CMG Special Event: MANHATTAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL at the Gateway Film Center!

* One World * One Week * One Festival *

Join us as we get together for a CMG special event and fun annual tradition: THE MANHATTAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL! If you haven’t attended with us before, you’ll LOVE it! This event showcases 10 short films selected from hundreds submitted from around the globe! We'll view each of this year’s 10 short film finalists back-to-back then cast our ballots to help pick this year’s winner! Afterwards, we’ll get together for a bite, a drink and to chat about the shorts! Here are complete details for this year’s event:

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL: THE MANHATTAN SHORT is the only event of its kind! This year’s Ten Finalists will screen across the world during a one-week period. Finalists are selected from hundreds of films submitted from across the globe with the winner determined by ballots cast by the audiences in each participating venue. Winning films will be announced after the festival and I’ll send an announcement to the group! All of this year’s finalists will be eligible in the Short Film categories at the 2026 Academy Awards. (Last year 3 of the Manhattan Short films made it all the way to the Oscars with one winning in the Best Live Action Short category!)

THIS YEAR’S FINALISTS: This year’s finalists come from the US, Spain, Israel, the UK, Norway, The Netherlands, Belgium and Mexico! Films include everything from comedy to drama, action to animation, and everything in between!

2025 TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lgfk2TD_mQE

2025 MANHATTAN SHORT WEBSITE + DETAILS: Click here for more information about this one-of-a-kind festival and to learn more about his year’s finalists: https://www.manhattanshort.com/information.html

PLAN: Details for this event have already been confirmed and tickets are on sale now! Please purchase your ticket for the 4:00pm showing and we’ll meet in the upstairs lobby between 3:30 and 3:45pm. Previous events have sold out so advance ticket purchase as soon as possible via the GFC website is advised! If seat numbers are assigned, please list your seat number in the Comments section for this event. Afterwards, don’t miss joining us for the always-fun post-show conversation, food and drinks at nearby Cazuela’s Mexican Grill!

PARKING: Close, convenient parking is available in the garage located behind the theater! Access the garage through 9th or 11th Avenues, near High Street. Get your parking validated at the box office for just $2 and your covered for the night.

Look forward to seeing you there, Dan