{"id":348620,"date":"2026-09-16T20:21:04","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T20:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/348620\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T20:21:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T20:21:04","slug":"edison-public-library-to-host-global-manhattan-short-film-festival-residents-help-pick-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/348620\/","title":{"rendered":"Edison Public Library to Host Global MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival, Residents Help Pick Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By: Richard L. Smith\u00a0
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Movie lovers in Middlesex County will have an opportunity to become film critics later this month when the MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival returns to the Edison Public Library.<\/p>\n

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According to information released by the Edison Public Library, the 29th annual international festival will feature 10 short films selected from more than 1,800 submissions from around the world.<\/p>\n

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For the first time in the festival\u2019s history, each finalist represents a different country. The films will be shown simultaneously at more than 500 locations worldwide, with audience members voting for Best Film and Best Actor.<\/p>\n

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The 2026 finalists represent the United States, Ireland, Australia, South Africa, United Kingdom, Moldova, Russia, Cuba, Georgia and Mexico. Each film runs 18 minutes or less.
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Edison residents and other moviegoers age 14 and older can participate at all three library branches. Screenings are scheduled for Sept. 25 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Clara Barton Branch, Sept. 26 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the North Edison Branch and Sept. 27 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Main Library.
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Attendees will receive ballots to select their favorite film and actor, with worldwide results scheduled to be announced Oct. 5.
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Festival organizers said all 10 finalists are also Oscar-qualified, giving the filmmakers an opportunity for consideration in the Academy Awards process.<\/p>\n

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Nicholas Mason, founding director of MANHATTAN SHORT, said the festival was created to bring audiences across countries together through film while giving viewers a direct role in recognizing filmmakers and performers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Edison By: Richard L. Smith\u00a0\u00a0 Movie lovers in Middlesex County will have an opportunity to become film critics…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":348621,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[75,84,83,9,24,63],"class_list":["post-348620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-manhattan","tag-manhattan","tag-manhattan-headlines","tag-manhattan-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348620","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=348620"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348620\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/348621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=348620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=348620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=348620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}