Manhattan Short Film Festival starts today

NEWS RELEASE
BAYLISS PUBLIC LIBRARY
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SAULT STE MARIE, MICH. - For the first time, Bayliss Public Library is participating in the Manhattan Short Film Festival. It will be held from Sept. 27 to Oct. 7. Over 100,000 film lovers will unite in over 300 cinemas/libraries across six continents to view and vote on the films in the 21st Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival.

Bayliss Library will have five showings of the two-hour block of nine juried short films from Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Hungary, Austria, New Zealand, Kosovo, and the U.S. The films are shown by donation. Refreshments will be available.

Upon entering, each festival attendee will receive a voting card and an official program and be asked to vote for the one film and actor they feel should win. Votes will be tallied by each venue and emailed to the NYC headquarters. Here’s your chance to join the global critic’s circle.

All of the nine films will also be contenders for 2019 Academy Award Nominations. Manhattan Short has been called "The World's most people powered Film Festival." The winners will be announced on Oct. 8.

Film Schedule at Bayliss Library:

• Sept. 27, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Manhattan Short Film Festival
• Sept. 29, 1-3 p.m., Manhattan Short Film Festival (repeat)
• Oct. 2, 2-4 p.m., Manhattan Short Film Festival (repeat)
• Oct. 4, 3-5 p.m., Manhattan Short Film Festival (repeat)
• Oct. 6, 1-3 p.m., Manhattan Short Film Festival (repeat)

Bayliss Public Library, a Superior District Library, is located at 541 Library Drive in Sault Ste. Marie. For more information, call 906-632-9331 or check Facebook.

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