2008 (28th) Hawaii International Film Festival

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)