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Apr
15
2012
Posted by: chris at 3:25 pm

HIFF just added a new screening of ALWAYS on Wednesday, April 18th at 1:00PM. You can get a $2 discount to this new show if you buy tickets to LOVE ON-AIR (also a Korean film) which is playing the same day at 3:30PM. The discount will also apply if you have already bought tickets for LOVE ON-AIR.

Also, don't forget that we added another screening of martial arts film DRAGON on Tuesday, April 17th at 9:00PM. The first screening was sold out!

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Apr
13
2012
Posted by: anderson at 5:56 pm

Bollywood

Bollywood fans, unite! The HIFF Spring Showcase (April 13 - 19) has is presenting major films from India, presenting 3 new Bollywood musicals and 1 drama directed by famed director Michael Winterbottom and starring SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE'S Freida Pinto. Showcasing the full flavor, sounds and energy of Indian culture through cinema, HIFF's mission is to transport audiences to far off places and sometimes, what you need is to escape to a realm of song, dance and the rich traditions of a formidable and beloved genre that entertains tens of millions around the globe. Here's the list of Indian films at HIFF Spring Showcase:

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Apr
12
2012
Posted by: HIFF at 2:17 pm

Today we have a guest blog post by Caroline Dodge, production manager at the Pacific Northwest Chapter of The Recording Academy. See her thoughts below about HIFF's free screening of THE DESCENDANTS (Sat, April 14th at 12:00 PM), a panel discussion about music in the film afterwards at 2:00 PM, and a live concert featuring Hawaiian musicians that night at The Venue, starting at 7PM.

The first time I saw The Descendants, I was immediately struck by the music. I couldn't get over, as a mainlander from Seattle, how different it sounded—how little it sounded like the Hawaiian music I had heard in pop culture. It reminded me of a different time and era. Beautiful voices and guitars—almost haunting. Set to the incredible views of the islands, I was transported and totally hooked!

Read more after the jump...

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Apr
11
2012
Posted by: Anna at 4:08 pm

Have no fear horror fans! Or perhaps I should say prepare to be afraid, very afraid! At Spring Showcase 2012 we do truly have films for everyone, and that includes the late night fright fanatic. And any HIFF fest would not be complete with out a great J-Horror to whet your appetites. So this Spring HIFF is bringing TORMENTED 3D from Japan! One of the wildest, most bizarre, and truly terrifying films to come out of Japan since JU-ON: THE GRUDGE (2002). And to complement this eastern fare, HIFF is also presenting homegrown fright fest V/H/S, a film that took Sundance by storm this past January!

Click the blog title above to find out more about these fantastically frightful films....

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Apr
03
2012
Posted by: jake at 4:04 pm

With this year’s theme “Films for Everyone”, we didn’t leave anybody left in the dust. Some people have already been preparing for the festival weeks in advance and those are the fans that probably already have all their tickets set. For those who haven’t picked up on the festival buzz yet, maybe because you’re stuck beating that final level of a challenging RPG or taking down the masses on a MMO, the time is now to check out the finest game related films that HIFF has to offer. First up, INDIE GAME: THE MOVIE.

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