2026 MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival
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Join in as over 100,000 film lovers in over 500 cities across six continents gather in Cinemas, Museums, Libraries and Universities for one purpose...to view and vote on the Finalists' Films in the 29th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival!
Click a date and time below to register for that specific showing.
| CDH (Blairstown) | Gardner (Belvidere) | Southwest (Stewartsville) |
| 9/24 @ 5pm | 9/26 @ 11am | 9/28 @ 1pm |
| 9/25 @ 1pm | 9/29 @ 1pm | 9/29 @ 11am |
| 9/30 @ 1pm | 10/1 @ 5pm | 9/30 @ 5pm |
| 10/3 @ 11am | 10/2 @ 1pm | 10/3 @ 11am |
- Upon entry at all participating venues, festival attendees are handed a Voting Card and an Official Program and asked to vote for the ONE Film and Actor they feel should win. Votes are tallied by each host venue then emailed to our NYC headquarters.
- Visit the festival's webpage for complete info and FAQs
- The runtime is 2 hours and 40 minutes, with an 8 minute intermission about halfway through
- These films are unrated, so this event is for adults only
- Funding has been provided by the Friends of the Richard D. Gardner Branch, the Friends of the Northeast Branch, the Friends of the Southwest branch, the Catherine Dickson Hofman Library Association, the Warren County Division of Cultural and Heritage Affairs and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.