2008 (28th) Hawaii International Film Festival
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Profile
- Film Festival: Hawaii International Film Festival
- Edition: 28th
- Period: October 9th-19th, 2008
- Location: Hawaii
Awards
- Halekulani Golden Orchid Award - "Cape No. 7" - Te-Sheng Wei (Taiwan)
- Halekulani Golden Orchid Award for Documentary - Noho Hewa The Wrongful Occupation of Hawaii - Anne Keala Kelly
- Maverick Award: Ji-woon Kim
- Achievement In Acting Woo-sung Jung
- NETPAC Award Brutus - The Adventure - Tara Illenberger (Philippines)
- NETPAC Honorable Mention The Little Heart - Thanh Van Nguyen (Vietnam)
- Video-on-Demand Viewers Choice Award - The Hollow - Dana Ledoux (USA)
- Best Short Film Coffee And Allah - Sima Urale (New Zealand)
- Honorable Mention for Short Film Texas Girl - Hyung Hyup Kim (USA)
East Asian Feature Films @ 28th HIFF
China
- "24 City" - Jia Zhangke (China)
- "Cherries" - Zhang Jiabei (China)
- "Follow Your Heart" - various (China)
- "Good Cats" - Liang Ying (China)
- "Listen to Me" - various (China)
- "Prince of the Himalayas" - Sherwood Hu (China)
- "Sailfish" - Yimeng Jin (2008)
- "Shi Qi" - Joe Chow (China)
- "Urtin Duu" - Chaolu Hasi (China)
Hong Kong
- "Rule Number One" - Kelvin Tong (Hong Kong/Singapore)
- "Sparrow" - Johnnie To (Hong Kong)
Indonesia
- "Chants of Lotus" - various (Indonesia)
- "Kantata Takwa" - various (Indonesia)
- "The Photograph" - Nan Triveni Achnas (Indonesia)
Japan
- "Boys Over Flowers: Final" - Yasuharu Ishii (Japan)
- "Cafe Isobe" - Keisuke Yoshida (Japan)
- "Children of the Dark" - Junji Sakamoto (Japan)
- "Cyborg She" - Jae-young Kwak (Japan)
- "Departures" - Yojiro Takita (Japan)
- "Kabei: Our Mother" - Yoji Yamada (Japan)
- "Kung Fu Kun" - Issei Oda (Japan)
- "Metal Samurai" - Ryosuke Kanesaki (Japan)
- "My Darling of the Mountains" - Katsuhito Ishii (Japan)
- "Sorasoi" - Katsuhito Ishii/Yuuuka Ooosumi (Japan)
- "Tora San Our Lovable Tramp" - Yoji Yamada (Japan)
- "Tora-san 15: Tora-san's Rise and Fall" - Yoji Yamada (Japan)
- "Tora-san 32: Tora-san Goes Religious?" - Yoji Yamada (Japan)
- "Tokyo!" - various (Japan/France)
- "Tokyo Gore Police" - Yoshihiro Nishimura (Japan)
Philippines
- "The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela" - Olaf de Fleur Johannesson (Philippines/Iceland/Thailand/France)
- "Brutus, ang paglalakbay" - Tara Illenberger (Philippines)
- "Santa Mesa" - Ron Morales (Philippines)
- "Voices" - Ellen Ongkeko-Marfil (Philippines)
Singapore
- "Dance of the Dragon" - various (Singapore)
- "Gone Shopping" - Li Lin Wee (Singapore)
South Korea
- "The Chaser" - Hong-jin Na (South Korea)
- "Crossing" - Tae-gyun Kim (South Korea)
- "Dachimawa Lee" - Seung-wan Ryoo (South Korea)
- "The Divine Weapon" - Yu-jin Kim (South Korea)
- "The Good, The Bad, The Weird" - Ji-woon Kim (South Korea)
- "Sunny" - Jun-ik Lee (South Korea)
Taiwan
- "Cape No. 7" - Te-Sheng Wei (Taiwan)
- "Orz Boyz" - Ya-che Yang (Taiwan)
- "Winds of September" - Tom Lin (Taiwan)
Thailand
- "Chocolate" - Prachya Pinkaew (Thailand)
- "The Truth Be Told: The Cases Against Supinya Klangnarong" - Pimpaka Towira (Thailand)
Vietnam
- "The Little Heart" - Thanh Van Nguyen (Vietnam)


