Fifth Annual 72 Hour Film Shootout
Awards and Prize List
(as of June 12, 2008)

GRAND PRIZE WINNER
$500 Cash Prize
Final Draft’s Scriptwriter Suite
Final Draft’s ScriptXpert Basic Coverage service for one year

1ST RUNNER UP
$250 Cash Prize
Final Draft’s Scriptwriter Suite

2ND RUNNER UP
$125 Cash Prize
Final Draft’s Scriptwriter Suite

BEST ACTOR
One-on-One Meeting with ABC Casting

BEST ACTRESS
One-on-One Meeting with ABC Casting

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

BEST DIRECTOR

BEST EDITING

BEST STORY

MOST ORIGINAL FILM
$100 Cash Prize from Aspire Asian Film Circle

AUDIENCE AWARD
Apple iPhone from Ningin.com

CHINATOWN AWARD
In-kind services totaling $3000 from Deluxe New York

TOP 10 FINALISTS FILMS
will screen at the New York Asian American International Film Festival organized by Asian CineVision (July 10-19, 2008) and the First Annual Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival (October 24-30, 2008)

You emailed us saying the website was bogged down.
You called us and said you were out shooting on location.
You came to the Shootout Social, got excited, stayed way too late and couldn’t make it to the Post Office.

We listened.

Early Registration deadline for the 5th Annual 72 Hour Film Shootout is EXTENDED TO JUNE 6.
Registration Forms must be postmarked by FRIDAY, JUNE 6.

Early Bird Registration deadline for the 5th Annual 72 Hour Film Shootout is TOMORROW. Registration Forms must be postmarked by June 3. Early Bird Registration is only $50.

Download Registration Forms and Rules at:
http://www.72hourfilmshootout.com
Click on STEP-BY-STEP to get started!

This year’s Shootout is better than ever with over $5000 in prizes from Deluxe Post Production, Final Draft, and Ningin.com.

The top ten finalists The Top 10 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. 

This year’s Shootout will include a special category juried by the Musuem of Chinese in America (MoCA). Films that incorporate Chinatown as a location or theme are entered into the “Chinatown Award” category. Selection of the winning film will be decided by both MoCA and AAFilmLab. (The inclusion of the Chinatown element of a film has no bearing whatsoever on judging for other award categories.)

SEND YOUR REGISTRATION IN TODAY!

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The 5th Annual 72 Hour Film Shootout begins on Friday, June 20, 2008, at 8pm. The competition theme will be announced at the New York City launch party to be held at White Rabbit Lounge (145 East Houston Street, New York, NY) and simultaneously posted online at 72hourfilmshootout.com at 8pm. As a special treat, New York hip- hop sensation Koba Sounds will be performing live at the launch party!

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.

AND…

AAFilmLab together with the Museum of Chinese in America (MoCA) 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 are entered into the “Chinatown Award” category. Selection of the winning film will be decided by both MoCA and AAFilmLab. The Chinatown Award will be comprised of in-kind services totaling $3000 from Deluxe New York. (The inclusion of the Chinatown element in a film has no bearing whatsoever on judging for other award categories.)

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