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Honolulu Film Awards
LocationHonolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
CountryUnited States
Websitehonolulufilmawards.com

The Honolulu Film Awards (HFA) are international film awards granted to independent films in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, United States.[1] In 2011, James Cunningham was named Best Director for his work on Das Tub.[2] This win was one of more than thirty international awards won by students of Media Design School in 2011 alone,[3] and two of the school's short films have won double accolades at the Honolulu Film Awards.[4] Anjan Das' Banshiwala won the Feature Film Gold Kahuna award in 2011.[5] The Hunatics, a film set on Maui, won a Gold Kahuna award in 2011 as well,[6] as did Rideshare, the first feature film to be recorded entirely on iPhones.[7] Strong Bodies Fight, a documentary film about the Bengal Bouts, also won a Honolulu Film Award in 2011.[8] Antonio Padovan's Perry St won the Gold Kahuna award one year.[9] In 2012, eight documentary films were given Aloha Accolade awards.[10]

Winners

2012[11]

  • Grand Jury Award: Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy (Director: Rob Heydon)
  • Special Jury Award: Menschenliebe (Director: Alexander Tuschinski)
  • Special Jury Award: Viti (Fiji) (Director: Dustin Bancroft)
  • Special Jury Award: Strings (Director: Mark Dennis & Ben Foster)
  • Jury Price: Strings (Director: Mark Dennis & Ben Foster)
  • Jury Price: Volunteer (Director: Mariah Wilson)
  • Jury Price: Marathon Boy (Director: Gemma Atwal)
  • Jury Price: 40 West (Director: Dana Packard)
  • Best Feature Film: A Little Bit Zombie (Director: Casey Walker)
  • Best of Hawaii: Go for Broke! Memories of Hawai'ian Japanese'Niseis (Director: Hiroyuki Matsumoto)
  • Best Animation: 8 Second Dance (Director: Trey Moya / Howard Cook)
  • Best Biographiy: Randy Parsons: American Luthier (Director: David Aldrich)
  • Best Comedy: Hi Honey (Director: Peter A. M. Henderson)
  • Best Coming of Age: The Green Rush (Director: Jason Edwards)
  • Best Crime: Dot Got Shot (Director: Carlos Ramos Jr. / Honey Lauren)
  • Best Director: Wendy Elkin (Painting Bolinas)
  • Best Documentary Feature: Italy: Love It or Leave It (Director: Gustav Hofer / Luca Ragazzi)
  • Best Documentary Short: Birds of the Rainforest (Director: Jim Denny)
  • Best Educational Film: Though I'm Not Perfect (Director: Stacey Sargeant)
  • Best Environmental Film: Carbon for Water (Director: Evan Abramson / Carmen Elsa / Lopez Abramson)
  • Best Family Film: Giant Monsters Attack Hawaii! (Director: Dane Neves)
  • Best Foreign Film: Tokyo Playboy Club (Director: Yosuke Okuda)
  • Best Historical Film: 7 Years Underground: A 60's Tale (Director: Jason M. Solomon)
  • Best Independent Short: Slip Cue (Director: Robin Kupferman)
  • Best Music Video: Oh Luv (Director: MAGZ Magda Sztompka)
  • Best Sci-Fi: The Kook (Director: Nat Livingston / Johnson Gregory Mitnick)
  • Best Screenplay: Nefarious: Merchant of Souls (Director: Benjamin Nolot)
  • Best Short Film: Best Man (Director: Edward Figueroa)
  • Best Television Pilot: Actors Anonymous (Director: Bryan Stratte)
  • Best Thriller: Fractured Minds (Director: Frank Battiston)
  • Best Action Sports: Still By Numbers (Director: Bec Kingma)
  • Best Drama: Masque (Director: Robert Hatch)
  • Best Mockumentary: Roomies (Director: Christabel Savalas)
  • Best Student Film: After School (Director: John Wakayama Carey)

References

  1. ^ "Short Film "Look" by Nashville Director Ryan Pickett Wins Silver Lei Award at 2012 Honolulu Film Awards". Government of Tennessee. March 28, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  2. ^ "NZ short film wins Oscar-qualifying category at Aspen". National Business Review. April 12, 2011. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  3. ^ "Four NZ Short Films Take on the World's Best in Bondi". Scoop. December 16, 2011. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  4. ^ "Double Win At Honolulu Film Awards". Voxy. April 5, 2011. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  5. ^ Sreemita Bhattacharya (April 2, 2011). "'Banshiwala' bagged Gold Kahuna award". The Times of India. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  6. ^ "Roseville Woman Nominated for Global Ebook Award". Rocklin & Roseville Today. February 4, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  7. ^ "'Rideshare' first feature film shot entirely on the iPhone". Film News. February 21, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  8. ^ Michael Zuidema (June 14, 2011). "Catholic Central graduate makes documentary about Notre Dame boxers' trip to Bangladesh". The Grand Rapids Press. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  9. ^ Taylor Van Arsdale (September 5, 2011). "Bringing a new form of dynamics to the Everyman story". WestsideToday.com. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  10. ^ Broderick Fox. "The Skin I'm In Wins Aloha Accolade Award". The Skin I'm In. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  11. ^ "Honolulu Film Awards official website: 2012 winners". Honolulu Film Awards. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
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