Manhattan Short Film Festival Coming to Danbury, Connecticut
Filmgoers in Danbury Connecticut will unite with audiences in over 300 Cities Spanning 6 Continents Unite for One Week for One Purpose... to Judge the 10 Finalists in the15th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival.
Danbury, CT, October 02, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Filmgoers in Danbury, Connecticut will unite with audiences in over 300 cities spanning six continents, to view and judge the work of the next generation of filmmakers from around the world when the 15th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival screens at The Palace Danbury Theatre in Danbury on Fri 10/5 at 8:00pm.
MANHATTAN SHORT selected 10 short films as finalists out of 520 entries received from 49 countries around the world. Each film is 18 minutes or under in length. Countries represented this year include Norway, The Netherlands, Russia, England, Ireland, Peru, France, Romania, Spain and the USA in what festival organizers describe as the “United Nations of Film Festivals.”
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 the net at www.ManhattanShort.com on Sunday, October 7th at 10:00pm.
With past finalists achieving the ultimate in recognition by being nominated and even winning the Oscar in the short film category, the Manhattan Short has become known as a breeding ground for the next big thing.
In one week, 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, to over 150 cinemas in 47 US States will come together 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.
“Never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined that what started as a small, relatively simple event when I projected a handful of short films onto the side of a truck on a downtown Manhattan street 15 years ago, would grow into what it is today, with communities all over the world getting together to celebrate via ten short films... It's become like Earth Day - but with film,” adds Mason.
Tickets cost $12 and can be purchased online at www.thepalacedanbury.com or at the door starting at 7 PM the evening of the screening. The Palace Danbury is located at 165 Main Street, in downtown Danbury, Connecticut. Free parking is readily available for theatre patrons behind the building. For more information call 203 794-9944 or visit www.thepalacedanbury.com
MANHATTAN SHORT selected 10 short films as finalists out of 520 entries received from 49 countries around the world. Each film is 18 minutes or under in length. Countries represented this year include Norway, The Netherlands, Russia, England, Ireland, Peru, France, Romania, Spain and the USA in what festival organizers describe as the “United Nations of Film Festivals.”
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 the net at www.ManhattanShort.com on Sunday, October 7th at 10:00pm.
With past finalists achieving the ultimate in recognition by being nominated and even winning the Oscar in the short film category, the Manhattan Short has become known as a breeding ground for the next big thing.
In one week, 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, to over 150 cinemas in 47 US States will come together 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.
“Never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined that what started as a small, relatively simple event when I projected a handful of short films onto the side of a truck on a downtown Manhattan street 15 years ago, would grow into what it is today, with communities all over the world getting together to celebrate via ten short films... It's become like Earth Day - but with film,” adds Mason.
Tickets cost $12 and can be purchased online at www.thepalacedanbury.com or at the door starting at 7 PM the evening of the screening. The Palace Danbury is located at 165 Main Street, in downtown Danbury, Connecticut. Free parking is readily available for theatre patrons behind the building. For more information call 203 794-9944 or visit www.thepalacedanbury.com
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203 794-9944
www.thepalacedanbury.com
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