2013 ANNUAL REPORT HAWAII INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTED BY HALEKULANI
DEDICATED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE AMONG THE PEOPLES OF ASIA, THE PACIFIC, AND NORTH AMERICA THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF FILM.
33RD ANNIVERSARY OAHU
April 5 –11 & October 10–20
BIG ISLAND
SPRING & FALL FESTIVALS
October 23–29
KAUAI
October 24–27
87.13 %
93 %
60 %
ATTENDEES RATED HIFF 2013 GOOD OR EXCELLENT
ATTENDEES SAID THEY WERE LIKELY TO ATTEND IN THE FUTURE
ATTENDEES WHO HAVE ATTENDED FOR 4 OR MORE YEARS
61,854
TOTAL ATTENDANCE
112 67 34
247 CHINA NIGHT 2013 CULTURAL AMBASSADOR AWARD: HU BING (CENTER) HONORARY CHAIRWOMAN: YUE-SAI KAN (RIGHT)
FEATURES SHORTS DOCUMENTARIES
TOTAL FILMS
328 7
335
PUBLIC PRIVATE
TOTAL SCREENINGS
37
COUNTRIES REPRESENTED
267
DELEGATES
PREMIERES
FILM PROGRAMS
22
FILM SECTIONS
Careful What You Pack
Centerpiece Presentation
Love in Small Corners
Closing Night Film
Mind the Gap
Creative Lab: Sound x Vision
Nothing’s Impossible
Documentaries
ACM & Shanghai University Night
EuroCinema Hawaii
Film Raro
Film For Thought
Pacific Showcase Shorts
HIFF at Cinema Hawaii
Student Showcase
Made in Hawaii New American Filmmakers Opening Night Films
7
11
35
134
WORLD
INTERNATIONAL
N. AMERICAN
UNITED STATES
HAWAII
Pacific Showcase The Pacific ‘Other’: A Retrospective Planet Anime Southeast Asian Showcase Spotlight on China
35
Spotlight on India FILMS SCREENED AT HIFF WERE MADE IN HAWAII ( 75% SINCE LAST YEAR)
83%
Spotlight on Japan Spotlight on Korea
4,132
Spotlight on the Philippines PEOPLE ATTENDED MADE IN HAWAII FILMS SCREENINGS
OF ATTENDEES HAVE ANSWERED THEIR PRIMARY REASON FOR ATTENDING HIFF IS TO WATCH “FOREIGN” OR “NON-MAINSTREAM” FILMS
SHORTS PROGRAMS
American Indies
HIFF Extreme
16
8
Spotlight on Taiwan
AWARDS
AUDIENCE
HALEKULANI GOLDEN ORCHID AWARD FOR BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE
HAWAII NEWS NOW AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
“BLUE RUIN” Director: Jeremy Saulnier
“DOCUMENTED”
“INTRUDERS” Director: Young-seok Noh
HALEKULANI GOLDEN ORCHID AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Director: Jose Antonio Vargas, Ann Lupo
GENDER
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
MALE
HAWAII NEWS NOW AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM
35%
“DRESS” Director: Henry Ian Cusick
“REMOTE AREA MEDICAL” Director: Jeff Reichert, Farihah Zaman
65%
NETPAC AWARD
“THE HAUMANA” Director: Keo Woolford
16 & UNDER
$100,000 +
83%
HAVE ATTENDED COLLEGE
0.7% 23% 30%
36-55
43%
56-75 76+
PETER SHAINDLIN (RIGHT) C.O.O. OF HALEKULANI CORPORATION KEY PRESENTING SPONSOR OF HIFF
28%
AGE
17-35
YOUNG-SEOK NOH (LEFT)
$50,000 +
FEMALE
“MONSOON SHOOTOUT” Director: Amit Kumar
HAWAII NEWS NOW AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE
34%
4%
MEDIA REPORT
HIFF EDUCATION
> 750 MILLION
GUEST FILMMAKER PROGRAM
742,670
TOTAL MEDIA IMPRESSIONS
950
WEBSITE VIEWS
2,960,592
EMAILS SENT
14,127
MOBILE APP DOWNLOADS
433
TOTAL ATTENDANCE
• Visited 11 schools on Oahu and Kauai
15,417
TOTAL FOLLOWERS
• Professionals in the filmmaking industry volunteered to share their expertise with Hawaii’s youth through classroom visits
69
AVERAGE NUMBER OF RECIPIENTS REACHED
31
%
%
27% SINCE LAST YEAR
CULTURAL & VISUAL LITERACY PROGRAM • Free theater screenings for intermediate to high school students featuring highly acclaimed films that bear cultural and/or educational significance • Presented films ONE narrative feature and TWO documentaries (I LEARN AMERICA, KORAN BY HEART,
722
TOTAL ATTENDANCE
THE ROCKET)
• 12 schools in attendance
STUDENT SHOWCASE
9,390
TOTAL FOLLOWERS
51%
47%
19% SINCE LAST YEAR
• Free screening of the best videos produced by students in grades K-12 from Hawaii
Q&A DISCUSSIONS • Post-screening question and answer discussions with filmmakers • 65 discussions
PEOPLE REACHED DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2013
USA
95,947
Japan
5,208
Honolulu
22,301
New York
3,038
Los Angeles
5,602
Hilo
1,688
PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND SEMINARS • Panels, seminars and extended post-screening sessions with filmmakers and scholars
180
TOTAL ATTENDANCE
6,114
TOTAL ATTENDANCE
598
TOTAL ATTENDANCE
• 12 discussions
CREATIVE LAB AT HIFF
1,337
• 6 intensive programs • 11 free seminars/workshops
TOTAL ATTENDANCE
TOTAL ATTENDANCE
9,384
CREATIVE LAB AT HIFF CO-FOUNDED BY THE HAWAII INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AND THE STATE OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM (DBEDT): CREATIVE INDUSTRIES DIVISION. Creative Lab at HIFF’s mission is to generate quality, immersive programs in which local, national and international creative entrepreneurs in the fields of motion pictures, television, new media, music and technology can participate in order to accelerate their careers and projects in a collaborative, supportive environment, and coached by some of the best creative minds in the world. In so doing, creating a community of creative entrepreneurs whose projects become worthy of further investments by both state and private sources, and firmly placing the State of Hawaii as the creative nexus of the Pacific Rim.
SIX INTENSIVE PROGRAMS Broadband Accelerator A three-day immersive workshop for up to eight pre-qualified participants with one-on-one instruction and coaching by well-known industry professionals Writers Accelerator A four-day intensive program for writers in motion pictures, television and broadband (web series) Producers Accelerator A diverse and insightful program designed to share the challenges and opportunities of producing in today’s film industry Sound x Vision Co-presented by the Hawaii Academy of Recording Artists (HARA), 4th annual Sound x Vision featured a number of panel discussions with internationally renowned music composers who shared their compelling experiences and knowledge in the areas of film composition, marketing and performance rights New Media Camp A four-day intensive video workshop where six participants received hands-on guidance and expertise from successful YouTube partners, social media experts and Hollywood actors Business of Acting: The Inside Scoop on Casting A comprehensive workshop on the inner processes of casting diverse projects with industry casting directors, producers, directors and actors
ELEVEN FREE PUBLIC SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS Broadband Accelerator - A Conversation with Bing Chen Writers Accelerator - A Conversation with Bobby Moresco Sound x Vision - Royalties-How Do I Get Paid? Sound x Vision - Master Class with Richard Bellis Sound x Vision - Marketing & Promotion Part 1- Social Media Sound x Vision - Marketing & Promotion Part 2- Promotion Sound x Vision - Music In Film Producers Accelerator - Tales From the Set Producers Accelerator - FRUITVALE STATION Case Study Business of Acting - The Inside Scoop on Casting New Media Camp Screening
CREATIVE LAB CONTINUED...
1,337
CREATIVE LAB TOTAL ATTENDANCE ( 25%)
SPONSORS PRESENTING SPONSOR
Halekulani
MAJOR SPONSORS
Hawaiian Airlines Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) The Modern Honolulu Nella Media Group
OF ALL ATTENDEES RATED CREATIVE LAB AT HIFF 2013 “VERY GOOD” OR “EXCELLENT”
Regal Entertainment Group Star Advertiser Starwood Hotels & Resorts Hawaii
“This was a pleasure and a wonderful opportunity in Hawaii.” “Invaluable information was learned.”
FESTIVAL WITHIN A FESTIVAL
EuroCinema Hawaii
PREMIERE SPONSORS
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Castle & Cooke Hawaii City & County of Honolulu DBEDT: Creative Industries Division
“Thank you HIFF for presenting this valuable film and the subsequent panel discussion.”
Honolulu Film Office Hawaii Theatre Center Pacific Islanders in Communications
“Love it when someone so accomplished gave so many key points that are life lessons.” “Fantastic event! A real treat to hear from producers.”
The Vilcek Foundation Hawaii Film Office FESTIVAL SPONSORS
ABC Stores Academy for Creative Media Affinity China ASCAP Consolidated Theatres Davis Levin Livingston FestPro First Hawaiian Bank Foundation Fishcake Hagadone Hawaii Council for the Humanities Hawaii National Bank Hawaii Pacific University Hilo Hattie
SPONSORS CONTINUED...
MAHALO
Honolulu Cookie Company Honolulu Museum of Art Doris Duke Theatre Honblue
Asian Cultural Council
Morgan Stanley Foundation
Hotel Renew by Aston
Baciu Cultural Fund at the Hawaii
Network for the Promotion of Asian
Hawaiian Springs Natural Artisan Water
Community Foundation
Cinema (NETPAC)
Big Island Film Office
Peter Lewis- New Zealand Consul- Hawaii
J.Watumull Fund
Center for Southeast Asian Studies,
RJH, INC.
Koko Marina Center
University of Hawaii at Manoa
L&L Hawaiian Barbeque
Confucius Institute, University of
Oshima Company CPA
Hawaii at Manoa
Hula’s Bar & Lei Stand Japan Foundation, Los Angeles
SAG-AFTRA SMART Exchange Starbucks
& GREEN
Stella Artois
Hawaii Public Radio
UBER Honolulu
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
VIP Trans MEDIA SPONSORS
DWYER, SCHRAFF, MEYER, GRANT
JJ Dolan’s
Ad Walls
Josie & Don Over Memorial Fund at
CHTV
the Hawaii Community Foundation
Communications Pacific
Kauai Film Office
Green Magazine Flux Hawaii Hawaii News Now Honolulu Magazine KBFD KITV Island 98.5 93.9 Jamz KSSK HI Luxury Magazine Modern Luxury Magaine Nippon Golden Network Oceanic Time Warner Cable Pacific Edge Magazine This Week Magazine Where Hawaii
Liquid Planet Studios McInerny Foundation
Roger & Chaz Ebert Foundation Shanghai Media & Entertainment Group Shangri La, Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art Speedi Shuttle Stupski Family Fund at the Hawaii Community Foundation ‘ULU’ULU: The Henry Ku’ualoha Guigni Moving Image Archive of Hawaii