Next up is our "I <3 HIFF" Open House event on August 13th, from 4:30 to 7:00 at SOHO Mixed Media Bar. Learn more about the benefits of HIFF Ohana membership, get the latest information and programming updates about October's festival and enter a raffle to win prizes (including Interisland round trip tickets with go! airlines). If you join or renew your membership at this event, you'll get a 5% discount off the total amount.

SOHO Mixed Media Bar
80 S. Pauahi St.
Honolulu, HI 96813

As a benefit for HIFF Ohana members, we are hosting a special sneak preview of Korean director PARK Chan-wook's new vampire film THIRST at the Dole Cannery Theaters on Sunday, July 26th at 6:30pm. PARK will be in attendance and will have an extended Q&A session after the film. See the HIFF site for more details!



Short Synopsis:
Sang-hyun (played by top Korean star SONG Kang-ho, of The Host) is a priest who cherishes life; so much so, that he selflessly volunteers for a secret vaccine development project meant to eradicate a deadly virus. But the virus takes the priest, and a blood transfusion is urgently ordered up for him. The blood he receives is infected, so Sang-hyun lives - but now exists as a vampire. Struggling with his newfound carnal desire for blood, Sang-hyun's faith is further strained when a childhood friend's wife, Tae-ju (KIM Ok-vin), comes to him asking for his help in escaping her life. Sang-hyun soon plunges into a world of sensual pleasures, finding himself on intimate terms with the Seven Deadly Sins.

Our Call for Entries Deadline is coming up on July 6th. Also, our Executive Director talks about the Shanghai International Film Festival, which he recently attended.

See this page for full details: June 30th eNews

This survey will end on May 31st, so you have 3 days left to enter to win a bundle of 8 tickets for HIFF's Fall Festival (Oct. 15-25)

Did you attend HIFF's recent Spring Showcase film festival in April or use our online schedule? We'd like your feedback, so here's a link to a short survey. Everyone who completes this survey will have a chance to win a bundle of 8 tickets for our 2009 Fall Festival in October. There will be 3 winners, 8 tickets each. These tickets will be good for any film in the fall festival, except Opening Night, Closing Night and Centerpiece.

Please follow this link to fill out the survey. Mahalo!

Did you attend HIFF's recent Spring Showcase film festival in April or use our online schedule? We'd like your feedback, so here's a link to a short survey. Everyone who completes this survey will have a chance to win a bundle of 8 tickets for our 2009 Fall Festival in October. There will be 3 winners, 8 tickets each. These tickets will be good for any film in the fall festival, except Opening Night, Closing Night and Centerpiece.

http://bside.hawaiishowcase.sgizmo.com/

FOOD FOR THOUGHT at PUNAHOU

The Punahou Sustainable Food Committee is hosting a spring "Food for Thought" event at Punahou on Wednesday, May 13th from 6-8:30 at Thurston Chapel, as part of our continuing discussion on Sustainability in our community.  This year the Food for Thought series specifically explores the relationships of food and agriculture with sustainability.  At the upcoming May event we will be screening Chris Taylor’s 2008 documentary film Food Fight, which according to the filmmaker is "a fascinating look at how American agricultural policy and food culture developed in the 20th century, and how the California food movement has created a counter-revolution against big agribusiness."  The movie explores the repercussions of the agribusiness model and ultimately considers the community's role in the development of a more sustainable food system.

The evening will begin with a free tasting of dishes featuring local produce by Ed Kenny (‘86) of Town and Downtown as well as Pat Shea (’91) of Sweet Home Waimanalo.  After the movie screening, we have invited a panel of speakers representing the various perspectives the movie explores (Dean Okimoto of Nalo Farms, Laurie Carlson of Honolulu Weekly and Slow Food Oahu, Dr. Ted Radovich of UH College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources and Brian Schatz, the State Democratic Party Chair and CEO of Helping Hands Hawaii) to facilitate discussion of the many areas the film considers. 

We hope everyone can make our "Food for Thought" movie night as part of our continuing discussion on Sustainability in our community.  We are especially interested in having members of our Punahou community join us; please encourage your students and their parents to come.  If you are wondering about potential classroom connections or have any questions about the event, please feel free to email me at elathrop@punahou.edu.

The event is free and open to the public.  Food Fight is rated for all audiences.

......HIFF eNews :: Announcing Fall Dates, Call for Entries.... ....

HIFF eNews

Announcing dates for the 29th Annual
Hawaii International Film Festival 
The official dates for HIFF's fall film festival are:

October 15 - 25, 2009

Call for Entries Regular Deadline is April 30 

If you're interested in submitting your film to be considered to play in this fall's festival, our "regular" deadline is coming up soon on April 30th. After this deadline, prices will go up $10 per feature or short film. The late deadline is May 31st, and the final deadline is July 6th for all films.

Submit Student Films to HIFF by August 1st

The Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF) is accepting entries for this year's STUDENT SHOWCASE.  Entries can be any length, any genre.  There is no entry fee.  The STUDENT SHOWCASE will be held during October 15-25, 2009, at the Regal Dole Cannery Stadium 18 Theatres in Honolulu.  Please see entry details at www.hiff.org.  The entry deadline is August 1, 2009.
 
PASS THIS ON!  Please send this email to others who might be interested in receiving e-notices about HIFF's educational programs.

 

Orangeroc wins Pele Award for 2008 HIFF Trailer & Poster Design

We've been working with Orangeroc (a marketing and design firm based here in Honolulu) since last year to develop our festival's Key Visual. Orangeroc recently won a Pele Award for "Mixed Media Campaign in Advertising for the Arts" which included the trailer and poster design for our festival last fall.

Watch the 2008 HIFF trailer

Take a look at the 2008 HIFF poster design

Dustin Lance Black appearance at 20th  Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival 

Experience an intimate evening with Academy Award® winning screenwriter and executive producer, Dustin Lance Black on Sunday May 24, 2009 at 5:00pm.

Black is best known for his recent 2008 Academy Award® for Best Original Screenplay for MILK, a biopic of late gay rights activist Harvey Milk, directed by Gus Van Sant. He will be the featured keynote speaker for Closing Night of the Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival and the "Gayla Celebration" at the Henry Luce Pavilion, Honolulu Academy of Arts.

April 27, 2009

In This Issue

Call for Entries Regular Deadline is April 30

Submit Student Films to HIFF

Orangeroc wins Pele Award

Dustin Lance Black appearance at Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival

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This is the Question & Answer session held after the world premiere
of Ma'ili Land: Stories of Hope. This is a Big Brothers Big Sisters
production, working with kids from the Waianae coast of O'ahu in
Hawai'i. BBBS worked with some talented people from the Academy for
Creative Media at the University of Hawai'i to make these two short
films and the "making of" featurette.

These films premiered at the 12th Annual Spring Showcase, presented by
the Hawai'i International Film Festival (HIFF) on April 4, 2009.


Ma'ili Land: Stories of Hope Q&A Session from HIFF on Vimeo.

Are you ready for our Spring Showcase? What films are you excited to see? Our very own Chris Hall has a few in mind that he wants to see. Check it out at Half Hapa. He gives us an overview of 20th Century Boys - Part I and II, and Unmistaken Child.

UPDATES:

KGMB 9 and Hawaii Public Radio are covering us too!

Please let friends and family know that we are in full effect! Help us spread the word!


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