HIFF 2010: Celebrating 30 Years of Moving Pictures

30th Annual Hawaii International Film Festival

October 14-24, 2010

Award Winners

Halekulani Golden Orchid Award for Best Narrative
SON OF BABYLON
Director: Mohamed Al-Daradji

Halekulani Golden Orchid Award for Best Documentary
I WISH I KNEW
Director: Jia Zhang-ke

Maverick Award
NANCY KWAN

City and County of Honolulu Vision in Film Award
ROGER & CHAZ EBERT

Award for Career Achievement
QIANKUAN LI & GUIYUN XIAO

Outstanding Industry Leadership Award
REN ZHONGLUN (Shanghai Media & Entertainment Group)

NETPAC Award
MONGA
Director: Doze Chen-Zer Niu

Local Short Film Award
MALAGA & THE GREEN TIE AFFAIR (tie)
Directors: Robert and Daniel Poleki / Dane Neves

Audience Award for Best Feature
ONE KINE DAY
Director: Chuck Mitsui

Audience Award for Best Documentary
ONE VOICE
Director: Lisette Marie Flanary

Audience Award for Best Short
MANA I KA LEO (POWER OF THE VOICE)
Director: Ruben Carillo

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2010 Program Book Cover

Opening Night

UNDER THE HAWTHORN TREE
Director: Zhang Yimou
China 2010

Centerpiece

THE TEMPEST
Director: Julie Taymor
United States 2010

Closing Night

71: INTO THE FIRE
Director: John H. Lee
South Korea 2010

World Premieres

LEONIE
Director: Hisako Matsui
Japan, USA 2010, Film for Thought

LOVE NOISE
Director: Feng Liu
China 2009, Sound x Vision

MARCH OF THE LIVING
Director: Jessica Sanders
USA 2010, Documentary Competition

THE STAR AND THE SEA
Directors: Qiankuan Li & Guiyan Xiao
China 2010, Gala Presentation

UNDER A JARVIS MOON
Directors: Noelle Kahanu, Heather Giugni
USA 2010, Documentary Competition

THE VISUAL LANGUAGE OF HERBERT MATTER
Director: Reto Caduff
Switzerland 2010, Art + Design

World Premieres – Made in Hawaii

CHASING RAINBOWS
Director: Greg Andermann
USA 2010, Made in Hawaii

ECILA
Director: Darieus Legg
USA 2010, Made in Hawaii

GET A JOB
Director: Brian Kohne
USA 2010, Made in Hawaii

HOLDING FAST THE DREAM
Director: Steve Okino
USA 2010, Made in Hawaii

ONE KINE DAY
Director: Chuck Mitsui
USA 2010, Made in Hawaii

PAPA MAU: THE WAYFINDER
Director: Na’alehu Anthony
USA 2010, Made in Hawaii

THOSE WHO CAME BEFORE: THE MUSICAL JOURNEY OF EDDIE KAMAE
Director:Edward L. Kamae
USA 2010, Made in Hawaii

International Premieres

DEEP IN THE CLOUDS
Director: Jie Liu
China 2010, Narrative Competition

NIGHTS IN THE GARDENS OF SPAIN
Director: Katie Wolfe
New Zealand 2010, Pacific Showcase

NOTHING BEHIND THE DOOR
Director: Shabnam Orfinejad
Iran 2010, Persian Lens

SEESAW
Director: Keihiro Kanyama
Japan 2010, Narrative Competiton

North American Premieres

BECK
Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Japan 2010, Spotlight on Japan

THE BLUE MANSION
Director: Glen Goei
Singapore, Malaysia 2009, Asian Showcase

HOT SUMMER DAYS
Directors: Tony Chan, Wing Shya
Hong Kong, China, USA 2010, Hong Kong Cinema

KYOTO STORY
Directors: Yoji Yamada, Tsutomu Abe
Japan 2010, Spotlight on Japan

MATCHING JACK
Director: Nadia Tass
Australia 2010, Narrative Competition

MONGA
Director: Doze Chen-Zer Niu
Taiwan 2010, Gala Presentation

TAIPEI EXCHANGES
Director: Ya-Chuan Hsiao
Taiwan 2010, Asian Showcase

TIME TRAVELLER: THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME
Director: Masaaki Taniguchi
Japan 2010, Spotlight on Japan

2010 Festival Trailer

It’s the Hawaii International Film Festival’s 30th Anniversary year and a time to celebrate! Our theme “30 years of moving pictures” emphasizes the extraordinary films that HIFF has screened throughout our three decades and will feature this year as well.

We have assembled extraordinary films, after film discussions, special seminars, exciting events, and stimulating people to make this year’s HIFF one of the best ever. HIFF also presents several educational programs which yearly involve thousands of students throughout Hawaii. HIFF has also assembled many new programs for our 30th: a music and film series; “Film for Thought,” with special panel discussions following screenings; “Made in Hawaii,” for the first time featuring several Hawaii- produced feature films; and others as well.

HIFF has launched a “Buy a Button” fundraising campaign tied in with our 30th. Purchasing a souvenir commemorative button will get you the pride of showing your support for HIFF and will also get you into special film screenings and events which are only available to button wearers.

We enthusiastically send out a special welcome to our friends and colleagues from China, who are joining in the celebration of our 30th: The Shanghai Media and Entertainment Group; the Shanghai Film Group; the Shanghai International Film Festival, and the China Film Association.

Special thanks to our HIFF Ohana members, Sponsors, volunteers, and audience members who have supported HIFF through our first three decades. You have all helped make the Hawaii International Film Festival the remarkable event which it has become.

Chuck Boller
Executive Director