This is a bit old news but:
[i]Launching April 30, Stranglehold’s True to John Woo short film contest charges fans to produce a two-minute, 30 second short that pays homage to Woo’s films
Entries will be judged as follows:
Overall Quality - 40% - includes cinematography, editing, sound, image quality and technical production.
# Strength of John Woo Homage - 40% - includes extent of homage, quality of homage and use of Woo signature techniques.
# Creativity - 20% - includes screenplay, acting and overall impression.[/i]
10 finalist were chosen and you can view them all here:
http://www.ifilm.com/collection/22103/subchannel/shorts?startsWith=2886414
I don't know anything about the backgrounds of the shorts, except one:
http://www.hiff.fi/elokuvat/elokuva.html?elokuva_id=130