{"id":2015083,"date":"2025-09-11T20:52:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T20:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2015083"},"modified":"2025-09-11T20:52:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T20:52:14","slug":"28th-annual-manhattan-short-film-festival-returns-to-kansas-theatres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/28th-annual-manhattan-short-film-festival-returns-to-kansas-theatres\/","title":{"rendered":"28th Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival returns to Kansas theatres"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">KANSAS (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ksnt.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:KSNT;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">KSNT<\/a>) \u2013 Film lovers across Kansas will join more than100,000 enthusiasts around the world from Sept 25 to Oct. 5 for the 28th Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Manhattan Short Film Festival screens simultaneously across the world during a one-week period, with audiences voting on Best Film and Best Actor awards. Winners will automatically be qualified for the Oscars in 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/41st-annual-night-phog-announced-033352998.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:41st annual Late Night in the Phog announced by Kansas Athletics;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\"> 41st annual Late Night in the Phog announced by Kansas Athletics <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ten short film finalists from seven countries will be competing for Academy Award nomination and screening for a week at The Parkway Theater in Oakland, California. The ten films are:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cEm &amp; Selma Go Griffin Hunting\u201d<em>\u00a0<\/em>(USA).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cAl Fresco\u201d\u00a0(Spain).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cChasing the Party\u201d\u00a0(USA).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cParadise Man\u201d\u00a0(USA).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWe Have Sinned Before You\u201d\u00a0(Israel).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI Have My Reasons\u201d\u00a0(United Kingdom).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cOvary-Acting\u201d\u00a0(Norway).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cBeyond Silence\u201d\u00a0(The Netherlands).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"\/>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cPassarinho\u201d\u00a0(Mexico).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/kansas-group-preserves-restores-historic-215316196.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kansas group preserves and restores historic stonework;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\"> Kansas group preserves and restores historic stonework <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There are <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manhattanshort.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:six viewing locations in Kansas;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">six viewing locations in Kansas<\/a> you can enjoy the films at, including:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sept. 28 at The Brown Grand Theatre in Concordia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sept. 25 at the City of Lenexa Community Forum in Lenexa.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Oct. 2 at The McPherson Opera House in McPherson.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sept. 28 at The Sunflower Cinema in Oberlin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sept 25 through Oct. 4 at the Glenwood Arts Theatres in Overland Park.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Oct. 3-4 at the Topeka &amp; Shawnee County Public Library in Topeka.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For more information about the films and ticketing information, you can check out the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manhattanshort.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Manhattan Short website;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Manhattan Short website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For more local news,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ksnt.com\/news\/local-news\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:click here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">click here<\/a>. 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The Manhattan Short Film Festival screens simultaneously across the world during a one-week period, with audiences voting on Best Film and Best Actor awards. 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