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Hawaii International Film Festival
NAME OF FESTIVAL: Hawaii International Film Festival
SINCE: 1981
WHERE: Honolulu, Hawaii
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
Hawaii International Film Festival started as a project of the East-West Center, an educational and research institution created by U.S. Congress and located on the University of Hawai`i Manoa campus in Honolulu. Jeannette Paulson Hereniko was HIFF’s Founding Director, from 1981 to 1996. In 1981, HIFF’s inaugural year, the program consisted of seven films from six countries which were viewed by an audience of 5,000. Today, HIFF is a premiere cinematic event in the Pacific and annually attracts more than 70,000 film enthusiasts from around the state, the nation and throughout the world.
WATERMAN Narrated by Jason Momoa to Kick Off Hawai’i Film Festival 2021 Lineup
Hawai’i International Film Festival will open with the documentary Waterman narrated by Jason Momoa.
WAIKIKI, WAGON, LUMPIA WITH A VENGEANCE Win Top Awards at 40th Hawai’i Film Festival
Waikiki directed by Christoper Kahunahana won the top prize for Best Feature Film at the 40th Hawai’i International Film Festival.
MINARI to Open Hawai‘i International Film Festival 2020 Lineup of 200+ Films
Hawai‘i International Film Festival 2020 will be a hybrid of in-person and virtual screenings of over 200 films, opening with MINARI starring Steven Yeun.
HIFF@Home Online Summer Fest August 7-14
The Hawaii International Film Festival announces the full line up for their first-ever HIFF@HOME Summer Fest scheduled for August 7-14.
YELLOW ROSE and THE AUSTRALIAN DREAM Win Audience Awards at 2019 Hawai‘i International Film Festival
Yellow Rose directed by Diane Paragas and The Australian Dream directed by Daniel Gordon were voted winners of the Audience Awards at 39th annual Hawai‘i International Film Festival.
Hawai‘i International Film Festival 2019 Winners -MOLOKA‘I BOUND Wins Best Made in Hawai‘i Award
The Hawai‘i International Film Festival announced their 2019 Jury winners with the first ever Best Made In Hawai‘i Award going to MOLOKA‘I BOUND directed by Alika Maikau.
JOJO RABBIT and WEATHERING WITH YOU Bookend Hawaii Intl Film Festival 2019 Lineup
The 39th edition of the Hawaii International Film Festival announced their lineup of 205 films. The festival will open with Jojo Rabbit, the highly anticipated new film from Taika Waititi.
SHOPLIFTERS and MOANANUIĀKEA Win Audience Awards at Hawaii International Film Festival
The ballots have been tabulated and the festival attendees of the 38th edition of the Hawaii International Film Festival voted SHOPLIFTERS directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda winner of Narrative Feature Audience Award
BETHANY HAMILTON: UNSTOPPABLE Wins Top Prize at 38th Hawaii International Film Festival
The Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF) presented their 2018 Jury awards with The Best Made In Hawaii Feature Award going to BETHANY HAMILTON: UNSTOPPABLE directed by Aaron Lieber.
Hawaii International Film Festival Announces 2018 Lineup, Opens with Zhang Yimou’s SHADOW
The 38th edition of the Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF) will present 187 films from over 35 countries, from November 8 through November 18, 2018.
MADONNA, CROCODILE GENNADIY, AHI KA Win Awards at 2015 Hawaii International Film Festival
The 2015 Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF) announced their Jury winners; the Halekulani Golden Orchid for Best Narrative Feature was awarded to director Shin Su-won (South Korea) for the film, MADONNA, and the Best Documentary Feature Award was awarded to CROCODILE GENNADIY, directed by Steve Hoover. “Storytelling from a woman’s perspective, marginalized individuals given a voice, revealing the harsh and violent reality in contemporary society’s in a well-written script with beautiful execution. Aesthetics and cinematography lends […]