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HIFF ENEWS SEPTEMBER 04



SHE'S ON DUTY


DANCE...


MY BROTHER

R-POINT

SOMEONE SPECIAL

THE TWINS


INNOCENT STEPS

K-FEST Films Announced!

SEE Kim Seon-Ah in the U.S. Premiere of SHE'S ON DUTY! WATCH Won Bon (TAEGUKGI) in MY BROTHER! MARVEL at ingenue Moon Geun-Young in the International Preem of INNOCENT STEPS!

The Hawaii International Film Festival is pleased to launch K-FEST, August 19 to August 21 at the Doris Duke Theatre at the Honolulu Academy of Arts! K-FEST: a mini-festival of great films from the new wave of Korean cinema!

Over the past few years, Korean films have been the most popular at HIFF, with virtual sell-outs and a fervor for more showings. Hence, K-FEST was born! With Korean entertainment becoming more popular everyday, thanks in part to the rise of TV dramas, film and pop music, K-FEST is a way to satiate the appetites of the growing population of K-philes.

The seven films of the inaugural K-FEST, all released in early 2005, run from romantic comedy to family drama, war, horror, action and melodrama! The films, For K-philes and cinema lovers both, K-FEST is a great prelude to the 25th Louis Vuitton Hawaii International Film Festival (October 20 - 30), where more of the latest Korean films will be unveiled.

Film schedule information available below! Click here for DETAILED film synopses and box office information!

Now on to the films!


August 19, 7:30 p.m., SHE’S ON DUTY
Sexy schoolgirl Serpico fights the yakuza! Starring Kim Seon-Ah of the K-Drama MY LOVELY SAM-SOON!
Presented by Island PCS!

August 20, 1:00 p.m., DANCE WITH THE WIND
The feature film debut of WINTER SONATA's Park Sol-Mi!
 Enter the seedy, glittering world of ballroom dancing...presented by the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Honolulu.

August 20, 4 p.m., MY BROTHER
TAEGUKGI's Won Bin and Shin Ha-Kyun return to the screen in a bittersweet tale of brotherhood! Presented by Beauty Touch.

August 20, 7:30 p.m., R-POINT
Korean Marines in Vietnam fight to save their souls in the smash horror hit! Presented by Toys N' Joys.

August 21, 1:00 p.m., SOMEONE SPECIAL
The most original romantic comedy from Korea in years! Presented by Choi's Garden.

August 21, 4:00 p.m., THE TWINS
Jung Jun-ho plays dual roles in a hilarious tale of mistaken identities and triumphant underdogs!  Presented by the Center for Korean Studies at the University of Hawaii.

August 21, 7:30 p.m., INNOCENT STEPS
Ingenue starlet Moon Geun-Yeung returns to the screen in a romantic fable! Presented by Vow Interiors, Inc.

All films will screen at the Doris Duke Theatre at the Honolulu Academy of Arts, August 19 to August 21. Tickets are $9 general public, $8 military, seniors, students and just $7 for members of the HIFF Ohana.

ADVANCE TICKET SALES (phone and web only) start August 12...call 550-8457 or order on-line at the HIFF website. WALK-UP TICKET SALES run August 19 to August 21, 60 minutes before the first show at the Doris Duke Theatre. No tickets will be sold at the Doris Duke until August 19.


and at the Doris Duke Theatre...

A Special Presentation of HIFF and the Honolulu Academy of Arts!
The Hawaii Premiere of 3-IRON (Bin jip)

95 min. | 35mm | Korean w/E.S.

The latest film from Kim Ki-Duk, the director of SPRING, SUMMER, AUTUMN, WINTER...AND SPRING; winner of the Best Director Award at Venice and an official selection of the Toronto, Telluride and Sundance Film Festivals.

Screening daily from August 11 to August 18
Call the Doris Duke Theatre directly at 532 8768 for showtimes and ticket information.


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