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MEDIA RELEASE Professional filmmakers know great movies start with great stories, and to get from idea to big screen requires great skill in the art of “pitching.” This year, Big Island Film Festival is proud to present a new workshop “Inside Pitch” by Larger Than Life Productions’ Naketha Mattocks in addition to popular Ron Osborn’s […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The final deadline to submit films for the 6th annual Big Island Film Festival (BIFF 2011) at Mauna Lani Resort is Tuesday, Feb. 1. One of MovieMaker Magazine’s “25 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee,” and “25 Coolest Film Festivals,” BIFF 2011 is May 11-15, on location at The Fairmont Orchid, Hawaii and […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaiian music, moonlight and movies make Mauna Lani Resort a must for filmmakers, fans and friends in May, when the Big Island Film Festival returns for its sixth year. One of MovieMaker Magazine’s “25 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee,” and “25 Coolest Film Festivals.” BIFF 2011 is now accepting entries for the […]

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MEDIA RELEASE At the recent convention of the International Festivals & Events Association (IFEA), September 15-17, 2010 in St. Louis, Missouri, Leo Sears received professional designation as a Certified Festival and Event Executive (CFEE). Initiated by the IFEA in 1983, and sponsored by K & K Insurance, the certification program recognizes professionals in the festivals […]

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66 films screened; Homegrown film ‘Aloha Daze’ voted audience favorite

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Written and directed by Misa Tupou, One Night symbolically explores the new growth of Chinatown Honolulu through homelessness. The judging panel commented that One Night was “compelling throughout, [it] gave a great sense of Chinatown; [it] put [a] human face on homelessness”. Winning the Showdown event enabled One Night to screen at the 2009 Hawai’i […]

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Hollywood screenwriter Ron Osborn shares his special system and insider tips for transforming a big idea to the big screen at the Big Island Film Festival’s workshop “Idea to Screenplay: A Step by Step Process for Turning Your Idea into a Screenplay.” Class takes place Saturday, May 15 at Mauna Lani Bay Hotel and Bungalows […]

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66 independent narrative films have been selected for the 2010 Big Island Film Festival, happening May 12-16 at Mauna Lani Resort on the Big Island of Hawaii. Entries from 10 foreign countries join 56 American films including 11 shot in Hawaii locations, for a full slate of thrillers, dramas, comedies, family and animated films—altogether 12 […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Tom Berenger likes playing bad guys, in a good way. His stony stare and macho handsomeness have taken him across the movie universe, from the war-torn wilds of Viet Nam to the wild west of American cowboys and the green diamond of the Cleveland Indians. In May, he’ll visit the Island of Hawaii, […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The final deadline to submit films to the Big Island “Talk Story” Film Festival (BIFF) is Feb. 1, 2010. Acclaimed as one of the Top 25 Coolest Film Festivals by MovieMaker Magazine, the 5th annual BIFF is a good venue for filmmakers to introduce their independent narrative short or feature length movies in […]

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Movie magic under Hawaii stars helps make the Big Island Film Festival one of MovieMaker Magazine’s 2009 Top 25 “Coolest Film Festivals,” and independent filmmakers are encouraged to experience the excitement. The Big Island Film Festival is now accepting films for its 4th annual event May 12-16, 2010.

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MEDIA RELEASE FREE FILM FEST FLICKS SHOW UNDER THE STARS AT THE SHOPS AT MAUNA LANI Big Island Film Festival 2009 Summer Series presents handpicked short and feature films Kohala Coast, Hawai‘i – The Big Island Film Festival will show a handpicked collection of independent film under the stars on Friday, June 19 and Friday, […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Big Island Talk Story Film Festival (BIFF), now in its fourth year, is a four-day feast for film-lovers, serving up 50-plus new films, “Screenplay in a Day” writing class, celebrity receptions and awards parties May 14-17 at Waikoloa Beach Resort.   The festival concludes Sunday, May 17 at Waikoloa Bowl at Queens’ […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Local writers learn how to take their best shot at the big screen WAIKOLOA, HAWAI’I—If you’ve got a million-dollar idea for the next blockbuster, bring it to the 2009 Big Island Film Festival’s “Screenplay in a Day” class, Saturday, May 16 at Waikoloa Beach Resort. Three top screenwriters, with credits from 20th Century […]

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