2009 (29th) Hawaii International Film Festival

Profile

• Film Festival: Hawaii International Film Festival
• Edition: 29th
• Period: October 15-25, 2009
• Location: Hawaii

Awards

• Video-on Demand Award: Ajumma, Are You Krazy? (directed by Brent Anbe)
• Mahalo Nui Loa Award: Jack Bender & Jean Higgins, LOST
• Vision in Film Award: Damon Lindelof & Carlton Cuse, LOST
• NETPAC Award: "Castaway on the Moon" - Hae-jun Lee
• Maverick Award: Maggie Q - "The Warrior And The Wolf"
• PUMA Emerging Filmmaker Award: Children of Invention (directed by Tze Chun)
• Halekulani Award for Best Documentary Film: "Petition" - Zhao Liang
• Halekulani Award for Best Narrative Film: "Empire of Silver" - Christina Yao

East Asian Films @ 29th HIFF

After Dark

• "Air Doll" - Hirokazu Koreeda (Japan)
• "Merantau Warrior" - Gareth Evans (Indonesia)
• "Love Exposure" - Sion Sono (Japan)
• "Ong-bak 2" - Tony Jaa (Thailand)
• "Symbol" - Hitoshi Matsumoto (Japan)
• "Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl" - various (Japan)

American Immigrant Filmmakers on Profile

• "A Village Called Versailles" - S. Leo Chiang (US)

American Indies

• "The Harimaya Bridge" - Aaron Woolfolk (US/Japan)

Asian Showcase

• "Best in Time" - Youngyooth Thongkonthun (Thailand)
• "Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance" - Masayuki, Kazuya Tsurumaki (Japan)
• "The Legend Is Alive" - Luu Huynh (Vietnam)
• "A Place of One's Own" - Yi-an Lou (Taiwan)
• "First Squad: The Moment of Truth" - Yoshiharu Ashino (Russia/Japan)
• "The Rainbow Troops" - Riri Riza (Indonesia)
• "Talentime" - Yasmin Ahmad (Malaysia)

Documentary Feature Competition

• "Petition" - Zhao Liang (China)

Emerging Filmmakers Award

• "Bare Essence of Life" - Satoko Yokohama (Japan)
• "Sell Out!" - Yeo Joon Han (Malyasia)
• "Yang Yang" - Yu-Chieh Cheng (Taiwan)

Family Fest

• "Mai Mai Miracle" - Sunao Katabuchi (Japan)

Gala Presentation

• "Scandal Makers" - Hyeong-cheol Kang (South Korea)
• "Sideways" - Cellin Gluck (Japan)

Hong Kong Cinema

• "The Beast Stalker" - Dante Lam (Hong Kong)
• "Ip Man" - Wilson Yip (Hong Kong)
• "Overheard" - Felix Chong, Siu Fai Mak (Hong Kong)
• "Red Cliff" - John Woo (China)

Narrative Feature Competition

• "24K" - Ana Agabin (Philippines)
• "Empire of Silver" - Christina Yao (Taiwan/China)
• "John Rabe" - Florian Gallenberger (Germany/France/China)

Reel Life

• "Home from Home" - Sung Hyung Cho (Germany/Korea)
• "Old Partner" - Chung-ryeol Lee (South Korea)

New Chinese Cinema

• "Invisible Killer" - Wang Jing (China)
• "Quick, Quick, Slow" - Ye Kai (China)
• "Red River" - Jiarui Zhang (China)
• "The Warrior And The Wolf" - Zhuangzhuang Tian (China)
• "Wheat" - Ping He (China)

Spotlight on Korea

• "A Frozen Flower" - Ha Yu (South Korea)
• "Antique" - Kyu-dong Min (South Korea)
• "A Million" - Min-Ho Jo (South Korea)
• "Castaway on the Moon" - Hae-jun Lee (South Korea)
• "Mother" - Joon-ho Bong (South Korea)
• "Running Turtle" - Yeon-woo Lee (South Korea)

Spotlight on Japan

• "108" - Yoshitaka Mori (Japan)
• "20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End" - Yukihiko Tsutsumi (Japan)
• "20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope" - Yukihiko Tsutsumi (Japan)
• "20th Century Boys 3: Redemption" - Yukihiko Tsutsumi (Japan)
• "April Bride" - Ryuichi Hiroki (Japan)
• "Battle League Horumo" - Katsuhide Motoki (Japan)
• "Dance Subaru" - Chi-ngai Lee (Japan)
• "Flavor of Happiness" - Mitsuhiro Mihara (Japan)
• "Gokusen: The Movie" - Toya Sato (Japan)
• "Honokaa Boy" - Atsushi Sanada (Japan)
• "Noriben - The Recipe for Fortune" - Akira Ogata (Japan)
• "Snow Prince" - Joji Matsuoka (Japan)

Spotlight on Philippines

• "BFF: Best Friends Forever" - Wenn V. Deramas (Philippines)
• "Grandpa is Dead" - Soxy Topacio (Philippines)
• "If I Knew What You Said" - Mike Sandejas (Philippines)

Spotlight on Okinawa

• "A Midsummer Night's Dream" - Yuji Nakae (Japan)
• "Cobalt Blue" - Yosuke Nakagawa (Japan)
• "Tears for You" - Nobuhiro Doi (Japan)

World Cinema

• "Face" - Ming-liang Tsai (Taiwan)