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Mar
11
2010
Spring Showcase Opening Night Film: MAO'S LAST DANCER
Posted by: chris at 12:36 pm
Program Updates, Spring Showcase 2010

MAO'S LAST DANCERMAO'S LAST DANCER

MAO'S LAST DANCER tells the inspirational true story of a small boy's extraordinary journey from poverty to international stardom. From a grueling apprenticeship as a classical dancer in communist China, to the glory of creative freedom in America. But, there is a painful price to be paid for his quest for self expression. MAO'S LAST DANCER captures the intoxicating effects of first love and celebrity, the pain of exile, and ultimately the triumph of individual endeavor over ideology.

Friday, April 16th - 6:30pm at Regal Dole Cannery Stadium 18 Theaters

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Mar
09
2010
Thank you, Oscar Night America Sponsors!
Posted by: sarah at 4:05 pm
Oscar Night America

BEVERAGE SPONSORS

Stoli • Stella Artois • Waiwera

SILENT AUCTION SPONSORS

Apartm3nt • Barbara Brown’s Nails • Better Brands/William Grant • Bobbi Brown Cosmetics • Bonsai • Chocolate Creative • Christina Hom • Clark Takashima • The Contemporary Museum • cre808 Film Production Services • Dan’s Guitar • Elle Couture Jewellers • Fendi • Formaggio • Four Seasons Resort Lanai at Manele Bay • Ginger 13 • Halekulani • Hands Toward Heaven • Harry Kasanow • Hawaiian Chair Covers • Hermes • Hildgund Jewelry • Hingkie Han • Honolulu Magazine • Indru Watumull • John Michael White • Daniel K • KA • Kaiwa • KBFD • Susan Kutzman • Roz Kwon • La Mer • Louis Vuitton • Manoa Valley Theatre • Martin & MacArthur • Media 5 Architecture • Mercedes Benz • Michael Chan • Moana Surfrider • Modern Luxury • Paul Brown Salon & Day Spa • Pearl Ultralounge • Phil Bossert • Azure at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel • Royal Lahaina Resort • Roz Kwan • RumFire • Salon Blanc •Shawn Fields • Sheraton Maui Resort • St. John • STAGE • Sweet Paradise Chocolatier • Tiffany & Co. • Toys & Joys • Volkswagen • W Salon • Whole Foods Market • Director Takita Yojiro

SPECIAL THANKS

Aloha Salads, Christopher Lufrano • April Garcia • Better Brands, Christa Wittmier • Cutter Ala Moana Volkswagen, Ron Wright • First Hawaiian Bank • Hawaii Pacific Entertainment, Chimaine Pouteau • Hawaiian Chair Covers, Stacey Hayashi • KBFD, Jeff Chung • KITV, Michael Rosenberg & John Wray • Kyler Kwock, Photographer • Modern Luxury Hawaii, Jennifer Kurano • Platinum Limousine • Royal Hawaiian Hotel, Louise Abilla • Show and Tell, Mike Higgins • Starwood Hotels & Resorts Hawaii, Michael Troy • Stella Artois, Ty Sakaguchi • Steven Bern, Photographer • Sweet Paradise Chocolatier, Melanie Boudar • Waiwera, Philana Bouvier

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Mar
09
2010
Winners of Quick Picks Contest
Posted by: chris at 3:56 pm
Oscar Night America

Here are the winners of our Quick Picks Contest. They picked the most winners in 8 Academy Awards categories. These lucky people each won a bundle of 5 tickets to HIFF's Spring Showcase, April 16-22 at the Regal Dole Cannery Stadium 18 theaters. Congratulations! Stay tuned for more information, we'll be announcing the full film program and schedule next week on Monday, March 15th.

  • Elizabeth Suzuki
  • Glenn Liu
  • Lynne Taogoshi
  • Matt Prellberg
  • Nancy Kishi

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Mar
08
2010
DEPARTURES Director Yojiro Takita talks at HIFF's Oscar Night America party
Posted by: chris at 1:12 pm
Oscar Night America

DEPARTURES Director Yojiro Takita - 2010 HIFF Oscar Night America from HIFF on Vimeo.

The director of 2009 Oscar award-winning film DEPARTURES, Yojiro Takita attended HIFF's Oscar Night America party on March 7, 2010. He spoke about how HIFF premiered his film in the USA in October 2008, and how the exposure led to his film being nominated for Best Foreign Language Film.

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Mar
06
2010
Quick Picks Contest Ended - Winners announced March 9th.
Posted by: chris at 11:47 pm
Oscar Night America

HIFF's Quick Picks Contest has now ended, thank you to everyone who entered. To qualify to win one of five bundles of five tickets to the Spring Showcase, you must have gotten all 8 categories correct. If no one manages to get all of them correct, we'll choose the entries that have the most answers correct. Winners will be announced here on the blog, on our twitter account and facebook page on Tuesday, March 9th. Winners will be contacted by email to receive their prizes.

Oscar Winners for the 8 categories highlighted in our Quick Picks Contest:

  • Best Picture: THE HURT LOCKER - Kathryn Bigelow
  • Leading Actor: Jeff Bridges - CRAZY HEART
  • Leading Actress: Sandra Bullock - THE BLIND SIDE
  • Directing: Kathryn Bigelow - THE HURT LOCKER
  • Documentary (Feature) - THE COVE - Louie Psihoyos and Fisher Stevens
  • Foreign Language Film: THE SECRET IN THEIR EYES - Argentina
  • Short Film (Animated): LOGORAMA - Nicolas Schmerkin
  • Short Film (Live Action): THE NEW TENANTS - Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson

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