The Grand Cinema's annual 72 hour film competition kicked off last night when filmmakers were given 72 hours to create short films that last 253 seconds and contain four quirky criteria (a children's toy, the line of dialogue "I'm not saying yours isn't good," time travel, and something written in a foreign language). Filmmakers are offering the community an inside look behind their creative process on Twitter and Facebook with posts using the searchable hashtag, #253seconds. All films created in this contest will be premiered on Friday, May 15th at the 253-Second Short Film Viewing Party <http://www.grandcinema.com/events/253-second-short-film-viewing-party/> , Pierce County's biggest film event of the year. The viewing party gathers people together to celebrate local filmmaking with audience choice voting, a photo booth, giveaways, local pizza and more. Support local film art and be the first to watch the premiere of these one-of-a-kind short films. Friday, May 15th at 7:00 PM Presented by The Grand Cinema at Urban Grace in downtown Tacoma Tickets <https://ticketing.us.veezi.com/purchase/2253?siteToken=gkv9LBX3YE6jXoOgGOrM XQ%3D%3D> are $10 In Advance, $15 Day Of More info at www.grandcinema.com <http://www.grandcinema.com> | Last year's photos <https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10154180105445226.1073741842.1030 86135225&type=3> Darcy Nelson Director of Marketing and Communications 606 S. Fawcett Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98402 Ph: <tel:253.572.6062> 253.572.6062 <http://www.grandcinema.com/> website | <https://www.facebook.com/TheGrandTacoma?ref=hl> facebook | <mailto:darcy@grandcinema.com> email