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 via a Private Vimeo Link. Click here to download a PDF

Filmmakers may also enter using Film Freeway

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

MANHATTAN SHORT does a full weeks advertised run at Arena Cinelounge in Hollywood, California. This theater booking means all finalists selected will be eligible to enter the Oscar competition the following two years. MANHATTAN SHORT is now in compliance with the rules govening the Oscar Awards set forth by the Adademy of Motion Pictures of Arts and Sciences. Click here to see rules for Oscar Qualification.

We DO NOT require premieres. At Manhattan Short, we believe short films are made to be seen, they should be viewed by as many people as possible. In our opinion, Film festivals that require a short film to be a premiere screening are doing 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.

If your film is represented by the French Based Distribution Company MIYU your film is not eligible to enter this Film Festival. We will not work with that company.

Selected films will be asked to submit their films as a ProRes Quicktime file. Frame rate of (23.98) Sound in Stereo not 5.1.

Finalists are announced on August 20 each year.