HIFF & Bank of Hawaii at the Shanghai International Film Festival

HIFF Executive Director Chuck Boller and HIFF Business Development Specialist Liwei Kimura pause for a picture at the Opening Night Gala of the 2008 Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) in China with Bank of Hawaii Executive Vice President Betty Brow and several members of her International Banking Division team. HIFF and SIFF are sister film festivals and Bank of Hawaii is sponsoring the annual HIFF Aloha Party at SIFF. In return, HIFF is introducing Betty and her Bank of Hawaii team to many of the China business connections that HIFF has built up over the past years.

Call for Entries deadline extended to July 4th!

Our final deadline for Call for Entries has been extended to July 4th! You can submit your film through Withoutabox or our own CFE form. Films submitted online through Withoutabox are eligible for a $5 discount. The current fees are: $70 for features, $60 for shorts, and $20 for music videos.

2008 Call for Entries deadline is approaching!

Our final deadline for Call for Entries is coming in roughly 2 weeks on June 9th. You can submit your film through Withoutabox or our own CFE form. Films submitted online through Withoutabox are eligible for a $5 discount. The current fees are: $60 for features, $50 for shorts, and $20 for music videos. The fees for features and shorts will go up $10 after May 31.

Submit your film today!

Rate and Review films on our B-side site!

Since we're two days into our festival, you should have had a chance to see a film or two so far. I would recommend that you visit our B-side site and rate or review films. Rating a film is very easy, just give it from 1 to 5 stars. You have to be logged in to B-side, but don't worry, it's free to register. You can rate films directly on the schedule page, or on film detail pages, right above the film's title.

If you want to review a film, go to the film detail page and click on the "reviews" tab (right under the screenings). We welcome all of your comments about our films, they don't have to be really long and detailed reviews.