#AAIFF2015: Top Ten Winning Films of the Film Lab’s 11th Annual 72 Hour Shootout Filmmaking Competition- Awards and Wrap Party

FILM LAB ANNOUNCES THE TOP TEN FILMS OF THE 11th ANNUAL 72 HOUR SHOOTOUT FILMMAKING COMPETITION

Garth Kravits and Best Actress Nominee Lia Chang in Hide and Seek of “GK Films” (Top Ten Film)

I took the plunge into indie filmmaking with my producing partner Garth Kravits of GK films, a very talented actor, singer, composer and musician, as part of the Asian American Film Lab’s 11^th annual 72 Hour Shootout (“Shootout”) – TWO FACES – filmmaking competition. I starred in our short film Hide and Seek, which we co-produced and co-wrote. Garth is in the film, and also directed, edited, composed the score and served as director of photography. The film also featured Evan Daves and Alicia Manns. It was a blast to make.

Alicia Manns, Lia Chang and Garth Kravits on the set of Hide and Seek, A GK film production, as part of the Asian American Film Lab’s ‪#‎72HRSO‬ filmmaking competition. ‪#‎twofaces‬

Garth Kravits and Alicia Manns on the set of HIDE AND SEEK on June 5, 2015. Photo by Lia Chang

Garth Kravits and Evan Daves on the set of HIDE AND SEEK on June 5, 2015. Photo by Lia Chang

My sister nominees.

Yesterday afternoon, I attended the sold-out World Premiere screening of the Top Ten winning films at the Asian American International Film Festival at Cinema Village East, and was thrilled to learn that Hide and Seek was named as one of the top ten winning films of the 11^th annual 72 Hour Shootout (“Shootout”) – TWO FACES – filmmaking competition, and that I had been nominated for Best Actress.

Film Lab President, actor Jennifer Betit Yen, and Shootout Coordinator, videographer and vocalist Youn Jung Kim, started off the premiere with thanks to the 2015 filmmakers and sponsors for “fighting inequality through creativity; promoting gender and ethnic diversity through entertainment and challenging mainstream constructions of race, gender and sexuality.”

John Woo, Executive Director for Asian CineVision, the New York based not-for-profit media arts organization, presenter of the Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF). Photo by Lia Chang

Shootout Coordinator, videographer and vocalist Youn Jung Kim at the 11th Annual 72 Hour Shootout World Premiere Film Screening at Village Cinema East in New York on July 25, 2015. Photo by Lia Chang

Film Lab President, actor Jennifer Betit Yen at the 11th Annual 72 Hour Shootout World Premiere Film Screening at Village Cinema East in New York on July 25, 2015. Photo by Lia Chang.

The award winners of the 2015 72 Hour Shootout:

Hide and Seek by “GK Films” (Top Ten Film; Best Actress nomination, Lia Chang)

Boxer by “The MFA’s” (Top Ten Film; Grand Prize Winner; Best Actress; and Best Action Film, Toy Lei)

Boxer director of photography Edmund Kwan was on hand to collect the plaques for Grand Prize Winner; Best Actress,Toy Lei; and Best Action Film, Toy Lei at the 11th Annual 72 Hour Shootout Red Carpet Awards Ceremony at The Azure in New York on July 25, 2015. Photo by Lia Chang. Photo by Lia Chang.

Boxer by “The MFA’s” (Top Ten Film; Grand Prize Winner; Best Actress; and Best Action Film, Toy Lei)

Finding You by “The Perfect Asian Pear” (Top Ten Film; Best Actor, Grant Chang; Best Director, Grant Chang). Photo by Lia Chang

Finding You by “The Perfect Asian Pear” (Top Ten Film; Best Actor, Grant Chang; Best Director, Grant Chang) and his team at the 11th Annual 72 Hour Shootout Red Carpet Awards Ceremony at The Azure in New York on July 25, 2015. Photo by Lia Chang. Photo by Lia Chang

Finding You by “The Perfect Asian Pear” (Top Ten Film; Best Actor, Grant Chang; Best Director, Grant Chang) and his team at the 11th Annual 72 Hour Shootout World Premiere Film Screening at Village Cinema East in New York on July 25, 2015. Photo by Lia Chang

Finding You by “The Perfect Asian Pear” (Top Ten Film; Best Actor, Grant Chang; Best Director, Grant Chang)

My Two Faces by “Inspirasian” (Top Ten Film; Most Original Use of Theme). Photo by Lia Chang

Snigdha Kappor won Best Cinematographer for Shattered Beauty by “Team Spirited” at the1th Annual 72 Hour Shootout Red Carpet Awards Ceremony at The Azure in New York on July 25, 2015. Photo by Lia Chang

My Two Faces by “Inspirasian” (Top Ten Film; Most Original Use of Theme)

One Lunch by “RAWMIX Productions” (Top Ten Film; Best Writer, Rommel Andaya)

Bare by “Chomp Productions” (Top Ten Film)

A Case of Mistaken Identities by “Dayside Productions” (Top Ten Film)

Funny Faces by “Random Fox Productions” (Top Ten Film)

Rest Stop by “DTX Pictures” (Top Ten Film)

The Other Woman by “Tiny Giants” (Top Ten Film)

Shattered Beauty by “Team Spirited” (Snigdha Kappor, Best Cinematographer)

38th Asian American International Film Festival at Village Cinema East in New York on July 25, 2015. Photo by Lia Chang

The Welcoming committee for the 38th Asian American International Film Festival at Village Cinema East in New York on July 25, 2015. Photo by Lia Chang

John Woo, Executive Director for Asian CineVision and Festival Director Judy Lei at the 38th Asian American International Film Festival at Village Cinema East in New York on July 25, 2015. Photo by Lia Chang

Lia Chang and John Woo, Executive Director for Asian CineVision at the 38th Asian American International Film Festival at Village Cinema East in New York on July 25, 2015. Photo by Lia Chang

Festival Director Judy Lei at the 38th Asian American International Film Festival at Village Cinema East in New York on July 25, 2015. Photo by Lia Chang

Grant Chang on the red carpet at the 11th Annual 72 Hour Shootout World Premiere Film Screening at Village Cinema East in New York on July 25, 2015. Photo by Lia Chang

Film Lab President, actor Jennifer Betit Yen, and Shootout Coordinator, videographer and vocalist Youn Jung Kim at the 11th Annual 72 Hour Shootout World Premiere Film Screening at Village Cinema East in New York on July 25, 2015. Photo by Lia Chang

Film Lab President, actor Jennifer Betit Yen, Kevin Bang and Shootout Coordinator, videographer and vocalist Youn Jung Kim at the 11th Annual 72 Hour Shootout World Premiere Film Screening at Village Cinema East in New York on July 25, 2015. Photo by Lia Chang

Film Lab President, actor Jennifer Betit Yen, Lia Chang and Shootout Coordinator, videographer and vocalist Youn Jung Kim at the 11th Annual 72 Hour Shootout World Premiere Film Screening at Village Cinema East in New York on July 25, 2015. Photo by GK

11th Annual 72 Hour Shootout World Premiere Film Screening at Village Cinema East in New York on July 25, 2015. Photo by Lia Chang

11th Annual 72 Hour Shootout World Premiere Film Screening at Village Cinema East in New York on July 25, 2015. Photo by Lia Chang

11th Annual 72 Hour Shootout World Premiere Film Screening at Village Cinema East in New York on July 25, 2015. Photo by Lia Chang

Sponsor Blue Michael of Blue Michael Cosmetics at the 11th Annual 72 Hour Shootout World Premiere Film Screening at Village Cinema East in New York on July 25, 2015. Photo by Lia Chang

11th Annual 72 Hour Shootout World Premiere Film Screening at Village Cinema East in New York on July 25, 2015. Photo by Lia Chang

Media arts critic and scholar PETER FANG with filmmaker/author Arthur Dong at the Forbidden City, USA screening and conversation at Cinema Village East at the Asian American International Film Festival in New York on July 25, 2015. Photo by Lia Chang

Garth Kravits, Lia Chang, Grant Chang and Jake Manabat at the 11th Annual 72 Hour Shootout World Premiere Film Screening at Village Cinema East in New York on July 25, 2015.

Lia Chang and Lori Tan Chinn at the 11th Annual 72 Hour Shootout World Premiere Film Screening at Village Cinema East in New York on July 25, 2015. Photo by Lia Chang

Lia Chang, Lori Tan Chinn and Garth Kravits at the 11th Annual 72 Hour Shootout World Premiere Film Screening at Village Cinema East in New York on July 25, 2015. Photo by Lia Chang

The premiere was followed by a red carpet awards ceremony at The Azure, where Christopher Lee of Adorama, Matthew Salinas of aLanguage Bank and Blue Michael of Blue Michael Cosmetics presented awards to the winning filmmakers.

Christopher Lee of Adorama presented awards to the winning filmmakers at the 11th Annual 72 Hour Shootout Red Carpet Awards Ceremony and wrap party at The Azure in New York on July 25, 2015. Photo by Lia Chang

Peyton Worley and Jennifer Betit Yen. Photo by Lia Chang

Shirley N. Lew at the 11th Annual 72 Hour Shootout Red Carpet Awards Ceremony and wrap party at The Azure in New York on July 25, 2015. Photo by Lia Chang.

Jennifer Betit Yen, Lia Chang and Tina Chen at the 11th Annual 72 Hour Shootout Red Carpet Awards Ceremony and wrap party at The Azure in New York on July 25, 2015. Photo by John Haggerty

jake Manabat and Lia Chang at the 11th Annual 72 Hour Shootout Red Carpet Awards Ceremony and wrap party at The Azure in New York on July 25, 2015.

Garth Kravits, Jake Manabat, Lia Chang and Nick Sakai at the 11th Annual 72 Hour Shootout Red Carpet Awards Ceremony and wrap party at The Azure in New York on July 25, 2015.

Jennifer Betit Yen, Tina Chen, Michelle Liu Coughlin, Martin Sola and John Haggerty at the 11th Annual 72 Hour Shootout Red Carpet Awards Ceremony and wrap party at The Azure in New York on July 25, 2015. Photo by Lia Chang

Nick Sakai, Becky Curran, SAG-AFTRA, coordinator EEO & Diversity and guest, and Erin Quill, at the 11th Annual 72 Hour Shootout Red Carpet Awards Ceremony at The Azure in New York on July 25, 2015. Photo by Lia Chang. Photo by Lia Chang

Kirtland Washington, producer of the TV show Live, covering the 11th Annual 72 Hour Shootout Red Carpet Awards Ceremony and wrap party at The Azure in New York on July 25, 2015.

Other sponsors and donors were on hand at the wrap party at The Azure, where the wine, Tiger beer and other drinks flowed and guests enjoyed an organic medley of finger foods and cake from the Chinatown Ice Cream Factory.  The wrap party also included silent auctions, raffles, giveaways, and a rousing live musical performance by Ben Barson, followed by DJ Eun Woo!

Lia Chang, Garth Kravits, Blue Michael, Jennifer Betit Yen and Erin Quill at the 11th Annual 72 Hour Shootout Red Carpet Awards Ceremony and wrap party at The Azure in New York on July 25, 2015.

The top 40 72 Hour Shootout films will be available on the Film Lab’s online channel AAFLTV (subscribe for free at YouTube.com/asamfilmlab and many will also be featured on the Film Lab’s TV series, “Film Lab Presents.”  The Shootout is a worldwide filmmaking competition celebrating gender and ethnic diversity in film in which filmmaking teams are given a common theme at the start and have 72 hours to write, shoot, edit, and complete short films up to five minutes in length. Teams promote gender and ethnic diversity in media and compete for cash and prizes and the chance to have their films screened at the prestigious Asian American International Film Festival, the only festival of its kind on the East Coast, as well as at the Asians on Film Festival in Los Angeles, California.  Judges include Emmy nominated director Rodrigo Garcia, ABC Executive Director of Casting Marci Phillips, playwright David Henry Hwang, agent David Elliott, stuntman Lane Leavitt, and director Bertha Bay-Sa Pan.  Several of the judges were in attendance at the premiere and awards ceremony and judges David Henry Hwang and Bertha Bay-Sa Pan, who could not appear in person, gave remarks via video and congratulated the filmmakers.

Sponsors include Adorama, Blue Michael Cosmetics, aLanguage Bank, Executive Wear NY, MyJennyBook, and many others.  The speeches of both women will be available on AAFLTV at youtube.com/asamfilmlab and on the Film Lab website at www.film-lab.org, along with a complete list of Shootout sponsors.

About the Asian American Film Lab
The Film Lab is a non-profit 501(c)(3) that promotes ethnic and gender diversity through outreach, education and production. The Film Lab provides free or low cost programming ranging from screenwriting workshops to panels to seminars to screenings. The Film Lab produces the television series “Film Lab Presents” and a wide variety of online content on AAFL TV. The Film Lab management team consists of Jennifer Betit Yen (President and Board Member, founder of AAFL TV Production Arm), Huseina Sulaimanee (Treasurer and Volunteer), Daryl King (Secretary and Board Member), Cecilia Mejia (Unfinished Works), Youn Jung Kim (2015 72 Hour Shootout Coordinator), Nick Sakai (Industry Spotlight), along with a dedicated Board, interns and event volunteers. Board members include James Kyson, Ed Wong and Aaron Woolfolk, among others.

www.asianamericanfilmlab.com

Hide and Seek filmmakers Lia Chang and Garth Kravits at the 11th Annual 72 Hour Shootout Red Carpet Awards Ceremony and wrap party at The Azure in New York on July 25, 2015. Photo by Erin Quill

Lia Chang is an actor, a performance and fine art botanical photographer, an award-winning filmmaker and an award-winning multi-platform journalist. Lia has appeared in the films Wolf, New Jack City, A Kiss Before Dying, King of New York, Big Trouble in Little China, The Last Dragon and Taxman. She has guest starred on “One Life to Live,” “As the World Turns,” and “New York Undercover.” She is profiled in Jade Magazine.

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