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✨ Congratulations to all Oscar nominees! ✨ ALL nominees in the Best International Feature Film category were selections at HIFF44!🙌 🏆 I'M STILL HERE 🏆 EMILIA PÉREZ 🏆 FLOW 🏆 THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE 🏆 THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG

HIFF44 Oscar Nominee Highlight: BLACK BOX DIARIES Dir. Shiori Ito Best Documentary Feature Film Journalist Shiori Ito turns the camera on herself in chronicling the investigation into her own sexual assault by a well-connected man in Japan.

Submissions open for the HIFF Fall Festival! The New American Perspectives Program presented by the Vilcek Foudation highlights films made by foreign-born filmmakers, celebrating the contributions of immigrant artists to cinema in the U.S. Submit at: filmfreeway.com/HIFF

HIFF44 Oscar Nominee Highlight: FLOW Dir. Gints Zilbalodis International Feature Film Animated Feature Film This feature with CG rendered animals tells the story of a flood that overwhelms a mystical landscape that a cat and other creatures must navigate in order to survive.

HIFF44 Oscar Nominee Highlight: I'M NOT A ROBOT Dir. Victoria Warmerdam Live Action Short Film After several unsuccessful attempts to complete a Captcha, feminist Lara sets out to answer the disturbing question of whether or not she's a robot.

HIFF44 Oscar Nominee Highlight: I'M STILL HERE Dir. Walter Salles Best Picture Actress in a Leading Role (Fernanda Torres) International Feature Film BRAZIL, 1971 - A mother of five is forced to reinvent herself after her family suffers a violent act by the government.

HIFF44 Oscar Nominee Highlight: THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE Dir. Magnus von Horn International Feature Film A wartime factory seamstress becomes pregnant by her boss. Things turn even more nightmarish when she meets a woman who operates an adoption agency for unwanted infants.

HIFF44 Oscar Nominee Highlight: NO OTHER LAND Dir. Basel Adra, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal Documentary Feature Film A young Palestinian activist documents the eradication of his home region. He meets Yuval, an Israeli journalist, who supports him in his efforts.

HIFF44 Oscar Nominee Highlight: THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG Dir. Mohammad Rasoulof International Feature Film An examining magistrate's gun disappears unexpectedly just as huge demonstrations erupt in Tehran.

HIFF44 Oscar Nominee Highlight: MEMOIR OF A SNAIL Dir. Adam Elliot Animated Feature Film After a series of misfortunes, a melancholic, snail-collecting, misfit Grace learns how to find confidence within herself amid the clutter of everyday life.

🎥✨ Get ready to be inspired! The Women of Wonder Film Fest 2025 is just around the corner, celebrating the brilliance of women filmmakers worldwide. Join us March 8, 2025 at HoMA. 🌍🎬 #womenofwondersfilmfest @hiwomeninfilmmaking Tickets at hawaiiwomeninfilmmaking.org/wow

🏆 HIFF is proud to be an Oscar® qualifying festival. Recipients of HIFF’s Best Short Film Award and HIFF’s Best Made in Hawai’i Short Film Award will be eligible for consideration at the Academy AwardsⓇ. filmfreeway.com/hiff

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We are incredibly grateful for the support of our community amidst these challenging times for the arts. If you would like to partner with HIFF in our mission to uplift film and filmmakers in Hawai‘i, read ⬇️ for ways to support. hiff.org/nea-cancels-fu…

CAUGHT BY THE TIDES opens this weekend at Consolidated Theatres Kahala! Don’t miss your chance to see this monumental HIFF44 Fall Festival selection. 🎟️ Tickets at: consolidatedtheatres.com/kahala/movies/…

HIFF45 Fall Festival passes are on sale now! Lock in the best pricing during HIFF's Early Bird sale, available now! HIFF45 returns to Consolidated Theatres Kahala Oct 16-26, With more options and new passes available, there's something for everyone. hiff.org/hiff45-earlybi…

HIFF is proud to be one of MovieMaker Magazine's 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee in 2025! Mahalo to MovieMaker Magazine for inclusion on this fantastic resource for filmmakers! Read the article: moviemaker.com/50-film-festiv… Submit to HIFF45: filmfreeway.com/hiff

🚨 HIFF45 Submissions Close Tonight! ⏰ Showcase your work at the premier cinematic event of the Pacific at the 45th Hawaiʻi International Film Festival. An Oscar®-qualifying festival, HIFF is accepting submissions in all categories through tonight. filmfreeway.com/HIFF