Hawaii International Film Festival Call for Entries! Final Deadline July 6th
Honolulu, HI, May 23, 2009 --(PR.com)-- The Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF) is accepting entries for its Fall 2009 showcase. Films in any genre, including feature films, documentaries, short films, Hawai‘i-themed films, music videos, and student films are being accepted.
Films must have been completed after January 1, 2008. Work that has had commercial, theatrical, or television play in the U.S., and feature films that have had any public or festival screenings in Hawai`i, are ineligible.
The festival will run from Thursday, October 15 to Sunday October 25, 2009. Entry deadline is July 6, 2009 (final). Entry fees range from $20-$70. Films one to 40 minutes in length are considered Short Films. Films 41 minutes or more are considered Feature Films. Our short film categories include Narrative Short, Documentary Short, Pacific Panorama Short, Made in Hawaii, Student under 18, and Music Videos. Information on how to apply can be found by visiting http://www.hiff.org/entries.php.
Festival Information
Established in 1981, the Hawaii International Film Festival is dedicated to the advancement of understanding and cultural exchange among the peoples of Asia, the Pacific and North America through the medium of film. HIFF is the premier international film event in the Pacific and has won the praise of governments, filmmakers, scholars, educators, programmers and film industry leaders throughout the world. For the discovery and exhibition of Asian and Pacific features, documentaries and short films in the nation, it is a primary source. The festival has premiered such movies as Once Were Warriors, The Piano, Shine, Shall We Dance, Y Tu Mama Tambien and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Plus, Departures, a Japanese film, had its U.S. premiere at HIFF in 2008, won the HIFF Audience Award and then went on to win the 2009 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
The 2009 Hawaii International Film Festival will be held October 15-25.
For more information please visit our website at www.hiff.org.
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Films must have been completed after January 1, 2008. Work that has had commercial, theatrical, or television play in the U.S., and feature films that have had any public or festival screenings in Hawai`i, are ineligible.
The festival will run from Thursday, October 15 to Sunday October 25, 2009. Entry deadline is July 6, 2009 (final). Entry fees range from $20-$70. Films one to 40 minutes in length are considered Short Films. Films 41 minutes or more are considered Feature Films. Our short film categories include Narrative Short, Documentary Short, Pacific Panorama Short, Made in Hawaii, Student under 18, and Music Videos. Information on how to apply can be found by visiting http://www.hiff.org/entries.php.
Festival Information
Established in 1981, the Hawaii International Film Festival is dedicated to the advancement of understanding and cultural exchange among the peoples of Asia, the Pacific and North America through the medium of film. HIFF is the premier international film event in the Pacific and has won the praise of governments, filmmakers, scholars, educators, programmers and film industry leaders throughout the world. For the discovery and exhibition of Asian and Pacific features, documentaries and short films in the nation, it is a primary source. The festival has premiered such movies as Once Were Warriors, The Piano, Shine, Shall We Dance, Y Tu Mama Tambien and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Plus, Departures, a Japanese film, had its U.S. premiere at HIFF in 2008, won the HIFF Audience Award and then went on to win the 2009 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
The 2009 Hawaii International Film Festival will be held October 15-25.
For more information please visit our website at www.hiff.org.
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