Manhattan short Film Festival at the Walton Theatre

WALTON – It's that time of year when local people are invited to the Walton Theatre, in Walton , NY, to view  and vote on the best short films from all over the world. They will be joining other film viewers  from over 500 venues all over the world in reviewing the 10 finalists in the Manhattan Short Film  festival. The 10 finalists this year represent submissions from eight countries around the world:  United States, United Kingdom, Spain, Sweden, The Netherlands, Belgium, Israel, and Mexico.  All films are qualified to enter the Oscars of 2026. Last year two of the submittals were short listed and two nominated for the Oscars, which included the Oscar Winner for best Live Action  short, I’m Not a Robot , which incidentally was our big winner in the local voting. 

The second part of the voting is to vote on best actor from the short films. Whether it be best  film or best actor, the choice is not easy. You will see audience members during intermission  or at the end of the show, comparing notes or scratching their heads to make their choices. 

There will be four showings at the WaltonTheatre: Thursday, September 25 at 1 pm and 7 pm  and Saturday, September 27 at 7 pm. At the conclusion of those three showings, then votes  will be tabulated and sent to Manhattan Short headquarters in New York City where they will be  combined with the votes from throughout the US and the world. For example, besides the US  the venues this year include in cities in Argentina, Russia, Italy, Belarus, India and South Africa,  to name a few. All will view the films during the same week. 

Film lovers are invited to join the fun September 25 or 27th. 

For more info: Jim Richardson, 607 434 8256