Prizes and Sponsors

EXHIBITION & PROMOTION

The top ten films will screen and be eligible for festival exhibition! The top 50 will be featured on Film Lab’s online AAFL TV channel and a select few will be televised across the country on Film Lab Presents.

MENTORSHIP, CASH & SWAG

The Grand Prize Winner will walk away with a special mentorship award with Daniel Sakaya, President of CrossingsTV, have their film televised across the country as part of the Film Lab’s TV series, Film Lab Presents, and get YouTube love on the Film Lab’s AAFL TV channel. They will also scores 4 VIP tickets to Batsu! in NYC — the world’s coolest (in our humble opinion 😉) live punishment-style game show! Bragging rights, belly laughs, and VIP vibes? YES PLEASE. 🎭🔥

The Top Ten Filmmakers will receive a special mentorship award with Daniel Sakaya, President of CrossingsTV, have their film televised across the country as part of the Film Lab’s TV series, Film Lab Presents, and get YouTube love on the Film Lab’s AAFL TV channel.

Best Actor and Actress Winners will Receive An Intro to ABC’s Director of Casting and VIP show tickets

Winners of the Best Actor and Actress will get a session – virtual or in person, at ABC’s discretion – with ABC’s Executive Director of Primetime Casting!

The Winner of Best Screenwriting Will Win A One on One Mentorship from Jandiz Estrada Cardoso of Sundance

Jandiz Estrada Cardoso is the director of the Sundance Institute Episodic Program, which incubates original pilots from emerging writers and facilitates direct introductions and relationship with the Television industry Previously, the Sr. Director of Global Talent Development & Inclusion division for film, tv, and streaming at NBCUniversal. Working directly with the development and programming teams for scripted and alternative, she scouted and designed creative pipelines for emerging writers, directors, actors and comedians for immediate hire. As an executive producer, Jandiz spearheaded countless events including the bicoastal NBCUniversal Short Film Festival, The YATU SABES MONOLOGUE SLAM, and the national search and tour of StandUp NBC awarding talent holding deals to their champions. In her freelance career, she has worked with over a dozen features for studios including Disney, Warner Brothers, Working Title, Paramount, Universal, New Line Cinema, and Screen Gems and over 2 dozen pilots and series with networks including AMC, ABC, CBS, Starz, Spike TV, MTVand very proudly on NBC’s Emmy Award winning series, 30 ROCK. She is a member of Casting Society of America, Hollywood Radio & Television Society, voting member of the Television Academy of Arts & Sciences, and newest board member for LA?s acclaimed The Groundlings Theatre. As an instructor, she has led master classes across the US and Brazil and was voted Backstage Magazine’s Reader’s Choice Award for Audition Coach of the Year. She is a recent recipient of the Golden Eagle Award for Diversity Impact in Television.

The Best Screenwriter Winner additionally gets 2 VIP tickets to Batsu! — the world’s coolest live game show (no bias… okay maybe a little 😏). Laugh hard. Sit VIP. Flex forever. 🎟️🔥

The Winner of Outstanding Female Content Creator will be Featured in an Interview by the Cre8sian Project

Angela Chan of The Cre8sian Project is BACK as sponsor of the Outstanding Female Content Creator Award for the 72 Hour Shootout! 🎬💥. The winner won’t just take home the honor — they’ll also be featured in an exclusive interview with Angela Chan on The Cre8sian Project. 👏🔥

The Winner of Best Director Receives 2 VIP tickets to Batsu! in NYC
Because legends deserve legendary rewards. 👑🔥

More Prizes TBA!!!!!

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Tangible awards must be physically claimed by the award winner or his/her representative (that can be a friend, family member, fellow filmmaker, etc.) at the Shootout World Premiere Awards Ceremony and After Party in New York City (free to attend for registered competitors).

ANY INDIVIDUAL PRIZES FOR WHICH A NON-REGISTERED TEAM MEMBER IS NOMINATED CANNOT BE AWARDED, EXCEPT AT THE SHOOTOUT COORDINATOR’S DISCRETION, AND THEN ONLY TO THE REGISTERED TEAM CAPTAIN.

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