New York NY October 7, 2024:  Room Taken Wins Gold Medal for Best Film at the 27th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival.

USA Comedy Jane Austen’s Period Drama wins the Silver Medal and Alarms from France wins the Bronze Medal in Worldwide Audience Vote. The Best Actor Award goes to Thomas Coumans for his sensational performance as the Construction Worker in Alarms. The global audience has voted. Congratulations to all the winners!

The team at MANHATTAN SHORT would like to thank all the Filmmakers, all the wonderful venues involved and most importantly YOU the Public for taking these films and this event into your hearts.


On October 6, 2024, the Garde audience picked their favorite films and actors from the MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival 2024. The results were added to votes from all over the world in a final tally. Here are our results:

 

The Garde’s MANHATTAN SHORT audience Best Film votes:
The Talent (UK) 4
I’m not a Robot (Netherlands) 26
Mother (Ukraine) 3
Dovecote (Itlay) 23
Pathological (USA) 15
Alarms (France) 31
Favourites (Australia) 13
The Man Who Would not Remain Silent  (Croatia, Bulgaria, France) 19
Room Taken (Ireland)
151
Jane Austen’s Period Drama (USA) 129

 

The Garde’s MANHATTAN SHORT audience Best Actor votes:
Ellen Parren
(I’M NOT A ROBOT)
57
Inna Belikova
(MOTHER)
2
Zoe Saldana
(DOVECOTE)
13
Alison Rich
(PATHOLOGICAL)
41
Thomas Coumans
(ALARMS)
151
Brid Brennan
(ROOM TAKEN)
125

 

We look forward to seeing you all again next year!