Films and Screenplay Competition Winners

The Honolulu International Film Festival is very proud to announce the winners of last year's film festival and screenplay competition:

       
        Grand Jury Prize  -  Little Chenier





        Special Jury Prize - Chasing the Lotus





        Best Short  -  Caught In The Crossfire





        Best Documentary  -  Heart of a Soul Surfer





        Best Director  -  Andrew Kazamia for Trust Me





        Best Actor - Tengai Shibuya / LA, Wedding Eve





        Best Actress  -  Tamara Braun in Little Chenier





        Best Screenplay  -  Big Story In A Small City





        Best Student Film  -  Pilgrimage





        Best Animation  -  Scaling Up





        Best Foreign Film  -  The Projectionist





        Best Experimental  -  Kreating Karloff





        Best Children's Film  -  The Little Gorilla





        Best of Hawaii  -  Sharks: Stewards of the Reefs




                                             Best Music Video  -  Heart, American Red Cross


        Best TV Pilot  -  15 Minutes: Of Mice and Mops
Screenplay Competition Winners

1st Place  -  "Firebrand" by Simon Nagel

2nd Place  -  "Rosaria" by David Waingarten, story by Ira Flowers

3rd Place  -  "Hit Parade" by Robert DeFranco