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" - Tsai Ming-Liang (Taiwan)

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