THE 2024 HIFF DEEP BLUE SHORTS COMPETITION
PRESENTED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S WATER POWER TECHNOLOGIES OFFICE
The Hawai’i International Film Festival presented by Halekulani is launching a new film competition with a $5,000 cash prize pool in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office. As the largest Film Festival in the Pacific, HIFF is proud to raise awareness about and promote the development of water power for a reliable and sustainable source of energy.
The two prize winners of the Deep Blue Shorts Award will receive cash prizes and will be invited to screen in the Environmental Shorts Program at the 44th Annual Hawai’i International Film Festival, which will be held October 2 -13, 2024 in person on O‘ahu, followed by neighbor island screenings on Kaua’i, Maui, and the Hawai’i Island.
Submit Your Film for free by July 31, 2024
The $5,000 Cash Prize Pool will be distributed as follows:
- First Place: $3,000 Cash Prize + Invitation to screen at the Environmental Shorts Program at the 44th Annual HIFF Fall Festival
- Second Place: $1,500 Cash Prize + Invitation to screen at the Environmental Shorts Program at the 44th Annual HIFF Fall Festival
- Third Place: $500 Cash Prize
FILM REQUIREMENTS
Eligible films must have a subject matter about emerging technology in water power such as next-generation hydropower, pumped storage systems, marine energy, or stories about the people involved with the technology.
Surrounded by water, Hawai‘i is full of new developments and ongoing projects in hydropower and marine energy dating back to the 19th century. The islands are home to many cutting edge projects from hydroelectric plants, pumped storage systems, and even a Wave Energy Test Site in Kāneʻohe Bay that generates electricity through movement of the waves.
- For more information and locations of Hawai‘i’s hydroelectric and ocean energy projects, click here
- Films may cover Water Power technology in any location. To learn more about projects near you, click here
- For inspiration, check out these images and videos: