Wednesday, March 15 06:30pm to 08pm
Time Warner Center
One Time Warner Center, New York, NY 10019

Celebrating diversity and artistic empowerment, the Annual 72 Hour Film Shootout (“Shootout”) is a worldwide competition in which filmmaking teams are given a common theme at the start and then have 72 hours to write, shoot, edit, and complete short films up to five minutes in length. Teams compete for cash, prizes and the chance to have their films screened at the prestigious Asian American International Film Festival (“AAIFF”), New York’s leading festival for independent Asian and Asian American film and video, and the first and longest-running U.S. festival of its kind. As an integral part of AAIFF, the Shootout celebrates the creativity and genius of the directors, their casts and crews as they share stories by, about and for Asian Americans and other filmmakers of color with the world. AAIFF has played a vital role in discovering and nurturing such acclaimed talent as Wayne Wang (THE JOY LUCK CLUB), Ang Lee (CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN), Mira Nair (THE NAMESAKE), Zhang Yimou (HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS), Christine Choy (WHO KILLED VINCENT CHIN?), Steven Okazaki (THE MUSHROOM CLUB), Jessica Yu (PING PONG PLAYA), and Justin Lin (FAST FIVE). The top ten films also contend for TELEVISED showcase on AAFL TV!

Join the Film Lab and your fellow filmmakers to learn more about the 72 Hour Shootout competition. See some of last year’s winning films and hear previous participants discuss their experience. After the screening and panel discussion, there will be a chance to meet other filmmakers and possibly build your team, as well as onsite registration.

This filmmaking competition creates valuable opportunities for mentorship, exposure and much more! Past judges include hip hop icon Russell Simmons, ABC Executive Directir of Casting Marci Phillips (again a judge for 2017!), playwright David Henry Hwang, and many more.

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