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Sold-out HIFF44 Films Get Additional Screenings (TĪNA, MOLOKA’I BOUND, HAKKENDEN)

Features, Film Festival News, HIFF44, Programming Updates / By HIFF Programming

We are so pleased with the support HIFF44 has been getting this month, and because of that, three of films are getting additional screenings and ticket sales by popular demand: Sunday, Oct. 13 TINĀ HIFF44 Opening Night Film, TINĀ, will be shown again after its triumphant opening night screening, this time at 3:30 PM MOLOKA’I […]

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Happy 20th Anniversary to LOST: A Look Back

Features, Film Festival News, HIFF44, HIFILM / By HIFF Programming

September 22, 2004 was the day when the ABC Network aired the pilot episode of LOST. Two decades since the groundbreaking series first captivated audiences with its blend of mystery, sci-fi, and human drama, LOST redefined television storytelling with its nonlinear narrative, deeply developed characters, and intricate plot twists. Set on a mysterious island after

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Banner Year for Indian Films at HIFF44

Features, Film Festival News, HIFF44 / By HIFF Programming

The HIFF44 programming team is very excited to present four stellar films from India that represent a truly banner year for one of the largest film industries in the world. Best known for Bollywood—bombastic song and dance extravaganzas about star-crossed, yet chaste, lovers-to-be—this year’s crop of Indian films present a more dramatic, elegiac tone that

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Spotlight on Hong Kong: 2024, The Road to Recovery

Features, Film Festival News, HIFF44 / By HIFF Programming

The Hong Kong film industry has risen from the doldrums of the pandemic with the rise of local films gaining prominence and high box office grosses in 2024. This is best personified with Soi Cheang’s neo-noir action extravaganza TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN broke box office records and kicked off a new franchise in

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HIFF ‘Ōpio Fest Future Filmmakers Award Winners

Awards, Education, Events, Features, Film Festival News / By Sean Oketani

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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HIFF ‘Ōpio Fest Student Showcase Honorees & Jury Award Winners

Awards, Education, Events, Features, Film Festival News / By Sean Oketani

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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Encore screening of 26.2 TO LIFE added – 3/27, 5:30pm

Film Festival News, HIFF News, Programming Updates, Spring Showcase / By HIFF Programming

By popular demand, we have added a second screening of 26.2 TO LIFE after the first screening quickly sold out. Directed by Christine Yoo, she and special guests from the film will also be in attendance for an after-film Q&A. 26.2 TO LIFE (Encore screening) Wednesday, March 27th, 5:30pm – Consolidated Kahala (Buy Tickets) Below

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Sundance premieres at 2024 HIFF Spring Showcase

Film Festival News, HIFF News, In Theaters, Spring Showcase, Sundance / By HIFF Programming

The 2024 HIFF Spring Showcase is here with the Hawai‘i premiere of Lee Tamahori’s Aotearoa-set historical epic THE CONVERT, which is also screening again this weekend. The Guy Pearce-led action epic had its world premiere at Toronto last fall and will be commercially released in New Zealand this month. Meanwhile, the Spring Showcase is always

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HIFF ‘Ōpio Fest Submission Deadline

Education, Events, Film Festival News, HIFF News / By Sean Oketani

A Film Festival Celebrating Student Filmmakers in Hawai’i. The Hawai’i International Film Festival ‘Ōpio Fest is an inaugural youth film festival, which will take place in Honolulu from April 5-7, 2024. The three-day family event is dedicated to showcasing and celebrating short films made by Hawai’i’s young filmmakers. With the guidance of the HIFF team,

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He Aliʻi ka ʻĀina, He Kauwā ke Kanaka (The Land is Chief, Man is its Servant) – KĀHULI, SEEING WITH HAWAIIAN EYES & KEEPER OF THE BAY

Climate Gentrification, Film Festival News, Hawai‘i Films, HIFF43, HOCCI, Reviews, Rise of Hawai‘i Cinema / By HIFF Programming

KĀHULI, SEEING WITH HAWAIIAN EYES, and KEEPER OF THE BAY, all official selections of the 43rd Hawai‘i International Film Festival, are three documentaries bringing awareness to topics such as climate change, rapid extinction and decline of native plants and animals, sustainable Hawaiian practices, and some of the people who are working to preserve this ʻāina.

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