72 Hour Film Shootout competition ended on Monday and has now entered the judging phase. The Judging Panel includes producer Karin Chien (The Motel), director Michael Kang (The Motel), editor/producer Jean Tsien (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), director/writer Alice Wu (Saving Face), Executive Director of Primetime Casting for ABC Entertainment Marci Phillips, director Benson Lee (Planet B-boy), actor Sung Kang (The Motel and Ninja Assassin), writer/film festival programmer Grady Hendrix (New York Asian Film Festival).

Here’s more information about the judging

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.

72 Hour Film Shootout Entries are starting to pop up on YouTube. You can see one from Team Suprise Film and another from Team Stubborn Cat. The theme for this year was “A first goodbye“

“Foreign Exchange” – Team Suprise Films

“A Frist Goodbye” – Team Stubborn Cat