Manhattanhenge Film Festival

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Welcome to Manhattanhenge Film Festival. The Manhattanhenge Film Festival is a traveling celebration of cinema, bridging the creative energy of both New York and Los Angeles. By hosting our festival in both cities, we provide filmmakers with unparalleled networking opportunities, connecting the vibrant East Coast film scene with California's thriving film industry. We are an IMDB qualifying festival. We want the best worldwide film stories to promote filmmakers’ and help them to reach bigger audiences. The Manhattanhenge Film Festival is an open door for independent filmmakers. It's a special jury formed by academicians, producers, and professional filmmakers. The Festival offers you the chance to meet other filmmakers and industry professionals to exchange ideas and collaborate in a highly creative and inspiring atmosphere. The festival accepts movies from all over the world under different categories such as Feature films 40 min +more, Foreign Films, Short films, , Student movies, Horror, Comedy, Web series/video, Documentaries movies, Best Director & Best Actor Projects. In the end, our main aim was and still is to bring immigrant, foreign filmmakers together regardless of their experience. If you’re an aspiring director, you will know that it is crucial for your work to be appreciated no matter the size of the audience or the budgets of the films you compete against. At Manhattanhenge Film we care about your skills and vision. https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0011412/overview/?ref_=ev_sa_1

Last updated Sep 4, 2026

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• Filmmaker

  So grateful to have "Be-Living in The Ocean" win the festival's Grand Jury Award! The festival team responded quickly to communications with an upbeat attitude, and managed a decent turnout considering the challenges of a rainy Los Angeles evening.

• Filmmaker

  What an impressive, professional group of festival organizers. I wasn't able to make it to the awards ceremony, but they were extremely communicative, helpful, accommodating and friendly. Too many festivals will only disburse physical awards to attendees, which is not only inauthentic, it kills a festivals credibility. The folks at Manhattanhenge know how to treat filmmakers, how to communicate and how to run a professional show. They're doing it right!

• Filmmaker

  Manhattanhenge Film Festival - a festival that respects filmmakers and winning projects. Too many so called “festivals” ask winners to pay for their trophies - which is absurd. Some “festivals” even have the guts to ask winners to pay for digital award certificates. Manhattanhenge Film Festival offers them both for free! Besides that - good communication, professional crew! I recommend!

• Filmmaker

  As a filmmaker, I deeply appreciate the platform your festival provides for independent voices. The opportunity to share my work with an engaged audience and fellow creatives means a great deal to me.

• Filmmaker

  We are honored that our film was selected for this prestigious festival!

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