Manhattan Short Film Festival – Friday, September 25, 2026 at 6:00pm

One World – One Week – One Festival 

Friday, September 25th, 2026 at 6:00pm (Length of show 2 hrs and 20 min)
Location: Hubbard Hall Main Stage
Tickets: $15

MANHATTAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL…You Be the Judge!
Discover your inner film critic by casting your vote for Best Film and Best Actor in the 29th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival screening Sept 24 – Oct 4, 2026. 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.

“It’s the Public that Creates Stars”

MANHATTAN SHORT began in 1998, when founder Nicholas Mason gathered an audience of 200 people and showed 16 short films on a screen mounted to the side of a truck on Mulberry Street, Little Italy, New York City. A year later the Festival moved uptown to Union Square Park NYC, where audiences grew to love the annual event. From these humble beginnings, MANHATTAN SHORT has now transformed into a worldwide phenomenon. Celebrating its 29th birthday in 2026, MANHATTAN SHORT is the only film festival on the planet to unfold simultaneously, in more than 500 cinemas on six continents, bringing over 100,000 film-lovers in all corners of the globe together for one week, via the next generation of filmmakers.

Click here to read how it all began!