Hey filmmakers, the 72 Hour Film Shootout is back. This weekend leave your day job at the office, grab a bunch of friends, and make a film. Competitors have 72 hours to write, shoot, edit, and submit a 5 minute short film based on a Contest theme announced promptly at 8:00PM EDT / 5:00PM PDT, Friday July 15, 2011 at a launch party in New York City and the 72 Hour Website.

Past themes:
2004 – “Hide and Seek” | 2005 – “AKA” | 2006 – “Obsessive/Compulsive” | 2007 – “Elizabeth Ong is Missing” | 2008 – “A First GoodBye” | 2009 – “Times Up”

• All Teams must register online before 12:00 AM July 15th to compete and send in a $45 entry fee

• All Entries must include in their film the following caption:

  “This film was made possible in part by the support of the 2011 72 Hour Film Shootout presented by the Asian American Film Lab”

• One lead actor AND one key production member must be of Asian descent.

  A key production member is a director, producer, writer, director of photography, or editor. A lead actor is one who plays a character that drives the storyline. However, one person of Asian descent can fulfill both requirements (for example, an Asian actress who also directs with the rest of the cast/crew being non-Asian).

• Team Film, including credits, must not exceed 5 minutes in duration.
• Any type of video or film or digital camera may be used.

This year they’re also accepting digital submissions. The Top 10 Team films will be premiered at the 2011 Asian American International Film Festival in New York City on Saturday, August 13th, 2011 and qualify to win several individual and cash prizes! Get more details here.

2011 72 Hour Film Shootout