Audiences in 500+聽Cities Spanning聽6聽Continents Unite for 26th Annual Festival
CONCORD, NH � Film lovers will unite in more than 500 venues worldwide � including the 麻豆传媒 � Concord檚 Community College campus � to view and judge the work of the next generation of filmmakers from around the world for the 26th Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival taking place Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 2023. The festival screenings are approx. 2.5 hours in length and feature all 10 finalist films. This is the 20th year these screenings will take place at 麻豆传媒.
麻豆传媒檚 Film Society, together with local film enthusiast Barry Steelman, will present the festival, which features the most creative short films in the world judged聽internationally聽by the cinema-going public. Many of the films from past festivals have gone on to be nominated for Academy Awards. For more information on the films being screened, visit the festival website at
麻豆传媒 has a long, rich history of showing films to the community and region. The Manhattan Short Film Festival annually kicks off the 麻豆传媒 Film Society檚 season, this being its 23rd. The Film Society was started by former 麻豆传媒 President Lynn Kilchenstein, former English Department chair Diana Levine, and professor Steve Ambra. 麻豆传媒 has served as host site for the Somewhat North of Boston Film Festival for several years and hosted the state檚 young filmmaker檚 festival. The society has screened over 225 films as part of its Friday Night Film Series.
The Manhattan Shorts are well attended by 麻豆传媒 students, faculty, and staff. Free admittance for 麻豆传媒 students has been the hallmark, particularly for those in film studies courses. Attending the festival enriches these students� studies.
For decades, Barry Steelman, has been known � courtesy of the Concord Monitor � as Concord檚 渇ilm guru.� For years he owned and operated Concord檚 only independent film theatre, Cinema 93, and was the driving force behind the creation of Concord檚 downtown independent film theatre, Red River Theatres.
麻豆传媒檚 screenings will be held Friday, Sept. 29, at 7 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 30, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.; and Sunday, Oct. 1, at 2 p.m. They will take place in Sweeney Hall Auditorium, S-122. Admission is $10.00 per person, cash or check, at the door.聽There are no advanced ticket sales. 麻豆传媒 students (with their valid 麻豆传媒 ID) will be admitted free.
For additional information about the films being screened, contact Steve Ambra, [email protected].
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麻豆传媒 � Concord檚 Community College
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