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MANHATTAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL ONE WORLD – ONE WEEK – ONE FESTIVAL The World’s First Global Film Festival
Announces Finalists for its 17th Annual Film Festival to Take Place Across Six Continents Sept 26-Oct 5, 2014
Film Lovers in Martha’s Vineyard can unite with an audience of over 100,000 Film Buffs in over 250 cities across 6 Continents during this week, when the 16th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival screens at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center.
Ten short films selected from over 500 entries around the world will screen across the world during the week of Friday September 26th through to Sunday October 5th. 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 on Sunday October 7th. With finalists from this Festival’s 16 year history going on to be nominated and even win the Oscar in the short film category, MANHATTAN SHORT is a wonderful opportunity to see the next generation of feature filmmakers from around the world.
FULL LIST OF THE FINALISTS BELOW:
1. 97%
Synopsis: A man tries to track down a potential love interest on a crowded train using a smartphone app.
2. CRIME THE ANIMATED SERIES
Synopsis: A graphic-novel-style documentary about the havoc crime creates told by those living through it.
3. ON THE BRIDGE
Synopsis: Two men on London’s Waterloo Bridge debate the merits of jumping off into the dark river below.
4. SHIFT
Synopsis: A genius invents a sophisticated device that gives him a super power for the perfect heist.
5. THE FALL
Synopsis: Two mountaineers depend on each other during a climb but one has a secret that puts trust to the test.
6. ON/OFF
Synopsis: An astronaut hears a mysterious message that turns a routine space-walk into a dangerous mission.
7. LA CARNADA
Synopsis: Crossing the border into the USA illegally proves more perilous than a teenager imagines.
8. MEND AND MAKE DO
Synopsis: An elderly woman reminisces about her life before and after World War II in animated fashion.
9. THE BRAVEST, THE BOLDEST
Synopsis: A mother tries to avoid two U.S. Army officers ready to deliver the worst news of her life.
10. RHINO FULL THROTTLE
Synopsis: A man searching for the soul of a city encounters an enigmatic young woman who unlocks his heart.