WEST ORANGE, NJ — Film lovers in West Orange will join more than 100,000 film enthusiasts around the world when the 29th annual Manhattan Short Film Festival screens at West Orange Public Library, 10 Rooney Circle.
The festival will screen simultaneously across the world during a one-week period, with the Best Film and Best Actor awards determined by ballots cast by the audiences in each participating venue.
Showtimes at the West Orange Library will include:
This year, for the first time, the festival has selected 10 films from ten countries with films from the USA, Ireland, Australia, South Africa, United Kingdom, Moldova, Russia, Cuba, Georgia and Mexico.
The films are: Small Talk (USA), Mary is Missing (Ireland), Candy Bar (Australia), Vultures (South Africa), Life Goes On (United Kingdom), Hai Davai (Moldova), Pickup (Russia) Norheimsund (Cuba), When the Sea was Calm (Georgia), Never Give Up (Mexico).
All Final Ten short films become Oscar-qualified, meaning they will be automatically eligible for an Academy Award nomination by screening for a week at The New Parkway Theater in Oakland, California from Sept. 18 to Sept. 24.
A complete list of venues taking part in the festival can be seen online here.
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