Manhattan Shorts a little 'Plastic'.
September 2nd 2009 05:50
—“Plastic,” a short film directed by Sydney Filmmaker Sandy Widyanata and produced by Courtney Wise, will represent Australia this year in the 12th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival during the week of Sept. 20 to 27th. Widyanata is one of 10 semi-finalists whose work will be screened 532 times in 173 cities across five continents, exposing “Plastic” to a worldwide audience of over 100,000 people who will vote for the best short film in the Festival. “Plastic” was selected from among 428 entries received from 36 countries. The Festival winner will be announced in New York September 29th.
“Our goal is to unite the world via this Festival,” said founding director Nicholas Mason. “It is just great exposure for Sandy, and I am sure all her friends and family are very excited for her.” On the same day “Plastic” will be entertaining an audiences in theaters from Sydney to Fremantle, it also will be shown on screens in Beijing, Tel Aviv, Galway, Buenos Aires, 15 cities in Russia and all 50 states of the USA. “For a short filmmaker, there can be no greater test, and I am sure PLASTIC is up to the task,” added Mason, a native son of Sydney, Australia.
In Australia, MANHATTAN SHORT 09 can be seen at the Hayden Orpheum NSW 9/20, Forum 6 Wagga Wagga NSW 9/27, Tenterfeild NSW 9/20, Rockhampton QLD 9/25, Noosa Heads QLD 9/25, Hervey Bay QLD 9/27, Astor St Kilda VIC 9/23, Metro Cinema Boronia VIC 9/23, The Araluen Arts Center in Alice Springs NT 9/26, Mercury Cinema Adelaide SA 9/25 and Fremantle SA 9/23
The Finalists of 2009
The Boundary (USA) Julius Onah
A’Mare (Italy) Martina Amati
Love Child (Sweden) Daniel Wirtberg
Plastic (Australia) Sandy Widyanata
Mozambique (Mozambique) Alcides Soares
Miente (Spain) Isabel De Ocampo
Skhizein (France) Jérémy Clapin
Lashabiya (Israel) Yehezkel Lazarov
Parking (Spain) Jorge Molina
Hammerhead (UK) Sam Donovan
PLASTIC WILL SCREEN AND REPRESENT AUSTRALIA
ACROSS FIVE CONTINENTS
DURING ONE WEEK IN SEPTEMBER
September 20 to September 27
Total number involved in this years festival.
USA 095 Venues 50 States 333 Screenings
Europe 055 Venues 19 Countries 148 Screenings
Asia 006 Venues 04 Countries 011 Screenings
Australia 009 Venues 06 States 010 Screenings
South America 001 Venues 01 Countries 005 Screenings
Central America 002 Venues 01 Countries 011 Screenings
Canada 002 Venues 02 Providences 011 Screenings
Middle East 002 Venues 01 Countries 002 Screenings
FINALIST INTERVIEWS.
www.msfilmfest.com
Source: Lantern group -Manhattan Shorts
“Our goal is to unite the world via this Festival,” said founding director Nicholas Mason. “It is just great exposure for Sandy, and I am sure all her friends and family are very excited for her.” On the same day “Plastic” will be entertaining an audiences in theaters from Sydney to Fremantle, it also will be shown on screens in Beijing, Tel Aviv, Galway, Buenos Aires, 15 cities in Russia and all 50 states of the USA. “For a short filmmaker, there can be no greater test, and I am sure PLASTIC is up to the task,” added Mason, a native son of Sydney, Australia.
In Australia, MANHATTAN SHORT 09 can be seen at the Hayden Orpheum NSW 9/20, Forum 6 Wagga Wagga NSW 9/27, Tenterfeild NSW 9/20, Rockhampton QLD 9/25, Noosa Heads QLD 9/25, Hervey Bay QLD 9/27, Astor St Kilda VIC 9/23, Metro Cinema Boronia VIC 9/23, The Araluen Arts Center in Alice Springs NT 9/26, Mercury Cinema Adelaide SA 9/25 and Fremantle SA 9/23
The Finalists of 2009
The Boundary (USA) Julius Onah
A’Mare (Italy) Martina Amati
Love Child (Sweden) Daniel Wirtberg
Plastic (Australia) Sandy Widyanata
Mozambique (Mozambique) Alcides Soares
Miente (Spain) Isabel De Ocampo
Skhizein (France) Jérémy Clapin
Lashabiya (Israel) Yehezkel Lazarov
Parking (Spain) Jorge Molina
Hammerhead (UK) Sam Donovan
PLASTIC WILL SCREEN AND REPRESENT AUSTRALIA
ACROSS FIVE CONTINENTS
DURING ONE WEEK IN SEPTEMBER
September 20 to September 27
Total number involved in this years festival.
USA 095 Venues 50 States 333 Screenings
Europe 055 Venues 19 Countries 148 Screenings
Asia 006 Venues 04 Countries 011 Screenings
Australia 009 Venues 06 States 010 Screenings
South America 001 Venues 01 Countries 005 Screenings
Central America 002 Venues 01 Countries 011 Screenings
Canada 002 Venues 02 Providences 011 Screenings
Middle East 002 Venues 01 Countries 002 Screenings
FINALIST INTERVIEWS.
www.msfilmfest.com
Source: Lantern group -Manhattan Shorts
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