1. Friday and Saturday: Manhattan Short Film Festival returns to Marco Island
Film fans, including here on Marco Island, are being given the power to choose the next Oscar contender.
The 28th Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival gives audiences the chance to view and vote on the best in international short filmmaking, with the winning film earning automatic qualification for the Academy Awards.
The festival will be screened at the Marco Island Center for the Arts at 5:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 3, and 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 4…