The 27th annual Manhattan Short Film Festival will be presented with two showing both at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 27, and Saturday, Sept. 28, at The Public Theatre in Lewiston.

This year’s Final Ten Films hail from ten countries and represent the best short films from hundreds of submissions from scores of countries. The films are “The Talent” (United Kingdom), “I’m Not a Robot” (The Netherlands), “Mother” (Ukraine), “Dovecote” (Italy), “Pathological” (USA), “Alarms” (France), “Favourites” (Australia), “The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent” (Croatia, Bulgaria, France), “Room Taken” (Ireland) and “Jane Austen’s Period Drama” (USA).

What makes the Manhattan Short Film Festival so special is the diversity of the films from around the world, and the fact that the audience determines the winners. Every person watching this global film festival will get a ballot to determine the Best Film and Best Actor awards, so this is your chance to play “film critic.” All finalists become Oscar-qualified, meaning they will be automatically eligible for an Academy Award nomination by screening for a week in Hollywood in the county of Los Angeles. After winning the Bronze Medal at the 2015 Manhattan Short Film Festival, “Bear Story” won the 2016 Oscar for Animated Short Film.

Tickets are $15, general admission. For tickets, visit thepublictheatre.org or call 207-782-3200. The Public Theatre is located at 31 Maple St., Lewiston.