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HIFF adds partnership with EuroCinema Hawaii

Posted April 13, 2010 - 5:00pm by chris

The Hawaii International Film Festival today announced a partnership with EuroCinema Hawai'i and will inaugurate its first ever "Festival within a Festival" with the October 2010 launch of EuroCinema Hawai'i.

Source: Honolulu Advertiser - April 13, 2010

http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20100413/BREAKING05/100413066?source=rss_twitter

K-films bring familiar faces to HIFF's spring fest

Posted March 30, 2010 - 1:48pm by chris

The Hawaii International Film Festival's Spring Festival is coming up, April 16 to 22 at Regal's Dole Cannery theaters. Tickets go on sale to HIFF Ohana members April 5 and to the general public April 7.

HIFF Preps for Spring Showcase Sneak Peak

Posted March 1, 2010 - 2:53pm by chris

Executive director Chuck Boller and the organizers for this year's 30th Annual Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF) will get the ball rolling with the 13th year of "Spring Showcase"—20 films that will screen at Regal Dole Cannery Stadium theaters, April 16 – 22, 2010. While only a handful of the films have been confirmed for the upcoming mini-festival, two have already been nominated for Oscars this year.

Source: B on Hawaii - March 1, 2010

A Tale of a Hawaiian Princess...

Posted October 7, 2009 - 12:00pm by HIFF

So, if you're in Hawaii, I hope you'll make it out to see Princess Ka'iulani/Barbarian Princess during HIFF (Hawaii International Film Festival).

Source: Pacific Bride Guide Blog - October 7, 2009

http://pacificweddingguide.blogspot.com/2009/10/tale-of-hawaiian-princess.html

Hawaii International Film Festival dates announced

Posted October 6, 2009 - 12:05pm by HIFF

Ingredients is screening at HIFF on October 23 @ 6PM, and October 24 @ 3:45 PM. Director Robert Bates will be in attendance.

Source: Ingredients Film Blog - October 8, 2009

http://www.ingredientsfilm.com/blog/?p=28

Art and Design at the Hawaii International Film Festival

Posted October 6, 2009 - 12:00pm by HIFF

The Hawaii International Film Festival doesn’t need any help being hip, but they’ve turned it up a notch at this year’s festival with a terrific series of films addressing design-related topics. Here’s a quick run-down of their picks. My top choices include a documentary about the recently-deceased architecture photographer Julius Shulman, and a documentary about the underground world of rock concert poster-designing graphic artists.

Source: Art Honolulu Blog - October 6, 2009

Personal picks: HIFF's best S. Korean movies

Posted October 2, 2009 - 12:00pm by HIFF

Ten South Korean films will be shown at the 29th Annual Hawaii International Film Festival Oct. 15-18, and you can find synopses of them in this column through Oct. 16.

Snow Prince in Hawaii

Posted September 30, 2009 - 2:00pm by HIFF

It’s a great day for America, everybody.

If you live in the beautiful state of Hawaii that is, because the 29th annual Hawaii International Film Festival (October 15-25) will see the North American Premiere of Morimoto Shintaro’s upcoming movie Snow Prince ~ Kinjirareta koi no melody. Screenings of the film will be on Tuesday, October 20, at 6:45pm at Dole Cannery E, and on Saturday, October 24, at 7:15pm at Dole Cannery D in Honolulu.

Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus To Be Gala At HIFF

Posted September 30, 2009 - 1:00pm by HIFF

HONOLULU, HI (September 29, 2009) – The 29th annual Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF) will host an array of acclaimed films in its Gala Screenings this year with some already generating Oscar-buzz, and which include the works of awe-inspiring talents such as the late Heath Ledger.

Source: Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Offical Film Site - September 30, 2009

For The Love Of Movies

Posted September 30, 2009 - 12:00pm by HIFF

One Wednesday night, in the spring of 1988, Jack and Euliala Luckett went to their usual foreign film showing at the La Jolla, California Art Museum. The young man Greg who was in charge of the evening's program announced that there would be a free screening after the main attraction; and being avid film buffs the Lucketts stayed.

Source: Honolulu Advertiser - September 30, 2009