Next Tuesday kicks off the XXI edition of the Manhattan Short Film Festival
The Museum of Commerce is once again the venue for the event and the setting for the screenings that will take place from October 2nd to 5th in two daily sessions, 6:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
The Salamanca City Council, through the Salamanca Film Commission and in collaboration with the Museum of Commerce, once again organizes the celebration of this festival, whose main objective is the promotion of the short film format.
Viewers from Salamanca will be able to vote for their favorite short film, among the nine competing ones.
The Salamanca City Council, through the Salamanca Film Commission and in collaboration with the Museum of Commerce, once again organizes the celebration of this festival, whose main objective is the promotion of the short film format.
Viewers from Salamanca will be able to vote for their favorite short film, among the nine competing ones.
Salamanca will participate again, starting next Tuesday, October 2nd, and for the ninth consecutive year, in the 21st edition of the Manhattan Short Film Festival. A festival that showcases the best short films in the world in more than 250 cities, and where viewers from Salamanca will be able to vote for their favorite short.
The Museum of Commerce is once again the setting for the screening of the short films. Due to the festival's widespread acceptance among the public, it has been decided to hold two screenings per day at the following times: 6:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.; during the four days, viewers from Salamanca will be able to vote for their favorite short film and actress or actor among the nine finalists, admission is free until full capacity is reached.
Each viewer will receive a voting card upon entry, asking them to vote for one of the short films screened and their favorite actress or actor. At the end of the screening, voting cards will be collected for counting. The results of the votes will be centralized via email and sent to the organization in Manhattan. After summing all votes, the winners will be announced at an event taking place on October 10th in New York City. Over 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, once again organizes the celebration of this festival, whose main objective is to promote the short film format, support its creators, and offer viewers 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 in the city, such as university faculties or libraries.
One Week, One World, One Festival is the philosophy that summarizes the Manhattan Short Film Festival. For one week and in multiple venues around the world, the 9 finalist short films will be screened, and the public will choose the winner. The venues include cities such as Phoenix, Vienna, New York, Santa Monica, Boston, Buenos Aires, San Antonio, Sydney, Moscow, London, Mumbai, Turin, Prague, Bilbao… and also Salamanca
The Museum of Commerce is once again the setting for the screening of the short films. Due to the festival's widespread acceptance among the public, it has been decided to hold two screenings per day at the following times: 6:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.; during the four days, viewers from Salamanca will be able to vote for their favorite short film and actress or actor among the nine finalists, admission is free until full capacity is reached.
Each viewer will receive a voting card upon entry, asking them to vote for one of the short films screened and their favorite actress or actor. At the end of the screening, voting cards will be collected for counting. The results of the votes will be centralized via email and sent to the organization in Manhattan. After summing all votes, the winners will be announced at an event taking place on October 10th in New York City. Over 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, once again organizes the celebration of this festival, whose main objective is to promote the short film format, support its creators, and offer viewers 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 in the city, such as university faculties or libraries.
One Week, One World, One Festival is the philosophy that summarizes the Manhattan Short Film Festival. For one week and in multiple venues around the world, the 9 finalist short films will be screened, and the public will choose the winner. The venues include cities such as Phoenix, Vienna, New York, Santa Monica, Boston, Buenos Aires, San Antonio, Sydney, Moscow, London, Mumbai, Turin, Prague, Bilbao… and also Salamanca
NINE SHORT FILMS
Baghead
Director: Alberto Corredor Marina
Country: England
Duration: 14:58
Synopsis: Tormented by grief, a man asks questions only the deceased can answer. The dead have their say in the hidden chamber of a mysterious pub. You might not like what you hear.
Fire In Cardboard City
Director: Phil Brough
Country: New Zealand.
Duration: 8:47
Synopsis:
When Cardboard City catches fire, it's up to a fire chief and his brave assistants to save its citizens from the flames. Animation
Home Shopper
Director: Dev Patel
Country: USA
Duration: 16:15
Synopsis: In a loveless marriage, a woman seeks solace in a home shopping channel, which turns out to be her salvation... unless it was the problem from the start.
Her
Director: More Raca
Country: Kosovo
Duration: 12:14
Synopsis: A young woman tries to escape an arranged marriage orchestrated by an extremely religious father.
Two Strangers Who Meet Five Times
Director: Marcus Markou
Country: England.
Duration: 12:12
Synopsis: Two strangers meet at turning points in their lives; after a series of initial misunderstandings, friendship emerges between them.
Someone
Director: Marco Gadge
Country: Germany
Duration: 14:00
Synopsis: At the end of World War II, Red Army soldiers are determined to seek revenge for past atrocities committed by the German army; as they prepare to attack a German city, compassion emerges from where it is least expected. Based on a true story
Chuchotage
Director: Barnabás Tóth
Country: Hungary
Duration: 14:00
Synopsis: During a conference in Prague, at the Hungarian stand, two interpreters compete for a listener's attention.
Fauve
Director: Jérémy Comte
Country: Canada
Duration: 16:00
Synopsis: Two boys play in an abandoned open-pit mine; the game turns into a competition, and the competition into a wager, with potentially tragic results.
Lacrimosa
Director: Tanja Mairitsch
Country: Austria
Duration: 18:27
Synopsis: A young woman finds her lover in a world of constantly changing surreal landscapes.
Baghead
Director: Alberto Corredor Marina
Country: England
Duration: 14:58
Synopsis: Tormented by grief, a man asks questions only the deceased can answer. The dead have their say in the hidden chamber of a mysterious pub. You might not like what you hear.
Fire In Cardboard City
Director: Phil Brough
Country: New Zealand.
Duration: 8:47
Synopsis:
When Cardboard City catches fire, it's up to a fire chief and his brave assistants to save its citizens from the flames. Animation
Home Shopper
Director: Dev Patel
Country: USA
Duration: 16:15
Synopsis: In a loveless marriage, a woman seeks solace in a home shopping channel, which turns out to be her salvation... unless it was the problem from the start.
Her
Director: More Raca
Country: Kosovo
Duration: 12:14
Synopsis: A young woman tries to escape an arranged marriage orchestrated by an extremely religious father.
Two Strangers Who Meet Five Times
Director: Marcus Markou
Country: England.
Duration: 12:12
Synopsis: Two strangers meet at turning points in their lives; after a series of initial misunderstandings, friendship emerges between them.
Someone
Director: Marco Gadge
Country: Germany
Duration: 14:00
Synopsis: At the end of World War II, Red Army soldiers are determined to seek revenge for past atrocities committed by the German army; as they prepare to attack a German city, compassion emerges from where it is least expected. Based on a true story
Chuchotage
Director: Barnabás Tóth
Country: Hungary
Duration: 14:00
Synopsis: During a conference in Prague, at the Hungarian stand, two interpreters compete for a listener's attention.
Fauve
Director: Jérémy Comte
Country: Canada
Duration: 16:00
Synopsis: Two boys play in an abandoned open-pit mine; the game turns into a competition, and the competition into a wager, with potentially tragic results.
Lacrimosa
Director: Tanja Mairitsch
Country: Austria
Duration: 18:27
Synopsis: A young woman finds her lover in a world of constantly changing surreal landscapes.
Several of the finalist short films from past editions of the Manhattan Short Film Festival have subsequently won the Oscar in the short film category and have been nominated for important awards such as the Sundance Festival or the British Baftas. This has led the Manhattan Short Film Festival to become the largest collection of the best short films in the world today.
The eight editions in which the festival has been held in Salamanca have been an absolute public success, as the screenings have resulted in full houses at the venues where they were projected.
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