Updated at 3:09 p.m., Thursday, October 25, 2007
HIFF announces 2007 award winners
Advertiser Staff
The 27th Annual Louis Vuitton Hawaii International Film Festival, the premier international film event in the Pacific, presented its 2007 awards today during a ceremony at the Royal Hawaiian.
Awards and recipients are as follows:
The Halekulani Golden Orchid Award for Narrative Feature was awarded to "The Home Song Stories," directed by Tony Ayres. Joan Chen, who starred in the film, also received HIFF's Achievement in Acting award earlier in the week, before the screening of the film at The Hawaii Theater.
The Halekulani Golden Orchid Award for Documentary Feature was presented to "Beautiful Son," directed by Don and Julianne King, with honorable mention to "Kalaupapa Heaven," directed by Paul Cox. Both Narrative Feature and Documentary Feature winners were chosen for best expressing artistic and technical excellence and for promoting cross-cultural understanding.
The NetPac Award Went to "Owl and the Sparrow," directed by Stephane Gauger, who was a participant in HIFF's American Immigrant Filmmakers on Profile program. The prestigious NetPac Award is given at select international film festivals to promote Asian cinema by spotlighting exceptional works and discovering new talent.
The Film in Hawaii Award was presented by the State of Hawaii to the Hawaii International Film Association for its significant contribution to promoting the local film industry.
The City and County of Honolulu Vision in Film Award was presented to the Hawaii State Legislature by Mufi Hannemann, mayor of the City and County of Honolulu, to honor its long-term support of the film industry in Hawai'i.
The Cause and F(x) Dream Digital Award went to the Pacific Islander short film, "Brother," directed by Miki Magasiva, for its excellence in Pacific cinema.
The Honolulu Magazine Award for Best Short Film went to "Pretend," directed by Debbie Fomorso, for its excellence in short film cinema. Honorable mention for animation went to "I Met the Walrus," directed by Josh Raskin.
The VOD Viewer's Choice Award, sponsored by Oceanic Time Warner Cable, went to "The Monkeyboy Fever," directed by Dane Neves, a University of Hawai'i-Manoa Academy for Creative Media student. More than 7,000 Oceanic Time Warner Cable digital subscribers voted after viewing it and other Hawai'i short films featured on Oceanic Time Warner Cable.
The Pacific Panorama Award, sponsored by Pacific Islanders In Communications, was given to "Lahaina: Waves of Change," directed by Eddie Kamae, for telling this epic story of change in an intimate and highly personal style.
HIFF honored South Korean director Kyung-Taek Kwak with the organization's first-ever Achievement In Directing Award earlier this week before the screening of his film, "A Love," at The Hawaii Theater. Earlier this week, South Korean actor Lee Jun-ki was presented with HIFF's first-ever Rising Star Award before the screening of his film, "May 18," at The Hawaii Theater. Fans of both Kyung-Taek Kwak and Lee Jun-ki attended the events from around the world, including fans from Japan, Singapore, South Korea, and the U.S. Mainland.
At the end of the festival this year, the Audience Choice Award will be given to the film that audience members voted as their favorite film. Ballots are being distributed for the first screening in Honolulu of every eligible film during the festival.
HIFF film jurors this year represented various careers and talent within the film industry.
Jurors for the narrative competition were: producer and writer Timothy Bui ("Three Seasons," "Green Dragon," "Owl and the Sparrow" and "Powder Blue," starring Forrest Whitaker and Jessica Biel); Hollywood correspondent Philip Berk; and producer Janet Yang ("Joy Luck Club," "Heaven and Earth," "Year of the Fish" and "Dark Matter."
Jurors for the documentary competition were: "Lost" actor Daniel Dae Kim; Ted Kim, executive vice president and head of CJ Entertainment America; and Hawai'i-born artist and filmmaker Edgy Lee ("Waikiki — In the Wake of Dreams").
Jurors in the shorts competition were: Gina Caruso, curator in Film and Media Arts at the Honolulu Academy of Arts; co-founder of the Hawaii Cultural Foundation, Janu Cassidy; and KITV anchor and 10-time Emmy Award winner, Pamela Young.
Other guests included the Honorable Linda Lingle, governor of Hawai'i; actor Daniel Wu, actor Ju Jin-Mo, director Paul Cox, director Alison Eastwood and others.
On the Web: http://hiff.org
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