MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival 2026

Discover your inner film critic by casting your vote for Best Film and Best Actor in the 29th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival screening.

You’ll join film lovers simultaneously in over 500 venues across the globe, gathering to see the ten finalists in this year’s event. With past finalists garnering Oscar nominations and short films continuing to move into the Hollywood mainstream, come see this entertaining program featuring the best short films in the world today! Ballots supplied upon entry.

This year’s short film finalists are:

Small Talk – Directed by Eduardo Moral

Marry is Missing -Directed by Aisling Byrne

Candy Bar – Directed by Nash Edgerton

Vultures – Directed by Dian Weys

Life Goes On – Directed by Kat Butterfield & Daniel Audritt

Hai Davai – Directed by Vlad Gradescu

Pickup – Directed by Viktoriia Lapushkina

Norheimsund – Directed by Ana. A. Alpizar

When the Sea Was Calm – Directed and Animated by Mamuka Tkeshelashvili

Never Give Up – Directed by Tamás Yvan Topolánszky

Free and open to the public. Seating is limited. For more information, please call the library branch at 702.507.3964