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Season Premiere of Film Lab Presents

Fridays beginning September 18, 2020

Film Lab Presents GOING VIRAL Season Premiere is September 18, 2020.  For air times in your city, click here.

Top Ten Films of the 2020 72 Hour Shootout – GOING VIRAL- – PREMIERE at the VIRTUAL AAIFF

Tentative Dates: October 1-11, 2020

You’re invited to the premiere of the TOP TEN films of the Film Lab’s 2020 72 Hour Shootout at the first-VIRTUAL Asian American International Film Festival.  Hundreds of filmmakers from around the globe registered to compete in the first ever Isolation Edition Shootout.  The Film Lab’s 72 Hour Shootout filmmaking competition challenged these brave storytellers to make a movie in 72 hours based on the theme “GOING VIRAL.” As always, we’re honored to be providing a valuable opportunity for Asian American filmmakers and other filmmakers of color to demonstrate their talent, gain exposure in the entertainment industry and impact the visibility of diverse stories and characters in film.  RSVP link coming soon!

72 Hour Shootout Launch Party

June 4, 2020

4:30 pm  PST / 7:30 pm EST

You’re invited to the 72 Hour Film Shootout’s Virtual Launch Party on June 4th at 7:30pm EST! It’s that time of year again, when the 72 Hour Film Shootout challenges brave storytellers to make a movie in 72 hours. As always, we’re honored to be providing a valuable opportunity for Asian American filmmakers and other filmmakers of color to demonstrate their talent, gain exposure in the entertainment industry and impact the visibility of Asian American stories and characters in film.  RSVP here!

THE THEME OF 72 HOUR SHOOTOUT IS ANNOUNCED AND THE FILMMAKING BEGINS! 

THE 2020 72 HOUR SHOOTOUT: ISOLATION EDITION! 

June 4-7, 2020

8pm EST

Once the theme is announced, filmmakers have 72 hours within which to create their films.  This year is our ISOLATION EDITION.  We ask filmmakers to film in the comfort of their own homes and take into account CDC guidelines for the health and safety of themselves and others (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html).  GOOD LUCK TO ALL THE FILMMAKERS!

Backstage Casting 72 Hour Shootout Film Resources Workshop: LOS ANGELES

May 18, 2020
2:30pm P/5:30pm EST – Online

Backstage will be conducting an intensive workshop for our West Coast filmmakers to teach filmmakers, step-by-step, how to utilize all the resources for free (a special code for free services from Backstage Magazine will be given to attendees at the event and to those who register for the 72 Hour Shootout filmmaking competition). In the 72 Hour Shootout, filmmaking teams are given a common theme at the start of the Shootout (usually 8pm EST, the first Thursday of June) and then have 72 hours to write, shoot, edit, and complete short films up to five minutes in length. Space is limited. RSVPs required to join the Zoom Room. RSVP here.