The 14th Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival

An extraordinary global event will take place the week of September 25th to October 2nd 2011 when over 100,000 people in over 250 cities across six continents gather for one purpose...to view and vote on our Finalists' Films in the Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival Our mission is to unite audiences across all seven continents of the globe for one week via the most compelling short films submitted each year. One World One Week One Festival is emblazoned within the rings that surround the Festivals Logo and it is this mantra that sets us apart from any other film event of the year.

The winner is announced and is posted on the website, www.msfilmfest.com

The 'FINALISTS of 2011"

This year the Festival received 598 Entries from 48 Countries selected 10 Finalists You can read detailed interviews with the filmmakers and see the trailers of their films by clicking on the links below:

INCIDENT BY A BANK
Director: Ruben Ostlund
Run Time: 9:30
Country: Sweden
Synopsis: Shot using a single camera, 90 people meticulously recreate a failed bank robbery that took place in Stockholm in June 2006

DIK
Director: Christopher Stollery
Run Time: 9:30
Country: Australia
Synopsis: A six -year-old boy brings home piece of schoolwork that prvokes his parents to question his sexual orientation

MAK
Director: Geraldine Zosso
Run Time: 18:00
Country: Switzerland
Synopsis: Ilinka is 14 years old. She has been living in Switzerland for a year with her Moldavian Mother and Aunt. Ilinka just gave birth to a boy. Ilinka's mother has heard about a box where unwanted babies can be deposited.

I LOVE LUCI
Director: Colin Kennedy
Run Time: 11:00
Country: Scotland
Synopsis: A comedy of missing teeth, unrequited love and one dog's potential to shape the fortunes of a couple destined never to be together.

The LEGEND OF BEAVER DAM
Directors: Jerome Sable & Eli Batalion
Run Time: 12:00
Country:  Canada 
Synopsis: A campfire song awakens an evil monster and now it’s up to nerdy Danny Zigwitz to save his fellow campers from a bloody massacre. Heads will rock n’ roll!

SEXTING
Director: Neil LaBute
Run Time: 8:00
Country:  USA 
Synopsis: Fed up with her relationship with a married man, a young woman decides to meet his wife for coffee.

THE  FOREST

Director: Kárpáti György Mór
Run Time: 12:00
Country:  Hungary 
Synopsis: Murder is committed in the forest. A young man becomes caught up in the events, and this experience has an increasingly unsettling effect on him.

A DOCTOR'S JOB
Director: Julio Ramos
Run Time: 10:30
Country:  Peru 
Synopsis: Doctor Ramon Moran supplements his income by driving a taxi in order to financially support his mentally ill mother. While driving the taxi, Ramon becomes involved in a crime that tests his pride and work ethic.
 

David & Goliath
Director: George Zaverdas
Run Time: 12:00
Country:  USA 
Synopsis: The true story of a man, a dog and the Holocaust.

MARTYR FRIDAY

Director:  Abu Bakr Shawky
Run Time: 10:00
Country:  Egypt 
Synopsis: An inside look at the events surrounding the 2011 uprising in  Cairo.=

Over 100,000 Film Lovers Around the World Will Come Together for One Week for One Purpose to Vote for Their Favorite Film. Make your vote heard at the 14th Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival

Over 200 Cinemas Spanning 6 Continents Unite for
The WORLD'S FIRST GLOBAL FILM FESTIVAL

Over 400 Screenings spanning 6 Continents have already been confirmed for the 2011MANHATTAN SHORT, with venues in Russia and Spain expected to sign on we may top over 600 shows this year. With no other film festival ever taking place in six Continents simultaneously, we are proud to call MANHATTAN SHORT the World's First Global Film Festival.