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Judging
Based on the judging criteria set forth below, entries will be judged by the Asian American Film Lab (AAFL), and a Final Judging Panel. Two (2) Runner-Up Prize Winners, one (1) Grand Prize Winner, the Top 10 films and Individual Award winners will be announced at the Shootout Awards Celebration (with the exact time and location to be announced online). The selection of the winner of the “Chinatown Award” sponsored by the Museum of Chinese in America’s (MOCA) Chinatown Film Project will be made by AAFL and MOCA and announced at the Shootout Awards Celebration. For a list of the Prizes and Individual Awards visit the PRIZES section of the website.
All Competition Teams will be invited to the Shootout Awards Celebration in New York City. Teams that are unable to attend the Shootout Awards Celebration will be able to view the results online on the night of the event.
Judging, Criteria, Voting and Winner Selection
Judging consists of two juried rounds based on numerical scoring.
The Round One Judging Panel will consist of AAFL 72 Hour Shootout staff. Entries will be judged based on filmmaking ability, production value, originality, successful incorporation of the theme, and overall creativity. Out of the original submission pool, the Top 15 films will be selected to advance to the final round of judging. In addition, the Round One Judging Panel will nominate up to five films or persons for each of the individual award categories.
The Final Judging Panel (Round Two) will select the Top 10 films, two (2) Finalist Prize Winners, and one (1) Grand Prize Winner. Entries will be judged based on filmmaking ability, production value, originality, successful incorporation of the theme, and overall creativity. All of Individual Awards will be determined by the Final Judging Panel.
In the rare event of a tie, the Round One Judging Panel will determine the winner.
Judges
Karin Chien
Karin Chien is an independent film producer based in New York City. Ms. Chien has produced six feature films, including ROBOT STORIES (2002), THE MOTEL (2005), and UNDOING (2006). Her films have won over 50 film festival awards, premiered at Sundance, been nominated for an Independent Spirit Award, and received international distribution. Ms. Chien is currently in production on the Chinatown Film Project, an inaugural exhibition featuring original work by Wayne Wang and Miguel Arteta for New York's Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA). Ms. Chien is also launching dGenerate Films, a new venture to bring independent Chinese films to the U.S. and a new mentorship program for Asian American film professionals with the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM).
Micheal Kang
Michael’s feature film directorial debut The Motel premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and internationally premiered at the Pusan Film Festival. The film received the Humanitas Prize as well as three top jury prizes from the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, The San Diego Asian Film Festival and The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. Most recently, Michael’s second feature film West 32nd premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City.
Jean Tsien
Jean Tsien studied film production at New York University, for the past 20 years she has been working as editor, producer and consultant on documentary and feature films. Her editing credits include the 2001 Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary Feature, SCOTTSBORO: AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY. Her recent editing credits include DIXIE CHICKS: SHUT UP AND SING, a feature documentary about freedom of speech, and the critically acclaimed, 2007 Silverdocs Sterling award winner, Please Vote for Me. She won a Golden Reel for CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON and she has been serving as the Programming Chair for Centerfor Asian American Media.
Alice Wu
Alice is a director and writer. Her most noted work is her 2004 film, Saving Face. Before becoming a filmmaker, Wu worked as a software engineer for Microsoft in Seattle in the late 90’s. She then left the corporate world to pursue a filmmaking career full time. She gave herself a five-year window to do that. In 2001, the script for Saving Face won the CAPE (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment) screenwriting award. She is now working on a film based on Rachel DeWoskin's memoir Foreign Babes in Beijing: Behind the Scenes of a New China.
Marci Phillips
Marci is the Executive Director of Primetime Casting for ABC Entertainment and is responsible for their New York comedy casting. Along with her associates, Marci casts for all ABC and Touchstone pilots (comedies and dramas), new series regulars, TV movies and alternative series.
Benson Lee
Benson Lee is an award-winning Korean-American filmmaker based in New York City. His first feature, "Miss Monday", premiered in the feature competition at the Sundance Film Festival where it received the Special Jury Prize for Best Actor. Benson also co-produced the documentary "Black Picket Fence", which received a Special Jury Award at the Full Frame Film Festival. Benson's most recent film is "Planet B-boy", a documentary that covers the international phenomenon and resurgence of breakdancing around the globe. "Planet B-boy" was awarded the Best Documentary Prize at this years San Francisco Intl. Asian American Film Festival and is currently out in theaters across North America. It will make its television premiere on MTV in January '09. Benson is currently working on the feature film adaptation of Planet B-boy.
Sung Kang
Sung has starred in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Better Luck Tomorrow, and The Motel. His other film credits include supporting roles in Denzel Washington's Antwone Fisher, Michael Bay's Pearl Harbor and the feature short 9:30, which was an Official Selection at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. (Photo: Lia Chang)
Grady Hendrix
Grady Hendrix is a film writer and programmer living in New York City. He reviews films for the New York Sun as well as covering the Asian film industry for Variety and other publications. He is also the scriptwriter for the annual Asian Film Awards held in Hong Kong. In addition, he is one of the programmers and co-founders of the New York Asian Film Festival.