Public Theatre to
show 10 finalists
for best short film

LEWISTON — For one weekend only, filmgoers in Lewiston  will unite with audiences in over 250 cities spanning six continents to view and judge the work of the next generation of filmmakers from around the world when the Manhattan Short Film Festival screens at The Public Theatre in Lewiston on Friday Sept. 25, at 7:30 p.m., Saturday , Sept. 26,,at 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at www.thepublictheatre.org or by calling 782-3200. Tickets are $8 for adults and students.

Of the 678 entries received from 52 countries, Manhattan Short  selected 10 short films as finalists. Each film is 17 minutes or under in length. Countries represented this year include Chile, Germany, France, Finland/Denmark, Kosovo/U.K., Turkey, Switzerland and the U.S. Manhattan Short  is one of the largest short film festivals in the world today, as well as the world’s first-and-only global film festival.

Here’s your chance to be a film critic. These short films will not only entertain a global audience but will be judged by them as well. Filmgoers will be handed a voting card upon entry and asked to vote for the one film they feel should win. Votes are tallied at each participating cinema and submitted to festival headquarters where the winner will be announced in New York City as well as posted on www.ManhattanShort.com on Monday, Oct. 5, at 10:00am. 

With past finalists achieving the ultimate in recognition by being nominated and even winning the Oscar in the short film category, the Manhattan Film Festival has become known as a breeding ground for the next big filmmaker.

In one week, audiences in all 50 states, as well as over 100,000 people from as far north as St. Petersburg, Russia to as far south as Buenos Aires, Argentina, as far east as Kathmandu, Nepal and as far west as Perth, Australia, will come to view and vote on these 10 films. “While the goal of any festival is to discover and promote new talent, the real aim of this festival is bringing communities together via stories from around the world,” says Nicholas Mason, Manhattan Short  founder and director.

View Film Trailer for Festival: at http://www.manhattanshort.com

Finalists for 2015: “Listen,” Finland/Denmark; “Dad’s in Mum,” France; “Bear Story,” Chile; “Forever Over,” Germany; “Shok,” Kosovo/UK; “Grounded,” France; “Sundown,” Turkey; “Patch,” Switzerland;“El Camino Solo,” U.S.; “Bis Gleich” Germany.