Theme of the 2020 72 Hour Shootout Filmmaking Competition Announced in Virtual Party
The Film Lab’s 16th annual 72 Hour Shootout filmmaking competition launched in a virtual party on June 4, 2020, celebrating and empowering voices and stories too often marginalized by mainstream media.
JUNE 5, 2020 — The Film Lab launched the 16th annual 72 Hour Shootout filmmaking competition at a virtual party with the announcement of this year’s theme: GOING VIRAL!
“Going Viral” addresses not just the concerns of COVID-19, which have turned this year’s competition into the first ever “Isolation Edition,” in which filmmakers have been asked to make their movies at home and in accordance with CDC guidelines, but also the societal shifts towards a digital society and resulting shifts in cultural norms.
The Film Lab will roll out the Top 50 films on its online channel — AAFL TV — for an online Audience Choice Awards and then the top 10 films will premiere as part of the Asian American International Film Festival in the fall. Filmmakers compete for mentorships from network TV executives from both ABC and NBC, screen tests, cash, film festival exposure, and more!
The Launch Party featured welcoming remarks by Film Lab President, actor Jennifer Betit Yen, and Film Lab’s Shootout Coordinator, himself a Shootout alum, Tyler Ham…
