The second annual HIFF ‘Ōpio Fest celebrated the outstanding efforts of student filmmakers in middle school and high school from across Hawai’i and Alaska in this year’s FUTURE FILMMAKERS SHOWCASE. The winning student films were announced in a private ceremony held with DKII Youth Ambassadors, Sydney Agudong and Kaipo Dudoit, and the Future Filmmakers Awards […]
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The second annual HIFF ‘Ōpio Fest celebrated the exceptional talent of Hawai’i’s young filmmakers on Saturday, April 12, with the announcement of this year’s jury award winners and honorees. The festival showcased outstanding short films across two categories: the ‘ŌPIO JUNIOR SHOWCASE featuring promising elementary and middle school creators, and the ‘ŌPIO NEXT GEN SHOWCASE
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HIFF44 had many shorts programs this season, so we’re not surprised that our loyal patrons may have missed a film or two due to scheduling conflicts. So with the help of our head of short programming, Melina Kiyomi Coumas, we’d like to recommend a handful of films that may have escaped your attention on the
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The votes have been tabulated and the audience has spoken. Here are the 44th Hawai‘i International Film Festival presented by Halekulani (HIFF44) Audience Award winners presented by Hawaii News Now. HIFF44 Audience Award for Narrative Feature: ABOUT FAMILY (South Korea) Director: YANG Woo-suk HIFF44 Audience Award for Documentary Feature: SHAKA, A STORY OF ALOHA (Hawai‘i,
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The 44th edition of the Hawai‘i International Film Festival (HIFF44) presented by Halekulani announced its jury winners and celebrated its Awards Gala Honorees at a private event held at the Halekulani Hotel. In its 2024 iteration, the organization awarded $25,000 in cash prizes to filmmakers across respective categories. KAU KA HŌKŪ AWARD The Kau Ka
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Instagram Facebook Youtube Filmmakers of the HIFF44 Environmental Shorts Program The Hawai’i International Film Festival is proud to unveil the winners of the 2024 Deep Blue Shorts Competition Presented by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office. This new competition with a $5,000 cash prize pool aims to raise awareness about and promote the
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HIFF44 is proud to announce this year’s nominated films competing in the following Jury Award categories below. To read up on this year’s international jury members, head over to the HIFF Awards Page. All jury award winners will be announced at the HIFF44 Awards Gala on October 12th at Halekulani. And the nominees are… Made
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The phrase “timing is everything” couldn’t relate better to the festival’s evening with SHŌGUN’s showrunners Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo, who are this year’s HIFF44 Career Achievement Award honorees. Make sure to book your tickets for SHŌGUN – AN EVENING WITH SHOWRUNNERS JUSTIN MARKS & RACHEL KONDO, scheduled for October 11th at Consolidated Kahala. It
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The inaugural HIFF ‘Ōpio Fest (April 5-7) is an exciting three-day event for all ages that celebrates student films and spotlights the diverse voices of emerging young filmmakers across Hawai’i. ‘Ōpio Fest concluded on Sunday, April 7th, with its closing night events: a screening of the closing night film ROBOT DREAMS, a
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The inaugural HIFF ‘Ōpio Fest (April 5-7) is an exciting three-day event for all ages that celebrates student films and spotlights the diverse voices of emerging young filmmakers across Hawai’i. ‘Ōpio Fest, HIFF’s inaugural youth film festival, kicked off on Friday, April 5th, 2024 with an opening night party at a private
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