Here are some photo stills showing the making of this years' HIFF trailer (For the Love of Film). It's premiere will be on September 24th at the press conference where we announce films from this year's program. Acting in this year's trailer are film stars Kelly Hu and Jason Scott Lee. Film blogger Tim Ryan has more details in this post.

Thank you to all of our members and the general public who came out to see some of our films this weekend! Please let us know what you thought about the film selection. This year we went for a more broad selection of films instead of focusing on Korean cinema.

Stay tuned, we will soon be revealing some big films that are going to be screened as well as confirmed industry delegates (actors/directors/producers, etc) who will be attending the 28th Annual LVHIFF. Production on the festival trailer is happening now, so look forward to it; It will be much shorter than last year's trailer.

UPDATE: A second screening of Encounters at the End of the World was just added for Sunday, 8/24 at 9:30pm. Click here to purchase tickets in advance on Saturday, or get them day of show at the Doris Duke Theater.

We have now made the film information and show times for Summer Fest available on our website. Please click the image above, or go to the Festival Program menu and choose "Film Listing - Summer 2008". Ticket sales will begin August 8, and current HIFF members will get two free vouchers for Summer Fest shows. We're at the Doris Duke Theater for this festival, come out and join us!

For your convenience, here is a daily schedule of films. Click the link(s) below to buy tickets:

FRIDAY
» Friday, August 22, 6:30PM - ONCE UPON A TIME IN KOREA
» Friday, August 22, 9:30PM - ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD

SATURDAY
» Saturday, August 23, 12:00PM - WALKING MY LIFE
» Saturday, August 23, 3:00PM - MR. CINEMA
» Saturday, August 23, 6:00PM - LITTLE LOVE, A LITTLE MAGIC, A
» Saturday, August 23, 9:15PM - PUBLIC ENEMY RETURNS

SUNDAY
» Sunday, August 24, 12:00PM - ONCE UPON A TIME IN KOREA
» Sunday, August 24, 3:15PM - PUBLIC ENEMY RETURNS
» Sunday, August 24, 6:30PM - WALKING MY LIFE
» NEW! Sunday, August 24, 9:30PM - ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD

HIFF Executive Director Chuck Boller and HIFF Business Development Specialist Liwei Kimura pause for a picture at the Opening Night Gala of the 2008 Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) in China with Bank of Hawaii Executive Vice President Betty Brow and several members of her International Banking Division team. HIFF and SIFF are sister film festivals and Bank of Hawaii is sponsoring the annual HIFF Aloha Party at SIFF. In return, HIFF is introducing Betty and her Bank of Hawaii team to many of the China business connections that HIFF has built up over the past years.