2009 (29th) Hawaii International Film Festival
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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)


