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.