Manhattan Short Film Festival 2019
Salamanca is once again participating, starting next Tuesday, October 1, and for the tenth consecutive year, in the 22nd edition of the Manhattan Short Film Festival. This festival showcases the best short films in the world in over 250 cities, and in Salamanca, audiences will be able to vote for their favorite short film.
The Museum of Commerce will once again host the screenings of the short films. Due to the festival's widespread public acceptance, it has been decided to hold two screenings per day at the following times: 5:30 PM and 8:30 PM. Over the four days, Salamanca's viewers will be able to vote for their favorite short film and actor or actress among the nine finalists. Admission is free until full capacity is reached.
Upon entry, each spectator will receive a voting card asking them to vote for one of the projected short films and their favorite actor or actress. At the end of the screening, the voting cards will be collected for tallying. The voting results are centralized via email and sent to the organization in Manhattan. After all votes are tallied, the winners will be announced at an event held on October 6 in New York City.
More than 100,000 people from five continents are expected to gather in cinemas, galleries, museums, or cafes to watch, enjoy, and choose the finalist short film.
The Salamanca City Council, through the Salamanca Film Commission in collaboration with the Museum of Commerce, is once again organizing this festival, whose main objective is to promote the short film format, support its creators, and offer audiences worldwide an opportunity to participate in a common project.
The Film Commission has produced promotional material: posters and flyers that will be distributed at various points throughout the city, such as university faculties and libraries.
"One Week, One World, One Festival" is the philosophy that encapsulates the Manhattan Short Film Festival. For one week, the 9 finalist short films will be screened in multiple venues around the globe, and the public will choose the winner. Participating cities include Phoenix, Vienna, New York, Santa Monica, Boston, Buenos Aires, San Antonio, Sydney, Moscow, London, Mumbai, Turin, Prague, Bilbao… and Salamanca.
The Museum of Commerce will once again host the screenings of the short films. Due to the festival's widespread public acceptance, it has been decided to hold two screenings per day at the following times: 5:30 PM and 8:30 PM. Over the four days, Salamanca's viewers will be able to vote for their favorite short film and actor or actress among the nine finalists. Admission is free until full capacity is reached.
Upon entry, each spectator will receive a voting card asking them to vote for one of the projected short films and their favorite actor or actress. At the end of the screening, the voting cards will be collected for tallying. The voting results are centralized via email and sent to the organization in Manhattan. After all votes are tallied, the winners will be announced at an event held on October 6 in New York City.
More than 100,000 people from five continents are expected to gather in cinemas, galleries, museums, or cafes to watch, enjoy, and choose the finalist short film.
The Salamanca City Council, through the Salamanca Film Commission in collaboration with the Museum of Commerce, is once again organizing this festival, whose main objective is to promote the short film format, support its creators, and offer audiences worldwide an opportunity to participate in a common project.
The Film Commission has produced promotional material: posters and flyers that will be distributed at various points throughout the city, such as university faculties and libraries.
"One Week, One World, One Festival" is the philosophy that encapsulates the Manhattan Short Film Festival. For one week, the 9 finalist short films will be screened in multiple venues around the globe, and the public will choose the winner. Participating cities include Phoenix, Vienna, New York, Santa Monica, Boston, Buenos Aires, San Antonio, Sydney, Moscow, London, Mumbai, Turin, Prague, Bilbao… and Salamanca.
From Tuesday, October 1, 2019 to Friday, October 4, 2019
TEN SHORT FILMS
Nefta Football Club
Director: Ives Piat
Country: France
Duration: 17:00
Synopsis: In the Tunisian desert, two young football enthusiasts find a donkey wearing two headphones.
Debris
Director: Julio Ramos
Country: U.S.A.
Duration: 14:00
Synopsis: A workplace accident uncovers a dark human trafficking plot.
Driving Lessons
Director: Marziyeh Riahi
Country: Iran
Duration: 12:48
Synopsis: The short film depicts the difficulties a woman can face in obtaining a driver's license.
Tipped
Director: Alyse Leite Rogers
Country: Canada
Duration: 13:48
Synopsis: A waitress at an exclusive restaurant plans a cruel revenge against a table of customers.
Sylvia
Director: Richard Predegast
Country: United Kingdom
Duration: 15:12
Synopsis: Our car, just another member of the family.
The Match
Director: Pia Andell
Country: Finland
Duration: 15:38
Synopsis: A tennis match between two friends turns into an unhealthy competition.
Malou
Director: Adi Wojaczek
Country: Germany
Duration: 14:00
Synopsis: Rejected by a famous dance school, Malou has the opportunity to prove she is destined for a great career as a dancer.
This Time Away
Director: Magali Barbe
Country: United Kingdom
Duration: 14:00
Synopsis: An old man lives as a recluse, tormented by his past and the memory of the family he once had, until a non-human visitor arrives and interrupts his isolation.
A Family Affair
Director: Florence Keith
Country: United Kingdom
Duration: 14:00
Synopsis: When Annabelle wakes up alone in a stranger's room on her 30th birthday, she thinks the day can't get any worse, until Bernard arrives…
At the End of the World
Director: Fon Davis
Country: U.S.A.
Duration: 13:08
Synopsis: In an apocalyptic future, a lonely government worker finds solace with a soldier during the last World War. But their future together is threatened when the soldier returns to battle.
Nefta Football Club
Director: Ives Piat
Country: France
Duration: 17:00
Synopsis: In the Tunisian desert, two young football enthusiasts find a donkey wearing two headphones.
Debris
Director: Julio Ramos
Country: U.S.A.
Duration: 14:00
Synopsis: A workplace accident uncovers a dark human trafficking plot.
Driving Lessons
Director: Marziyeh Riahi
Country: Iran
Duration: 12:48
Synopsis: The short film depicts the difficulties a woman can face in obtaining a driver's license.
Tipped
Director: Alyse Leite Rogers
Country: Canada
Duration: 13:48
Synopsis: A waitress at an exclusive restaurant plans a cruel revenge against a table of customers.
Sylvia
Director: Richard Predegast
Country: United Kingdom
Duration: 15:12
Synopsis: Our car, just another member of the family.
The Match
Director: Pia Andell
Country: Finland
Duration: 15:38
Synopsis: A tennis match between two friends turns into an unhealthy competition.
Malou
Director: Adi Wojaczek
Country: Germany
Duration: 14:00
Synopsis: Rejected by a famous dance school, Malou has the opportunity to prove she is destined for a great career as a dancer.
This Time Away
Director: Magali Barbe
Country: United Kingdom
Duration: 14:00
Synopsis: An old man lives as a recluse, tormented by his past and the memory of the family he once had, until a non-human visitor arrives and interrupts his isolation.
A Family Affair
Director: Florence Keith
Country: United Kingdom
Duration: 14:00
Synopsis: When Annabelle wakes up alone in a stranger's room on her 30th birthday, she thinks the day can't get any worse, until Bernard arrives…
At the End of the World
Director: Fon Davis
Country: U.S.A.
Duration: 13:08
Synopsis: In an apocalyptic future, a lonely government worker finds solace with a soldier during the last World War. But their future together is threatened when the soldier returns to battle.
Several of the finalist short films from past editions of the Manhattan Short Film Festival have subsequently won an Oscar in the short film category and have been nominated in prestigious competitions such as the Sundance Film Festival or the British BAFTAs. This has led to the Manhattan Short Film Festival becoming the largest collection of the world's best short films today.
The eight editions of the festival held in Salamanca have been an absolute public success, with screenings consistently filling the venues where they were shown.
More information: www.msfilmfest.com
The eight editions of the festival held in Salamanca have been an absolute public success, with screenings consistently filling the venues where they were shown.
More information: www.msfilmfest.com