Based on the judging criteria set forth below, entries will be judged by the Asian American Film Lab (AAFL), and a Final Judging Panel. Two (2) Runner-Up Prize Winners, one (1) Grand Prize Winner, the Top 10 films and Individual Award winners will be announced at the Shootout Awards Celebration (with the exact time and location to be announced on http://www.72hourfilmshootout.com).  The selection of the winner of the “Chinatown Award” sponsored by the Museum of Chinese in America’s (MOCA) Chinatown Film Project will be made by AAFL and MOCA and announced at the Shootout Awards Celebration. For a list of the Prizes and Individual Awards visit the PRIZES section of the website.
All Competition Teams will be invited to the Shootout Awards Celebration in New York City.  Teams that are unable to attend the Shootout Awards Celebration will be able to view the results online at http://www.72hourfilmshootout.com on the night of the event.

Judging, Criteria, Voting and Winner Selection

Judging consists of two juried rounds based on numerical scoring.
The Round One Judging Panel will consist of AAFL 72 Hour Shootout staff.  Entries will be judged based on filmmaking ability, production value, originality, successful incorporation of the theme, and overall creativity.  Out of the original submission pool, the Top 15 films will be selected to advance to the final round of judging.  In addition, the Round One Judging Panel will nominate up to five films or persons for each of the individual award categories.
The Final Judging Panel (Round Two) will select the Top 10 films, two (2) Finalist Prize Winners, and one (1) Grand Prize Winner.  Entries will be judged based on filmmaking ability, production value, originality, successful incorporation of the theme, and overall creativity.  All of Individual Awards will be determined by the Final Judging Panel.
In the rare event of a tie, the Round One Judging Panel will determine the winner.
Final Judging Panel
As of 5/24/08.

Karin Chien
Karin is an independent film producer based in New York City and Los Angeles. She recently wrapped post-production on Undoing, which premiered at the 2006 Los Angeles Film Festival, and is currently in post-production on Following Rosa, which filmed in the Philippines in Fall 2005. Ms. Chien also produced The Motel, MVP, and Robot Stories.

Michael Kang
Michael’s feature film directorial debut The Motel premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and internationally premiered at the Pusan Film Festival. The film received the Humanitas Prize as well as three top jury prizes from the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, The San Diego Asian Film Festival and The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. Most recently, Michael’s second feature film West 32nd premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City.

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Marci Phillips
Marci is the Executive Director of Primetime Casting for ABC Entertainment and is responsible for their New York comedy casting. Along with her associates, Marci casts for all ABC and Touchstone pilots (comedies and dramas), new series regulars, TV movies and alternative series.

Jean Tsien
Jean studied film production at New York University and has been working in the field of documentary for the past 20 years as editor, producer, writer and consultant on cinema verité, historical, art, and feature films. Her editing credits include the 2001 Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary Feature, Scottsboro: An American Tragedy. Her recent editing credits include Dixie Chicks: Shut Up & Sing, a feature documentary about freedom of speech, and the critically acclaimed, 2007 Silverdocs Sterling award winner, Please Vote for Me.

Alice Wu
Alice is a director and writer. Her most noted work is her 2004 film, Saving Face. Before becoming a filmmaker, Wu worked as a software engineer for Microsoft in Seattle in the late 90’s. She then left the corporate world to pursue a filmmaking career full time. She gave herself a five-year window to do that. In 2001, the script for Saving Face won the CAPE (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment) screenwriting award. She is now working on a film based on Rachel DeWoskin’s memoir Foreign Babes in Beijing: Behind the Scenes of a New China.