5th annual 72 hour film shootout awards

The 5th Annual 72 Hour Film Shootout Awards are happening today, 12:30pm at Asia Society in New York. The Shootout Awards are presented with Asian Cinevision as a special program of the Asian American International Film Festival. Find out who will be in the Top 10 Films, who will be Best Of, who will win the Chinatown Award, who will claim the Audience Award, and who will be crowned Grand Prize Winner.

Oh, the suspense! I went to the awards presentation last year and had a really great time checking out all the films. It's amazing what you can accomplish with some very specific restraints. To purchase tickets, go here. Immediately following the awards, there will be a hors d'oeuvre reception at Stir NYC. Receive a free beer with your ticket stub compliments of Singha Beer (while supplies last). And who doesn't love free beer?

UPDATE: Here's the list of winners from the 5th Annual 72 Hour Film Shootout Awards, presented July 13, 2008 at the Asia Society in New York as part of the Asian American International Film Festival:

GRAND PRIZE WINNER
Team Big Egg
"No Holding Back"

1ST RUNNER-UP
Team Fish Grenade
"Drain"

2ND RUNNER-UP
Team Color TV
"Cold War"

TOP TEN FILMS
(Alphabetical Order by Team Name)

Azn Rejects
"Suspense’s How to Jedi Mind Trick the B*tches"

Big Egg
"No Holding Back"

CinemAsia
"Say Goodbye"

Color TV
"Cold War"

Fish Grenade
"Drain"

Inspirasian
"First Goodbye Cleaning Agency"

Last Minute Films
"Killer Headline"

Sans Humor
"A First Goodbye"

Vision
"Say Goodbye"

White Rabbit
"Miles Apart"

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

Best Actor
Rain Noe
Team Color TV, "Cold War"

Best Actress
Tess Paras
Team Color TV, "Cold War"

Best Cinematography
Nara Garber
Team White Rabbit, "Miles Apart"

Best Direction
Derek Shimoda
Team Fish Grenade, "Drain"

Best Editing
Derek Shimoda
Team Fish Grenade, "Drain"

Best Story
CinemAsia, "Say Goodbye"

Most Original Use of Theme
Presented and Sponsored by Aspire Asian Film Circle
Team Color TV, "Cold War"

Audience Award
Presented and Sponsored by NINGIN.com
Team Grace, Wtf, "Discard"

Chinatown Award
Presented and Sponsored by Museum of Chinese in America's Chinatown Film Project and Deluxe
Team Zeitgeist ArtWorks, "Spofford Alley"