SignalsAZ.com Prescott News Podcast - Manhattan Short Showcases Top Global Films in Prescott
Episode Date: September 25, 2025Send us a text and chime in!Yavapai College invites you to start October in shorts this year – and vote for an aspiring filmmaker for the Oscars. Yavapai College’s School of Film & Media Arts ...presents the 28th Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival on Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 6:30 p.m., at the Elks Theater, 117 E. Gurley Street, in Prescott. “The Manhattan Short Film Festival has been a favorite with Prescott audiences since 2013,” said Helen Stephenson, Director of the Yavapai College School of Film & Media Arts. “This is an Oscar-qualifying festival that gives us a chance to see the best of the best short... For the written story, read here >> https://www.signalsaz.com/articles/manhattan-short-showcases-top-global-films-in-prescott/Check out the CAST11.com Website at: https://CAST11.com Follow the CAST11 Podcast Network on Facebook at: https://Facebook.com/CAST11AZFollow Cast11 Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/cast11_podcast_network
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Yavapai College invites you to start October and shorts this year, and vote for an aspiring
filmmaker for the Oscars.
Yavapai College's School of Film and Media Arts presents the 28th annual Manhattan Short Film Festival
on Wednesday, October 1st at 6.30 p.m., at the Elks Theatre, 117 East Gurley Street, in Prescott.
The Manhattan Short Film Festival has been a favorite with Prescott audiences since 2013, said Helen
Stevenson, director of the Yavapai College School of Film and Media Arts. This is an Oscar
qualifying festival that gives us a chance to see the best of the best short films. The audience
votes for the winners, and everyone loves that participation. The Manhattan Short Film Festival
Tours 10 Academy Award eligible short films around the world to curry the favor, and the votes,
of local audiences. These final 10 selections, from eight different countries, represent the year's
very best in short subject filmmaking. This year's Manhattan,
short film festival finalists are
Eman Selma Go Griffin Hunting, USA
Al fresco, Spain
Chasing the Party, USA
Paradise Man, USA
We have sin before you, Israel.
I have my reasons, United Kingdom.
Overeacting, Norway.
Beyond silence, the Netherlands.
Zodiac, Belgium.
Pasirino, Mexico.
The festival screens these films internationally during a one-week period, with best film and best actor awards determined by ballots cast by the audiences in each venue.
Votes will be tabulated at the festival headquarters, with the winning film announced Sunday, October 5th, at 10 a.m., on Manhattan, short.com.
The 28th annual Manhattan Short Film Festival will take place on Wednesday night, October 1st, at 6.30 p.m. at the Elks Theatre and Performing Arts Center, located at 117 East Gurley Street in Prefirm.
Prescott. Tickets are $7, $12, including fees. Tickets are available at the Elks Theatre
Box Office as well as Prescottoaks Theatre.org. For more information about the Manhattan
Short Film Festival, please contact Helen Stevenson at Helen. stevenson at yc.edu.
Who, the Manhattan Short Film Festival. When, Wednesday, October 1st, at 6.30 p.m.
Where, the Elks Theatre and Performing Arts Center, 117 East Gurley Street, Prescott, Arizona,
86301. Read more stories from dining, entertainment, recreation, and travel on signalsaz.com.
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