HIFF.ORG AWARDS AND JURY DR. LAWRENCE KW TSEU
HALEKULANI GOLDEN ORCHID AWARD Presented by Halekulani The Golden Orchid is bestowed upon the narrative and documentary films that best express artistic and technical excellence and promote cross-cultural understanding. And like the rare endemic orchids of our native Hawaii, these awards recognize singular achievements amid collective beauty. Each nominated film furthers the Hawaii International Film Festival mandate to entertain, enlighten and empower. Our international jury will select the films that articulate this manifesto consistent with the cross-pollination of words, ideas and images that comprise the kinetic and visceral power of film.
Halekulani Golden Orchid Jury Narrative:
Qiankuan Li, Director Patrick Frater, Film Business Asia Donne Dawson
Documentary: Konrad Ng, PhD. (UH Manoa) Jason Sanders, Filmmaker Magazine
Dan Cooke, Hawaii News Now
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
Presented by Hawaii News Now Vote for your favorite feature film, documentary or short film playing at HIFF. Ballots will be distributed for the first screening in every eligible film during the film festival. No pens, pencils or i.d. required. Tear along the edge of the ballot from 1 (terrible) to 5 (excellent) and drop it in the ballot boxes as you exit the
theater. Special thanks to Oshima Company CPA, LLC for tallying ballots.
NETPAC AWARD Founded in 1990 by Cinemaya and UNESCO, the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC) is an international not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting Asian film throughout the world. The prestigious NETPAC award is given at select international film festivals to promote Asian cinema by spotlighting exceptional works and discovering new talent.
The NETPAC award is presented annually at international film festivals in Berlin, Cannes, Venice, Rotterdam, Pusan, Singapore, Taiwan, Yamagata, Amiens and Hawaii. HIFF is the only film festival in North America given permission to present the NETPAC award.
VISION IN FILM AWARD Presented by City & County of Honolulu The Vision in Film Award, which seeks to recognize industry players with broad insight into film: artistically, commercially and charitably. Previous honorees have included The American Film Institute, the Kawakita Memorial Film Institute, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, directors Ang Lee and Zhang Yimou. This year’s recipients are Roger and Chaz Ebert.
MAVERICK AWARD Presented by Dr. Lawrence KW Tseu The Maverick Award is given in honor of a cinema artist who defies
the rules, forging a unique film career, transcending labels and thresholds to vacillate between Hollywood and global cinema. This year’s recipient is Nancy Kwan.
AWARD FOR CAREER ACHIEVEMENT
HIFF is honored to present a career achievement to an individual, whom has made invaluable contributions to the art and commerce of global cinema. This is signified by the “honu” or Hawaiian sea turtle, the sacred and resilient sea creature that is revered in Hawaiian culture. This year’s recipient goes to Chinese film director Qiankuan Li.
LOCAL SHORT FILM AWARD
Presented by
GoEggit.com The Local Short Film Award is now online! Support Hawaii film-making by voting for their Hawaii-made short film using EggUp’s innovative technology. Starting October 1st
THE TIFFANY & CO. AWARDS
Over the past two centuries, Tiffany & Co. has built an international reputation as the ultimate source of gifts for life’s most cherished occasions. Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF) is proud to have Tiffany & Co.’s beautiful crystal pieces as the official awards.
AWARDS SHOW Tuesday, October 19 4:30 PM Regal Dole Cannery Stadium 18 Theaters FREE, open to the public
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visit
hiff.org, download the “Egg,” view, and vote for your favorite short film. The film that garners the most votes will be announced at HIFF’s Awards Ceremony. Go to www.hiff. org/localfilmaward to watch the films and vote.
THIS YEAR’S NOMINATED FILMS AND FILMMAKERS ARE:
CRYSTAL Dir: Brett Wagner
THE GREEN TIE AFFAIR Dir: Dane Neves
MALAGA
Dir: Robert Poleki NOT I
Dir: Misa Topou POI DOGS
Dir: Joel Moffett
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