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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

Iran's 'Across the River' going to Hawaii

Posted September 27, 2009 - 12:00pm by HIFF

Iranian filmmaker Abbas Motlaq's Across the River is set to compete at the 2009 Hawaii International Film Festival in the US.

The 83-minute-film will participate in the Narrative Feature Competition section of the festival, to be held from Oct. 15 to 25.

Source: PRESSTV - September 27, 2009

http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=107276&sectionid=351020105

Shakespeare in Okinawa

Posted September 24, 2009 - 9:00am by HIFF

Long a fan of HIFF (Hawaii International Film Festival), I’m happy to see a Spotlight on Okinawa for this year’s festival. Three films shot on location in Okinawa will be shown: “Gunjou (Cobalt Blue),” “Manatsu no Yo no Yume (A Midsummer’s Okinawan Dream)” and “Nada Sou Sou (Tears for You).”

Source: Karakui.com (An Okinawan Pop Culture Blog) - September 24, 2009

http://karakui.com/2009/09/24/shakespeare-in-okinawa/

'Barbarian Princess' film title raises some hackles in Hawaii

Posted September 23, 2009 - 12:00pm by HIFF

Native Hawaiians yesterday expressed anger at the decision to call a soon-to-be-released feature film on Princess Ka'iulani's life "Barbarian Princess," and some went as far as to call the title a publicity stunt and an insult to the young royal's memory.

Source: Honolulu Advertiser - September 23, 2009