DAYTON ­— Manhattan Short Film Festival - You Be the Judge! Discover your inner film critic by casting your vote for the new Best Short Film and Best Actor in this 26th Annual film festival. The Liberty Theater has been bringing this annual global event to Dayton for many years. There are no other viewing opportunities in eastern Oregon or northern Idaho, and only one other viewing location in eastern Washington (Spokane).

You’ll join film lovers in over 500 venues across many countries who will gather to see the 10 Finalist movies (from seven countries), all screened within 10 days across the globe. Ballots will be supplied to you upon entry at the theater. Winners will be announced at ManhattanShort.com on October 9th, 2023.

Past finalists have garnered Oscar nominations, and these 10 new finalist short films are automatically Oscar qualified for 2024. Come see this entertaining program featuring the best short films in the world today. The promoters say that the selected 10 finalists for 2023 provide the best-balanced show they have ever put together. These short films are not officially rated, but various films are estimated from PG-13 to R. These 10 films have runtimes that range from 8-17 minutes each, but total runtime is approximately 120 minutes.