Lake Macquarie City Council

Manhattan Short Film Festival

Over 100,000 film lovers in 500+ cities across 6 continents gather to view and vote on Films in the 28th MANHATTAN SHORT Film Fest.

Screenings

Event Details

Category

Screenings

Event Starts

Oct 3, 2025 19:00

Event Ends

Oct 3, 2025 21:00

Venue

Rathmines Theatre, nawayiba

Location

25 Stilling Street, Rathmines NSW 2283, Australia

Ten short films are selected from entries from around the world and will screen in over 500 venues across six continents during one week. Audiences at each venue are handed a voting card and asked to vote for the one film they think is best. Votes are sent through to Manhattan Short HQ and the winner is announced the following day. Every Film Selected for MANHATTAN SHORT 2025 will be Automatically Qualified for the Oscars of 2026.

Image 1: 2023 Selection THE TALENT – Directed by: Thomas May Bailey / United Kingdom 
Image 2: 2024 Selection DOVECOTE – Directed by: Marco Perego / Italy 
Image 3: 2023 Selection FAVOURITES – Directed by: Nick Russell / Australia

 

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