experiences pale in comparison to a situation that requires real courage.