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Jul
13
2008
5th Annual 72 Hour Film Shootout Award Winners Announced
09:00PM by 
DavidHou
The 5th Annual 72 Hour Film Shootout Award Winners were announced live today on stage as a special program of the Asian American International Film Festival in New York City.
Click for full list of winning films.
The 5th Annual 72 Hour Film Shootout Award Winners
July 13, 2008 at the Asia Society, New York, NY
A special program of the Asian American International Film Festival, presented by Asian Cinevision
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”
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07/14/08 05:54 PM
HAHA I loved the Big Egg one! Congrats to everyone.
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07/14/08 06:12 PM
Congrats. 
Can’t wait to see next years.
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07/14/08 06:21 PM
Any one know where the on stage pics are of the top 10?
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07/14/08 06:26 PM
Good choices imo.
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07/14/08 07:50 PM
Any one know where the on stage pics are of the top 10?
I’ll be adding a few of them later. Sorry it’s taking so long. :(
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07/21/08 11:52 PM
CONGRATULATIONS to the winners!
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This year we've added a separate award category sponsored by The Museum of Chinese in America's (MOCA) Chinatown Film Project. If you include Chinatown as location or narrative device in your film, you are eligible to be considered for the "Chinatown Award" which includes post-production services worth $3000 from Deluxe New York, a brand-new state-of -the-art post-production house.
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07/14/08 11:59 AM
WOOT!
CONGRATS TO ALL THE WINNERS AND PARTICIPANTS!
awesome!!
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