Welcome to the 31st Hawaii International Film Festival presented by Halekulani! If you haven’t attended HIFF before, this guide below will help you navigate through our festival. We hope you enjoy watching independent and international films at the largest film festival in Hawaii. Getting tickets is easy!
The University of Hawaii at Manoa Academy for Creative Media’s SMART Exchange is a unique program of U.S. - China student films, filmmakers, film festivals and film co-productions - shot on location in Hawaii and Shanghai, China. The program was developed as part of the long-time partnership between the Hawaii International Film Festival and Shanghai International Film Festival, and is supported by both festivals.
In June 2010, students from the UH Academy for Creative Media (ACM) attended the Shanghai International Film Festival and collaborated with students from Shanghai University's School of Film and TV Arts & Technology. The result were three short films, which played at HIFF last October as "A Summer, A Boy and A Cab". This collection also won the Best Student Film award at the EuroCinema Hawai'i Gala. In addition, students from Shanghai attend the Hawaii International Film Festival in October, show some of their short films at the festival, and collaborate with ACM students on more film projects. If you missed seeing these shorts at HIFF, you can now watch them below, courtesy of ACM.
We also wanted to highlight a short documentary about the ACM students trip to China, directed by George Chun Han Wang. This shows "behind the scenes" footage from the production of "A Summer, A Boy and A Cab".
HIFF will present the best videos submitted by primary and secondary students throughout Hawaii and the world. It will be a great opportunity for students to view top-notch videos produced by their peers. Everyone is welcome! Students whose videos are selected for the Student Showcase will be invited to introduce their work and to participate in post-screening Q&A sessions with audience members. (Students will be responsible for their own travel.)
We now have free DVD copies of the LVHIFF 2007 Student Seminar available for interested educators. If you would like a copy, please e-mail Minette Ferrer ([email protected]) and provide your name and a mailing address. You can also stop by our office during normal business hours to pick up a copy. If you do that, please e-mail us first so we can have a copy ready for you to pick up.
The Louis Vuitton Hawaii International Film Festival (LVHIFF) will provide students with opportunities to meet talented media professionals and to view highly acclaimed films during October 10 and October 13-17, 2008. These programs will be free of charge for primary and secondary students at public and private schools. Teachers may register their class(es) for as many activities as will fit into their schedules. Reservations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
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