{"id":51409,"date":"2020-09-24T18:14:30","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T00:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/you-be-the-judge-durango-film-brings-manhattan-short-festival-to-stadium-9\/"},"modified":"2020-09-25T00:14:30","modified_gmt":"2020-09-25T00:14:30","slug":"you-be-the-judge-durango-film-brings-manhattan-short-festival-to-stadium-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/you-be-the-judge-durango-film-brings-manhattan-short-festival-to-stadium-9\/","title":{"rendered":"You be the judge: Durango Film brings Manhattan Short festival to Stadium 9"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There will also be four intimate screenings of the Manhattan Short fest Oct. 9, 10, 16 and 17 in the Butch Cassidy &amp; the Sundance Kid train car inside the Durango &amp; Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum for 14 or fewer patrons. Tickets for those shows will go on sale Oct. 1 at <a href=\"http:\/\/durangofilm.org\/manhattan-shorts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">durangofilm.org\/manhattan-shorts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video wp-block-embed-youtube naviga-video-embed\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pcXHJqnFJrQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>What\u2019s cool about Manhattan Short is that you don\u2019t just sit in your seat, eat your popcorn and passively watch the screen \u2013 for this, you get to be the judge and choose your favorite short and favorite actor. Votes will be sent through to Manhattan Short headquarters with the winner announced at <a href=\"http:\/\/manhattanshort.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ManhattanShort.com<\/a> on Nov. 1.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is an Oscar qualifying film festival,\u201d said Joanie Leonard, executive director of Durango Film, which has brought the Manhattan Short fest to the area for more than a decade. \u201cLast year, one of the shorts was nominated. \u2026 So these are stellar films.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Leonard said audience members will be given ballots before the program \u2013 it\u2019s recommended you bring your own pen or pencil \u2013 and as you leave the theater, you leave your filled-out ballot.<\/p>\n<p>This year, Manhattan Short received 971 entries from 54 countries. The final nine are from nine different countries \u2013 Australia, Finland, France, Iran, Israel, North Macedonia, Russia, the State of Palestine and the U.S. The films are screened simultaneously across the world during a one-month period, with the Best Film and Best Actor awards determined by ballots cast by the audiences in each participating venue.<\/p>\n<p><figure class=\"wp-block-image naviga-inline-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=034d5ca1-ecf9-4cba-ae40-d73323f37e06&amp;function=cover&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;width=2000\" alt=\"&amp;#x201c;The Stick&amp;#x201d; is an 11-minute short from Finland.\" class=\"naviga-image\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">&amp;#x201c;The Stick&amp;#x201d; is an 11-minute short from Finland.<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Manhattan Short<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><p>This year\u2019s finalists are:<\/p>\n<p><em class=\"mwc_body_bullet_rr\">\u201cSafe Space\u201d (Australia). <\/em><em class=\"mwc_body_bullet_rr\">\u201cThe Stick\u201d (Finland).<\/em><em class=\"mwc_body_bullet_rr\">\u201cExam\u201d (Iran). <\/em><em class=\"mwc_body_bullet_rr\">\u201cHey, Gray\u201d (Russia). <\/em><em class=\"mwc_body_bullet_rr\">\u201cWhite Eye\u201d (Israel).<\/em><em class=\"mwc_body_bullet_rr\">\u201cSticker\u201d (North Macedonia).<\/em><em class=\"mwc_body_bullet_rr\">\u201cTwo Little Boys\u201d (U.S.).<\/em><em class=\"mwc_body_bullet_rr\">\u201cMaestro\u201d (France) <\/em><em class=\"mwc_body_bullet_rr\">\u201cThe Present\u201d (State of Palestine). <\/em>Leonard said that while the films are not rated, the program is best suited for older audiences.<\/p>\n<p>And while the pandemic has made getting back into movie theaters a relatively slow process, holding Manhattan Short in-theater this year rather than virtually is important to festival founders, something Leonard agrees with.<\/p>\n<p><figure class=\"wp-block-image naviga-inline-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=3192d14f-f854-4163-92cd-8d7491f7a1ac&amp;function=cover&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;width=2000\" alt=\"&amp;#x201c;Safe Space&amp;#x201d; is a submission from Australia.\" class=\"naviga-image\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">&amp;#x201c;Safe Space&amp;#x201d; is a submission from Australia.<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Manhattan Short<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><p>\u201cThere\u2019s power in gathering together for a shared experience in anything you do, and cinematic experience is no different \u2013 the dialogue that comes out of that and the issues and the subject of a film, even a narrative feature gives a lot of room for discussion. It\u2019s that dialogue that comes out of it and sharing that with your community and having that dialogue take place,\u201d she said. \u201cIt happens every year \u2013 there\u2019s something we show \u2026 like \u2018The Starfish Throwers,\u2019 which, it basically shows that one person can make a difference in a community. And after the festival, somebody told me they were inspired to do a community garden and share the produce with others. It\u2019s the dialogue that comes out of it and the activation that allows people to see what they can do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The next Durango Film Festival is scheduled for March 3 to 7 and will be a hybrid fest with both virtual and in-theater screenings, Leonard said.<\/p>\n<p><em class=\"mwc_shirttail\"><a href=\"mailto:katie@durangoherald.com\">katie@durangoherald.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"naviga-scoreboard\">\n<h4 class=\"scoreboard-title\">If you go<\/h4>\n<p><strong class=\"mwc_breakout_text_bold_leadin\">What:<\/strong><br>\n                23rd Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival.<br>\n                <strong class=\"mwc_breakout_text_bold_leadin\">When:<\/strong><br>\n                Sept. 24 to Oct. 1.<br>\n                <strong class=\"mwc_breakout_text_bold_leadin\">Where:<\/strong><br>\n                Durango Stadium 9.<br>\n                <strong class=\"mwc_breakout_text_bold_leadin\">More information:<\/strong><br>\n                For screening dates and times and more information, visit<br>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/durangofilm.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">durangofilm.org<\/a><br>\n                .<br>\n                <strong class=\"mwc_breakout_text_bold_leadin\">Note:<\/strong><br>\n                There will also be four small, intimate screenings in October in the Butch Cassidy Train Car inside the Durango &amp; Silverton Narrow Gauge Museum. Visit<br>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/durangofilm.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">durangofilm.org<\/a><br>\n                for more details.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>will also be four intimate screenings of the Manhattan Short fest Oct. 9, 10, 16 and 17 in the Butch Cassidy &amp; the Sundance Kid train car inside the Durango &amp; Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum for 14 or fewer patrons. Tickets for those shows will go on sale Oct. 1 at durangofilm.org\/manhattan-shorts. 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