One world. One week. One festival.

You Be the Judge!
Discover your inner film critic by casting your vote for Best Film and Best Actor in the 28th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival. You’ll join film lovers in over 500 venues across the globe gathering to see the Ten Finalist in this year’s event. With past finalists garnering Oscar nominations and short films continuing to move into the Hollywood mainstream, come see this entertaining program featuring the best short films in the world today! Ballots supplied upon entry.

Finalists will become eligible to enter the Oscars 2025
Every Film Selected for MANHATTAN SHORT 2024 will be Automatically Qualified for the Oscars of 2026. MANHATTAN SHORT does a full week's run at a cinema in Hollywood which is advertised in the LA Weekly. This advertised run automatically qualifies each film for the Oscars.

The 2024 nominated film I’m Not a Robot by Victoria Warmerdam was the eventual Oscar winner.

***We’ll update this in August once we know the selected films***

Our operations are supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts. 

Please show up on time! We can not guarantee your seat after the show has started. Handicapped Accessible seating is available, please contact us for more information.

Admission: $15 advance, $20 door, $5 student