HONOLULU, HI, September 20, 2009
/24-7PressRelease/ -- The Hawaii International Film Festival
(HIFF) is just six weeks away and as preparation gets underway HIFF is
calling for volunteers to help. ³Volunteers are at the heart of our
organization and we appreciate their motivation and enthusiastic support,²
says HIFF executive director Chuck Boller. Volunteers are needed to assist
with this year¹s festival from October 15-25 at Regal Dole Cannery Stadium
18 Cinemas. In exchange for working the festival, volunteers can get into
HIFF movies for free! Volunteers will receive a free movie voucher in
exchange for each shift they work, as well as a HIFF volunteer T-shirt.
Shifts are 3 4 hours long. Volunteers are especially needed for theater
operations during weeknights. Anyone interested please contact
volunteer@hiff.org or call (808) 697-2463.
Festival information Established in 1981, the Hawaii International Film
Festival is dedicated to the advancement of understanding and cultural
exchange among the peoples of Asia, the Pacific and North America through
the medium of film. HIFF is the premier international film event in the
Pacific and has won the praise of governments, filmmakers, scholars,
educators, programmers and film industry leaders throughout the world. For
the discovery and exhibition of Asian and Pacific features, documentaries
and short films in the nation, it is a primary source. The festival has
premiered such movies as ONCE WERE WARRIORS, THE PIANO, SHINE, SHALL WE
DANCE, Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN and CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON. Plus,
DEPARTURES, a Japanese film, had its U.S. premiere at HIFF in 2008, won the
HIFF Audience Award and then went on to win the 2009 Academy Award for Best
Foreign Language Film. HIFF¹s major sponsors include: Regal Entertainment
Group, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Hawaii, Halekulani, Hawaii Tourism
Authority and The VILCEK Foundation. The 2009 Hawaii International Film
Festival will be held October 15-25. For more information please visit our
website at http://www.hiff.org
Media Contact:
Lincoln Jacobe, 808.237.3676
Chimaine Pouteau, 808.237.3678 or 808.636.1512
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