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THE WORLD’S FIRST GLOBAL FILM FESTIVAL: One World, One Week, One Festival
Back by popular demand featuring 10 short films from countries around the world. Every short film selected for this festival qualifies to enter the Oscars. Reserve your seats by Sept 24.
For the first time in its history, MANHATTAN SHORT has selected ten films from ten different countries. The 2026 finalists represent the USA, Ireland, Australia, South Africa, the United Kingdom, Moldova, Russia, Cuba, Georgia and Mexico.
“Since 9/11, my vision for this Festival has been to create a filmic Olympiad—an event consisting of ten quality shorts from ten separate countries that joins the world. Finally, in 2026, we’ve managed to do that. I’m very excited for the reaction it receives from our worldwide audiences,” says Nicholas Mason, founding director of the MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival.
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Join over a 100,000 film lovers in 500 countries!
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Every short film selected for this festival qualifies to enter the Oscars. View and vote on the finalists.
Vote
After the screening vote for the Best Film, Best Actor/Actress and mingle with your fellow film lovers while you enjoy food and beverages.
Winner
Your vote will be tallied and forwarded to the organizer in New York to be counted with the other participants all over the world. Results will be published the following week.