7.31.2012

top ten films of the 2012 72 hour shootout



Last weekend at the Asian American International Film Festival, the Asian American Film Lab screened and awarded the top ten films from Eighth Annual 72 Hour Film Shootout competition, in which filmmaking teams were challenged to write, shoot and edit a short film with a prescribed theme ("This is only a test.") in 72 hours. Here are the top ten films:



1) RiLL - Distance



2) Jong-IL - Maybe Baby



3) ROMIX Productions - Doggie Style



4) ColorTV - The Buy



5) Zen Station - The Test



6) OZ - BC



7) T.C.B.Y. - Jacob



8) Fluffy Bunny - Dealbreakers



9) Mintcheerios - Early Adopter



10) Spring Street Pictures - Evaluation

Other 72 Hour Film Shootout awards include:

BEST ACTOR: Billy Zhang in ROMIX's Doggie Style

BEST ACTRESS: Mallory Wu in ZEN STATION's The Test

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: RiLL, Distance

BEST DIRECTOR: OZ, BC

BEST SCREENWRITING: COLOR TV, The Buy

MOST ORIGINAL: DAYSIDE PRODUCTIONS, Fight for Love Game Show

BEST EDITING: RiLL, Distance

Congratulations to all the winners. For further information about the 72 Hour Film Shootout, and to see more videos, go to the Asian American Film Lab website here.

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