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13th Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival Screening Across the Hudson at LITM
By StudentFilmmakers.com
posted Oct 4, 2011, 07:46
Indie film enthusiasts in Jersey City, New Jersey will unite with audiences in over 200 cities spanning six continents to view the latest work of both emerging and established filmmakers from around the world when the 13th Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival screens at LITM in Downtown Jersey City on Sunday, October 2 at 7pm.
(Jersey City, NJ) Indie film enthusiasts in Jersey City, New Jersey will unite
with audiences in over 200 cities spanning six continents to view the latest
work of both emerging and established filmmakers from around the world when
the 13th Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival screens at LITM in Downtown Jersey
City on Sunday, October 2 at 7pm.
Out of 598 entries received from 48 countries, Manhattan Short selected 10
short film finalists. Countries represented this year include Australia, Canada,
Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland, Hungry, Peru, Egypt, and the United States. Each
film is under 18 minutes in length.
The Manhattan Short Film Festival seeks to inspire a global audience while
providing the opportunity to vote on their favorite film featured within the
festival. Film goers will be handed a ballot card upon entry and asked to cast
their vote after viewing the featured short films. Votes will be tallied at
each participating venue and then submitted to festival headquarters. The winning
film will be announced on the festival website at www.ManhattanShort.com on
Sunday, October 2, 2011 at 10:00pm.
The Manhattan Short Film Festival offers independent filmmakers a much needed
platform to promote their original short features. With past finalists going
on to win the Oscar in the short film category, Manhattan Short has become known
as a breeding ground for the next big thing.
The Manhattan Short Film Festival will be returning to LITM, a venue reputed
for showcasing emerging visual artists. Proprietor Jelynne Jardiniano first
met the festival founder and director Nicholas Mason in 2004 when he was a regular
customer of her establishment. They later reconnected in 2008 to bring the Manhattan
Short Film Festival to Jersey City and make LITM an official screening venue.
“While the goal of any festival is to discover and promote new talent,
the real aim of this festival is to bring communities together via stories from
around the world,” explains Mason.
Resources:
http://www.manhattanshort.com/
http://litm.com/
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