DEADLINE JULY 31ST

Films must be 20 minutes and under in length (minus credits).

We accept all genres and do not rule out anything.

We accept screeners as either a Private Vimeo Link or mailed to us as a DVD or Blu Ray on a completed entry form. Click here to download a PDF

Filmmaker may also enter using Film Freeway. Click here to enter direct via Film Freeway

Deadline for entries: July 31 each year. There are no late deadlines. Films must be in by Midnight on July 31st.

We DO NOT require premieres. At Manhattan Short, we believe short films should be viewed by as many people as possible. Film festivals that require a short film to be a premiere showing do the short film community a disservice. Short films still need to be actively promoted to raise awareness of the genre. Rules that restrict the distribution of short films are counter-productive.

Selected films will be asked to submit their films as an Apple prores Quicktime file. Frame rate of (23.98).

Finalists are announced on August 20 each year.