MANHATTAN SHORT FESTIVAL 2012 – SARDINIAN CINETECA – CAGLIARI – 3 TO 4 OCTOBER

This year, the Festival received 598 films submitted from 48 countries and among them were selected 10 movies that are the finalists for this year’s festival.
During each screening, the audience will be given a card to vote and will be asked to vote for ONE film they think should win. The votes will be sent to the MANHATTAN SHORT HQ where the winner will be announced on October 7th at 10pm and reported on our site ManhattanShort.com

CONTACT U.S.
Films are in original language with English subtitles
Entrance fee: 5 €
Contacts: 7 East 27th Street – New York, NY 10016 – USA – Tel: 212.529.8640 -
Fax: 212.684.5546
Director: Nicholas Mason – info@MSfilmfest.com – www.msfilmfest.com

The 10 FILM FINALISTS

- The devil’s ballroom (NORWAY)
Director: Henrik M. Dahlsbrakken
Duration: 15:30
Synopsis: During a risky trip to the North Pole, Arctic explorer takes a critical decision with important consequences.

- Behind The Mirrors (PERU)
Director: Julio O. Ramos
Duration: 12:10
Synopsis: When a customer leaves a mess of a motel unexpected, the manager sees an opportunity that could change forever the fortunes of his family.

A Curious Conjunction Of Coincidences (THE NETHERLANDS)
Director: Joost Reijmers
Duration: 8:34
Synopsis: The bad luck brings together three men though they live in three different centuries.

The Elaborate End of Robert Ebb (UK / FRANCE)
Director: Clément Bubble, FX Goby, Matthieu Landour
Duration: 12:50
Synopsis: A monster terrorizes a town and port hysteria with results Hilarious.

Where Does The Sea Flow (RUSSIA)
Director: Vitaly Saltykov
Duration: 14:00
Synopsis: A mother struggling with a precocious young daughter and the violent circumstances of his birth.

Superman, Spiderman, Batman Or (ROMANIA)
Director: Tudor Giurgiu
Duration: 11:00
Synopsis: Inspired by his favorite comic book heroes, a boy tries to save the day.

Two & Two (UK)
Director: Babak Anvari
Duration: 8:25
Synopsis: In a school straight with an authoritarian regime, a decree is ridiculous becomes a program for terror.

92 Skybox Alonzo Mourning Rookie Card (USA)
Director: Todd Sklar
Duration: 12:00
Synopsis: The brothers Jim and Dave settle their differences in extreme fashion when his father died.

Cluck (IRELAND)
Directed by: Michael Lavelle
Duration: 18:57
Synopsis: The situation degenerates to the orphanage when a new arrival threatens to upset the hierarchy.

Voice Over (SPAIN)
Directed by: Martin Rosete
Duration: 9:50
Synopsis: A series of experiences that endanger the lives lost importance in front of a situation that requires real courage

cineteca sarda – Viale Trieste 118, 126 – Cagliari – Tel. 070 278630