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There are a lot of things you can do in 24-hours. Watch an entire season of 24, suffer with the 24-hour flu or you can really challenge yourself and participate in the 8th Annual 24-Hour Video Race, presented by The Video Association of Dallas.

Are you a creative filmmaker striving to strut your stuff and function well under pressure? If you’re shaking your head up and down & mouthing the words “Yes, that’s me!”, then the 8th Annual 24-Hour Video Race, presented by the Video Association of Dallas is for you. The Video Race will commence at the Angelika Film Center in Mockingbird Station at 11:59 p.m. on Friday, May 22nd and end 24 hours later at 12-midnight on Saturday, May 23rd. The Angelika Film Center is located at 5321 E. Mockingbird Lane.

The screenings of the work of all the entrants will be Tuesday, May 26th thru Thursday, May 28th with the finalists screened on Wednesday, June 3rd at the Angelika Film Center.  The winning videos will be shown at the 22nd annual VideoFest in November and also on KERA –TV Channel 13’s program “Frame of Mind.”  Members of the general public, friends and family are encouraged to attend the screenings. Clapping and cheering are free, but admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children 12 and under.

Dallas film and video makers of all levels of experience are invited to participate in the race, both creatively and literally.  Teams that do not make it to the finish line at midnight will not be included in the judging. All teams will be assigned four critical elements: one theme, one prop, one location and one line of dialogue. Anyone with a camera and the willingness to race can participate. Past teams have included elementary school students to professional filmmakers with student teams competing against other student teams and adult teams are categorized by team size rather than skill level.

The 8th Annual 24-Hour Video Race sponsors include Alford Media, The Tape Company, AFI Dallas, The Music Bakery, Dallas Film Commission, Funimation Entertainment and HBO.
For more information, please visit:  http://www.24hourvideoracedallas.com, call 214-428-8700 or email videorace@videofest.org.

So what are you waiting for? Gather a team and brush up on your storytelling skills. And make sure your watch is working.