YESTERDAY AT THE FESTIVAL...

The Festival's youngest-ever Korean director, seventeen year old Ji-Hyun Kim, waits with cinematographer Jason Inouye. Ji-hyun Kim's debut short screens in Hawaii Panorama 4. Jason's video for the Black Eyed Peas screens in Indie Rules the World!	Maggie Cheung charms an excited Hawaii press corps, at LVHIFF's opening day news conference at the Moana Surfrider.	Suzanne Piper (Lo-Fi Cinema's Roommate from Hell) stands with Nigel Ruth and director Helen Grace (Winner Takes All)! Nigel and Helen were ready for opening night, despite a nineteen hour marathon flight from the UK! Yet they wonder: how will their shockingly funny short fare in the United States?!?

Last night's kickoff of the LVHIFF 2004 was a rousing success! The U.S. premiere of Olivier Assayas' CLEAN starring Cannes winner Maggie Cheung was unveiled last night at the gala premiere in the newly restored historic Hawaii Theatre in downtown Honolulu. 1,200 moviegoers were treated to a traditional Hawaiian chant and a festive lion dance before HIFF Board President Jeff Portnoy and Executive Director Chuck Boller came on stage and introduced the ravishing Maggie Cheung who looked surprised at the enormous crowds and outpour of aloha. Cheung said she was excited to be here, especially since it is her first trip to Hawaii and she was honored to present the film here.

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Casting Seminar
LVHIFF and Screen Actors Guild are pleased to announce an additional free seminar: Acting Jobs Outside Hollywood! Casting executives from Screen Actors Guild, FOX and NBC will advise attendees how to break out of the pack and get noticed! Actors are invited to bring two headshots! Join us on Friday, October 29 at 11:00 a.m. at the Signature Theaters Dole Cannery for this free seminar!

Surf Film Talk Story
Bruce Brown will not be able to attend the Surf Film Talk Story due broken ribs. LVHIFF wishes him a speedy recovery. Bruce's landmark film Endless Summer screens tonight at the Dole Cannery!

Friday's Scheduled Q and As!
Join us at tomorrow's screenings and meet director Juan Gerard and producer Letvia Arza-Gerard from Cuba Libre; Director Minoru Kawasaki, Producer Shuntaro Kanai, and Actor Yasuhiro Koshi from the Calamari Wrestler; Directors Dave Kebo and Rudi Linden of Mojave; Director Charlene Shih of the haunting and beautifully animated short Papa Blue, screening with Tarnation and David LeBlanc, film subject of Tarnation!

LVHIFF FILM SCHEDULE
Friday, October 22

Tickets available at the Festival Box Office...or order by phone at 528-4433 or by fax at 521.5425!

Doris Duke Theatre

6:00 PM Hawaii Panorama 1
8:15 PM Hawaii Panorama 2

Please note that Gerard Elmore's AMASIAN: THE AMAZING ASIAN now screens with Hawaii Panorama 7, instead of Hawaii Panorama 2.

Signature Theatres Dole Cannery

4:00 PM Raghu Romeo
4:15 PM And Thereafter
4:30 PM South of the Clouds
4:45 PM My Little Bride
5:00 PM Tying the Knot
7:15 PM Hana & Alice
7:30 PM Endless Summer
7:45 PM Silmido
8:00 PM Cuba Libre
8:15 PM Tarnation
9:45 PM Tokyo Nights Shorts
10:00 PM Calamari Wrestler
10:00 PM Mojave
10:15 PM Green Tea

Order advance tickets for Saturday's screenings online!

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