September 16, 2025
Bloomfield Township Public Library is pleased to be a participating site for the highly acclaimed 2025 MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival. This prestigious event brings together filmmakers and enthusiasts to celebrate the art of short filmmaking on a global scale.
The Library will join over 100,000 film lovers world-wide uniting in over 500 venues across six continents to view and vote on the ten finalists’ films in the 28th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival. The Finalists will screen simultaneously during a one-week period, with the Best Film and Best Actor awards determined by ballots cast by the audiences in each participating venue. By virtue of their selection by MANHATTAN SHORT, each short film is eligible to enter the 2026 Oscar competition.
The 2025 MANHATTAN SHORT Final Ten are:
Em & Selma Go Griffin Hunting (USA), Al Fresco (Spain), Chasing the Party (USA), Paradise Man (USA), We Have Sinned Before You (Israel), I Have My Reasons (United Kingdom), Ovary-Acting (Norway), Beyond Silence (The Netherlands), Zodiak (Belgium), Passarinho (Mexico).
The Library will host two sessions of the 2025 MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival: Saturday, September 27 at 2:00 p.m. and Monday, September 29 at 6:30 p.m. Both sessions have the same content. All are welcome, no registration is required. For more information about MANHATTAN SHORT, visit manhattanshort.com.
