ONE WORLD - ONE WEEK - ONE FESTIVAL

Over 100,000 film lovers in over 500 cities across six continents gather for one reason...to view and vote on the Finalists' Films in the 28th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT 2026 Film Festival.

2026 Showings at ArtSpace:

September 25 at 7:00

September 26 at 7:00

October 2 at 7:00

October 3 at 7:00

Doors open at 6:30pm

2025 Winners

Finalists will become eligible to enter the Oscars 2027
Every Film Selected for MANHATTAN SHORT 2026 will be Automatically Qualified for the Oscars of 2027. 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.

Short films are made to be seen and If making your short film was about getting your work out there...then nothing quite compares to MANHATTAN SHORT.