Manhattan Film Festival

The Manhattan Film Festival is one of the fastest growing film festivals in the world. Founded by two independent filmmakers, our festival is the first to offer filmmakers their preferred selection process: participation in our signature web-based competition or selection by our festivals programming team. Our mission is to discover new talent and take advantage of the ever-expanding digital environment to help filmmakers pursue a career out of filmmaking. We have experienced rapid growth due in part to our community outreach. Numerous films will be screened in various establishments throughout the Upper West Side and festival attendees will be able enjoy great films while experiencing true Manhattan life. The viewers will be able to vote on every film they watch via text message. Hosted annually at the end of July, the Manhattan Film Festival has become the go-to film event of the summer.