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MEDIA RELEASE In a good way, celebrity guests at Big Island Film Festival may stir up scandal and create tremors over Memorial Day Weekend at the Fairmont Orchid Hawaii. Acclaimed actress and singer Bellamy Young currently stars as “First Lady Mellie Grant” on ABC/Shonda Rhimes’ Peabody Award-winning series, “Scandal,” which Rolling Stone Magazine described as […]

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‘Bullitt and the Curse of the Blood Ring’ world premiere May 25 at The Fairmont Orchid

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MEDIA RELEASE Big Island Film Festival is accepting film entry submissions through Feb. 1, 2014. Acclaimed as one of MovieMaker Magazine’s “Coolest Film Festivals,” the popular event series for filmmakers and film lovers takes place May 22-26, 2014 at The Fairmont Orchid Hawaii. Specializing in narrative filmmaking, the “talk story film festival” includes multi-location screenings, […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Now in its 8th year, the Big Island Film Festival has announced 54 Official Selections for 2013, to be screened May 23-27 at The Fairmont Orchid and The Shops at Mauna Lani. The “talk story” film festival is a celebration of narrative films and filmmaking, with free family films, nightly double features for […]

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Roya Sabri finds aloha inspiration at Big Island Film Festival

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Audience Choice short film honors for ‘Hi Honey’ – a film by Big Isle residents Kelly Winsa and Peter Henderson

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MEDIA RELEASE Big Island Film Festival invites fans and friends to come and meet celebrity guests during BIFF 2012, May 24-28 at The Fairmont Orchid, Hawaii and The Shops at Mauna Lani. The 7th annual Festival honorees are Eloise Mumford (“The River”) and David James Elliott (“JAG”) who will appear in person at a special […]

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Festival to showcase 57 films from around the world,; nine from Hawaii, including four from the Big Island

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February 1, 2012 is the final deadline to submit films for the 7th annual Big Island Film Festival (BIFF) at Mauna Lani Resort. Just acclaimed as one of MovieMaker Magazine’s “Cool Fests 2011: Counting Down 20 Can’t-Miss Festivals,” BIFF 2012 takes place May 24-28, on location at The Fairmont Orchid, Hawai‘i and The Shops at […]

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MEDIA RELEASE One of MovieMaker Magazine’s “25 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee” and “25 Coolest Film Festivals”, Big Island Film Festival (BIFF) 2012 is now accepting entries for the May 24-28 events at The Fairmont Orchid, Hawaii and The Shops at Mauna Lani. A celebration of narrative filmmaking, BIFF 2012 includes screenings, social events […]

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Celebrity actresses Sarah Wayne Callies (“The Walking Dead”) and Hilo’s own Kristina Anapau (“Black Swan”) were present to receive special “No Ka Oi” awards from Big Island Film Festival Executive Director Leo Sears.

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Hilo brothers Chad and Denton Kukahiko unveil short film ‘carefully descending’ at hometown festival

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii stars come out to play at the 6th Annual Big Island Film Festival, including celebrity honorees Sarah Wayne Callies (The Walking Dead), and Kristina Anapau (Black Swan). These women will help celebrate independent narrative filmmaking at the May 11-15 event at The Fairmont Orchid Hawaii and The Shops at Mauna Lani. Sarah […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Limited space is still available, but the registration deadline for Big Island Film Festival’s two professional filmmaking workshops is May 6. “Inside Pitch: How to pitch effectively in an evolving marketplace,” by producer Naketha Mattocks precedes Ron Osborn’s screenwriting workshop “It’s Alive: Breathing Life into Your Characters,” for a full day of education […]

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