With 72 hours to write, shoot, edit and create a film, what story will you tell? The 72 Hour Film Shootout is an annual nationwide competition organized by Asian American Film Lab where filmmaking teams have 72 hours to produce short films up to five minutes in length on a common theme. This year’s competition will take place June 15-18, 2012. Register now here and you may have a chance to see your film on the silver screen at the 35th Annual New York Asian American International Film Festival! Deadline to register is June 12, 2012.

See some previous winners: 2009 72 Hour Shootout Winners and 2011 72 Hour Shootout Winners.

2012 72 Hour Shootout Promo