2006 Student Showcase

For the 2006 Festival, LVHIFF invited students throughout the state of Hawaii to submit entries for the second annual Student Showcase, a new section of the Festival devoted to presenting the best videos from primary and secondary school students. A selection of eleven films, including animations, narrative, experimental and documentary shorts were selected for exhibition. The Showcase featured films from Kaiser High School, Hawaii Baptist Academy, Punahou School, The Kamehameha Schools and the Kanuikapono School on Kauai. Their work was impressive!

Student Showcase Screenings were held on Oahu at the Regal Dole Stadium 18 on October 28. Admission was free and open to the general public. Click on this link for more program information.

 

Cultural and Visual Literacy (CVLP)

Under the aegis of the Festival's Cultural and Visual Literacy Program, observing now its fifteenth year, teachers have used screenings of some of the Festival's critically acclaimed films to enrich classes ranging from Social Studies and Language Arts to Media Prodcution and Character Education. In 2006, over 500 elementary, intermediate, and high school students attended the screenings of EVE AND THE FIRE HORSE, OUR TWISTED HERO and ALWAYS SUNSET ON THIRD STREET, which were offered free of charge at the Signature Dole Cannery 18 Theatres on the island of Oahu during October 23– 26, 2006.

 

Lesson plans for 2006 CVLP Films
Eve and the Fire Horse Julia Kwan, Canada, 2006, 1h20m » lesson plan » synopsis	Our Twisted Hero Chong-won Park, Korea, 1992, 1h59m » web-based interactive program » lesson plan
Lesson plans for earlier CVLP Films
My Beautiful Girl, Mari Sung-gang Lee, Korea, 2002, 1h20mm » lesson plan	Picture Bride Kayo Hatta, U.S., 1995, 1h38m » educational website
Spirited Away Hayao Miyazaki, Japan, 2005, 2h5m » lesson plan	Grandma and Her Ghosts Shaudi Wang, Taiwan, 2005, 1h20m » lesson plan

 

2006 Student Seminar

Directors Julia Kwan (EVE AND THE FIRE HORSE), Justin Lin (ANNAPOLIS), Vince Keala Lucero (WAHINE O KE KAI) and Ham Tran (JOURNEY FROM THE FALL) joined moderator Konrad Ng, Ph.D., Film Program Manager at the Doris Duke Theatre at the Honolulu Academy of Arts, and shared insights with and engaged local students in discussion of the film industry. The theme of this year's seminar was "You Can Do It!" The purposes of this seminar are to inspire students to puruse excellence in video production and to broaden their understanding of the media field.

 

2006 Guest Filmmaker Program

The 2006 Guest Filmmaker Program brought over a dozen actors, directors and industry figures into the classrooms of Oahu schools to inspire students, share expertise, and broaden students' awareness of educational and career opportunities in the media field. In cooperation with the State of Hawaii Department of Education Teleschool Branch, the Festival also connected students throughout the Hawaiian Archipelago with talented media professionals via video conference. Participants included:

Cinematographer Jason Inouye Director Ryan Kawamoto Cinematographer Matty Libatique, ASC Producer Chris Lee

Actor Jason Scott Lee Cinematographer Anne Misawa Actor Kal Penn Director Richard Wong

 

Questions? More Information?

Information and applications for all of the Festival's 2007 educational programs will be available on this page in early 2007. Please e-mail us with any additional questions!