Tucson: 48 Hour Shootout at The Loft for all filmmakers!

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From: Peggy Johnson [mailto:pj@loftaz.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 11:58 AM
Subject: 48 Hour Shootout at The Loft for all filmmakers!

SIGN UP TODAY!!!
The 48 HOUR SHOOTOUT FILMMAKING CHALLENGE
is coming to Tucson!

The 48 Hour Shootout Filmmaking Challenge is a
Forty-Eight Hour Film Competition modeled after a similar event that
originated in Washington, D.C. Over 30,000 people have participated in
similar festivals nationwide. This will be the first 48hr challenge in
Tucson, taking place at The Loft Cinema.

Teams of filmmakers will have 48 hours to write, pre-produce, cast,
shoot, edit, an original short film four to seven minutes long. Two weeks
later films will be screened at The Loft Cinema. Awards-determined by a
panel of local celebrities and film critics-will be given for best picture,
actor, actress, etc, and announced after the showing.
Participating teams will receive (4) free tickets to the Festival
Screening of their film at The Loft Cinema on Friday, October 27th, (4) Four
free Tucson 48hr Film Shootout t-shirts commemorating their participation.
The Entry fee is $50 dollars, payable at The Loft Cinema or Online at the
Film Shootout website. Only 25 spots are available for filmmaking teams.

Filmmaker teams will meet at The Loft and then be given their genre,
a character's name, a line of dialogue, and a prop at 6:00 p.m. on October
13th. They will have 48 hours from that time to create their film and return
it to The Loft Cinema. It will then be screened by the judges and shown two
weeks later at 7:00 p.m. on October 27th at The Loft Cinema, 3233 E.
Speedway.

The judges for the contest will be: James DiGiovanna, The Tucson
Weekly - Randy Garsee, KOLD News - Chuck Graham, The Tucson Citizen -
Patrick Roddy, Producer-in-Residence, UA Media Arts Dept. - Sherm and Tic
Tac, "The Frank Show," KFMA - Phil Villarreal, The Arizona Daily Star.

The idea for this 48hr Film Festival was originated by Co-Festival
Director, Micah Roland. He gathered support from the film community in
Tucson and formed a partnership with a local filmmaker and Co-Festival
Director, Ray Thomas. They proposed the festival idea to The Loft Cinema
Program and Operations directors, Jeff Yanc, and J.J Giddings. The Loft
Cinema agreed to have the festival at their local and provide their support.
Tucson's first 48hr filmmaking challenge was born.
The 48hr Film Shootout hopes through the competition and festival to
bring filmmakers together and get them to make more films. With a tight
deadline, the focus is placed on teamwork and creativity, two skills very
important to any aspiring filmmaker.

For further information/interviews please contact:
Micah Roland - Festival Creator, Co-Director
208-484-4197 / filmshootout@gmail.com / www.myspace.com/filmshootout
OR
The Loft Cinema / J.J. Giddings, Jeff Yanc
520.322.5638 / www.loftcinema.com <http://www.loftcinema.com/>

Peggy Johnson
Executive Director
The Loft Cinema
3233 East Speedway
Tucson, AZ 85716
520.322.LOFT
520.405.4522 Cell
520.319.1912 Fax

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