The 5th Annual 72 Hour Film Shootout

The Asian American Film Lab (AAFilmLab) is pleased to announce the 5th Annual 72 Hour Film Shootout (Shootout) taking place June 20-23, 2008. Competing filmmakers will have 72 hours to write, shoot, and produce a short film based on a competition theme that will be announced at the NYC launch party and simultaneously posted online at www.72hourfilmshootout.com at 8 PM (EDT) on Friday, June 20, 2008.

Filmmakers will have the chance to compete for over $5000 in cash and prizes including Final Draft software, Apple Iphone, and more. The Top 10 Shootout films will screen at the New York Asian American International Film Festival organized by Asian CineVision (July 10-19, 2008), the First Annual Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival (October 24-30 2008), and a special screening event organized by NYC-based Aspire Asian Film Circle.

The Shootout is organized by the Asian American Film Lab, a New York non-profit film collaborative. The goal of the Shootout is to increase the visibility and involvement of Asian Americans in the film and television industry by nurturing and supporting emerging talent.

You don't have to be Asian to enter the Shootout, but you do need to have at least one key production personnel and one lead actor of to be of Asian descent.

AND…

AAFilmLab together with the Museum of Chinese in America's (MoCA) Chinatown Film Project have added a special award category to this year's Shootout: The Chinatown Award!

Films that incorporate a Chinatown as a location or narrative device within the competition theme are entered into the "Chinatown Award" category. The Chinatown Award will be comprised of in-kind post-production services totaling $3000 from Deluxe New York (www.bydeluxe.com). The inclusion of the Chinatown element in a film, however, has no bearing whatsoever on judging for other Shootout award categories.

And what will this year's Theme be? Find out June 20 at 8pm (EDT).

Register by Friday, June 6, for a 50% discount off the regular entry fee. For more information or to register for the Shootout: www.72hourfilmshootout.com

Submitted by Peter Chin