GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD screened at the 42nd Hawai‘i International Film Festival presented by Halekulani When regarding the art and ingredients of making a gangster film, Quentin Tarantino stated, “a good, pulpy story or you need an aspect of criminality that you want to put under a microscope.” He also added that a satirical subtext is […]
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We are proud to announce the 2022 class of mentees that will participate in the HIFF ONLINE CREATIVES & CRITICS IMMERSIVE (HOCCI) powered by DBEDT and Creative Lab Hawaii. A reimagining of the Roger Ebert Young Writers Program, this new Immersive has been updated to include professional critics and content creators who will be mentoring
Inaugural class of HIFF Online Creators & Critics Immersive Read More »
Aside from exhibiting films from all over the world, HIFF also has a rich offering of panels and workshops called HIFF TALK STORY. Better yet, they’re all FREE. Are you an active member of the local film industry or just a film fan? Are you a consumer of all things content and want to learn
HIFF Talk Story FREE Industry Panels you should check out Read More »
Congratulations to the class of 2022! We would like to highlight two seniors, Inez Anderson & Faith Christy Soilven, who have recently graduated high school and who have been a part of our HIFF Education Programs. Inez Anderson is a graduate of Roosevelt High School and was an active participant of HIFF’s Education programs throughout
Advice to Young Filmmakers from the Class of 2022 Read More »
With aloha, HIFF acknowledges its occupation of ancestral, traditional and contemporary lands of the Indigenous Hawaiian people, the Kānaka Maoli.
With gratitude, we honor the ʻāina itself and the generations who steward it.