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You Be the
Judge!
295 Screenings in 115
Cities across 4 Continents in One Week
New York,
NY
– August 20, 2008 – The Manhattan Short Film Festival (www.ManhattanShort.com)
today announced the twelve finalists set to screen across four continents
between the 21st and the 28th of September. Film lovers in
Delaware will have the opportunity view and vote on the next
generation of filmmakers when the Festival screens at
The Gibby
Art
Center in
Middletown on September 26th and 27th. This
year’s festival exceeded expectations with 429 entries from 42 countries. The
resulting 12 films are set to screen 295 times in 115 cities in one week – from
as far north as Saint Petersburg, Russia to as far south as St. Kilda in
Melbourne, Australia – during the last week of September.
The best short film and winner of the 2008 Manhattan Short Film Festival will be
determined by the global theater-going public. After each screening, audience
members can vote for their favorite film. The votes will be tallied and sent
directly to the Manhattan Short headquarters where the winner will be announced
in New York City
at 10 p.m. on Sunday, September 28, 2008.
In 2007 three of the finalists went on to screen at the Sundance Film Festival
in which one won, another was later nominated for a BAFTA, while another went on
to receive an Oscar Nomination. “We are expecting similar results if not better
with this year’s crop. The films are simply outstanding,” said Festival Director
Nicholas Mason
http://www.msfilmfest.com/
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