MANHATTAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
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 27th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT 2025 Film Festival. Get your tickets for 2025 festival today online!
Dates are Friday, 9/26/25 , Saturday 9/27/25, Friday, 10/3/25, and Saturday 10/4/25.
Movies starts at 7:00 pm
Doors open at 6:30 pm

Finalists will become eligible to enter the Oscars 2026
Every Film Selected for MANHATTAN SHORT 2025 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.
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.