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Honolulu Film Awards
The Honolulu Film Awards (HFA) are international film awards granted to independent films in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, United States. Winners 2012 *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'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honolulu
Honolulu (; ) is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, which is in the Pacific Ocean. It is an unincorporated county seat of the consolidated City and County of Honolulu, situated along the southeast coast of the island of Oahu, and is the westernmost and southernmost major U.S. city. Honolulu is Hawaii's main gateway to the world. It is also a major hub for business, finance, hospitality, and military defense in both the state and Oceania. The city is characterized by a mix of various Asian, Western, and Pacific cultures, reflected in its diverse demography, cuisine, and traditions. ''Honolulu'' means "sheltered harbor" or "calm port" in Hawaiian; its old name, ''Kou'', roughly encompasses the area from Nuuanu Avenue to Alakea Street and from Hotel Street to Queen Street, which is the heart of the present downtown district. The city's desirability as a port accounts for its historical growth and importance in the Hawaiian archipelago and the broader P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Tuschinski
Alexander Tuschinski (born October 28, 1988, Stuttgart, West Germany) is a German film director, film producer, writer, actor and musician. Internationally, he is best known for his feature films which have won awards at various film festivals, as well as his academic writing on the early works of Tinto Brass. Notably, his research into, and interest in, Brass's work on ''Caligula (film), Caligula'' was examined in his feature documentary ''Mission: Caligula.'' At the documentary's premiere, Penthouse (magazine), Penthouse announced plans to work with Tuschinski on a new cut of ''Caligula'' that aims to restore and finish Brass's original version of the film. Though 85 minutes of his original workprint will be used, it remains unclear if Brass himself will be involved in finishing the film's edit. Life Alexander Tuschinski attended school in Stuttgart, Germany, and originally wanted to study physics after finishing school in 2008. However, he changed his mind shortly before enro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Film Awards
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International Film Awards
International is an adjective (also used as a noun) meaning "between nations". International may also refer to: Music Albums * ''International'' (Kevin Michael album), 2011 * ''International'' (New Order album), 2002 * ''International'' (The Three Degrees album), 1975 *''International'', 2018 album by L'Algérino Songs * The Internationale, the left-wing anthem * "International" (Chase & Status song), 2014 * "International", by Adventures in Stereo from ''Monomania'', 2000 * "International", by Brass Construction from ''Renegades'', 1984 * "International", by Thomas Leer from ''The Scale of Ten'', 1985 * "International", by Kevin Michael from ''International'' (Kevin Michael album), 2011 * "International", by McGuinness Flint from ''McGuinness Flint'', 1970 * "International", by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark from '' Dazzle Ships'', 1983 * "International (Serious)", by Estelle from '' All of Me'', 2012 Politics * Political international, any transnational organization of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel Ashton McCarthy
Joel Ashton McCarthy is a Canadian film director. Career McCarthy's debut feature, the documentary ''Taking My Parents to Burning Man'' (2014), successfully crowdfunded $10,000 and won multiple awards. In 2016, McCarthy won a Leo Award for directing the Crazy8s short film ''I Love You So Much It's Killing Them''. In 2017, he was nominated for a Gotham Award for his series, ''Inconceivable'', which won $50,000 from Telus Storyhive. McCarthy later founded and ran the Vancouver 48-hour Run N Gun film competition. Selected filmography As director *''Taking My Parents to Burning Man'' (2014) *''I Love You So Much It's Killing Them'' (2016, for Crazy8s Crazy8s is a filmmaking competition and festival held annually in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It provides funding and support to local filmmakers to shoot and edit a short film in eight days. It has been called one of the best platforms f ...) *''Inconceivable'' (2016-2017) *''I Am Alfred Hitchcock'' (2021) References Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Foster (director)
Ben Foster (born June 7, 1984) is an United States, American Film Director, film director and film producer, producer. He has directed two Feature film, feature films, Strings (2011 film), ''Strings'' (2012), awarded on the US Festival circuit, and Time Trap (film), ''Time Trap'' (2017), held its world premiere at the Seattle International Film Festival in May 2017. Life and career Foster was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and raised in Austin, Texas. During highschool he attended classes at the Austin School of Film He further pursued his education at The Maine Media Workshops, where he studied under actor Barry Primus. He attended the Radio, Television, and Film program at The University of Texas at Austin, where he met Mark Dennis (director), Mark Dennis. The two began collaborating on a number of shorts, and ultimately began production on ''Strings'' during Foster's senior year of college. ''Strings'' was directed by Foster and Dennis. They also share producing, and edi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Dennis (director)
Mark Dennis (born May 13, 1982) is an American Film Director, director, Film Editor, editor, film producer, producer and Film Composer, composer. His debut feature, Strings (2011 film), ''Strings'', won him Best Director awards at the Tulsa International Film Festival and Long Island International Film Expo (shared with collaborator Ben Foster (director), Ben Foster). He was also an official selection at the Hollywood Film Festival, Austin Film Festival, Gotham Film Festival, and Ventura Film Festival. Life and career Dennis was born in San Antonio, Texas. He attended Northwest Vista College and the University of Texas at Austin. Dennis directed, produced, and edited (along with Ben Foster) the independent film, Strings (2011 film), ''Strings'', which won Audience Awards at the Breckenridge Film Festival, White Sands International Film Festival, and Silver City Film Festival. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strings (2011 Film)
''Strings'' is a 2011 American drama film, dramatic thriller (genre), thriller film about a musician who discovers his therapist manipulates patients into committing crimes. The film is the product of the Texas filmmaking team, Mark Dennis (director), Mark Dennis and Ben Foster (director), Ben Foster. It was written, produced, and directed by Dennis and was produced and directed by Foster. Dennis and Foster graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with degrees in Radio/TV/Film and are both musicians. The extremely low-budget film collected major awards at film festivals across the United States in 2011 and 2012. American film festival screenings * Austin Film Festival – October 2011 * The Breckenridge Festival of Film – June 2011http://www.mainemedia.edu/news/if-it’s-tuesday-must-breckenridge-film-alum-finds-fest-success * Hollywood Film Festival – October 2011 * Long Island International Film Expo – July 2011 * Route 66 International Film Festival – Sep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menschenliebe (film)
''Menschenliebe'' is an independent German feature film directed by Alexander Tuschinski. It had its premiere in Stuttgart, Germany in December 2010. It was screened and received numerous awards at international film-festivals, was additionally shown in various cinemas and screening events in Germany, and was officially released online in June 2013. It is the first instalment of Tuschinski's informal ''Trilogy of Rebellion'' - three very different feature films connected by the same thoughts, ideas and main characters, although each tells an independent story: ''Menschenliebe'', ''Timeless'' and an upcoming project called ''Revolution!''. Additionally, the film ''Break-Up'' refers to some events of ''Menschenliebe''. Plot The film is about a young physics-student, Arnold Richter, who loves classical music - especially Mozart's opera Don Giovanni. Being a shy introvert, he has no luck finding a girlfriend. One day, he meets a man reminiscent of Don Giovanni. His new mentor teac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oahu
Oahu () (Hawaiian language, Hawaiian: ''Oʻahu'' ()), also known as "The Gathering place#Island of Oʻahu as The Gathering Place, Gathering Place", is the third-largest of the Hawaiian Islands. It is home to roughly one million people—over two-thirds of the population of the U.S. state of Hawaii. The island of O’ahu and the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands constitute the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, City and County of Honolulu. The state capital, Honolulu, is on Oʻahu's southeast coast. Oʻahu had a population of 1,016,508 according to the 2020 U.S. Census, up from 953,207 people in 2010 (approximately 70% of the total 1,455,271 population of the State of Hawaii, with approximately 81% of those living in or near the Honolulu urban area). Name The Island of O{{okinaahu in Hawaii is often nicknamed (or translated as) ''"The Gathering Place"''. It appears that O{{okinaahu grew into this nickname; it is currently the most populated Hawaiian islands, Hawaiian Island, how ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Heydon
Rob “Italian Puppet” Heydon (born August 19, 1970) is a Canadian film producer and director of television series, feature films and documentaries. Heydon was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He first worked at the Norman Jewison Canadian Film Centre for Advanced Film Studies as a PM and producer. Rob Heydon is a partner with VFX and animation company Lazarus Effects Inc. Heydon produced and directed ''Isabelle'', a low budget horror film for Lakeshore Entertainment starring Adam Brody and Amanda Crew written by writer Donald Martin with producer Sid Ganis and Joni Sighvatsson and released in 2019. In 2018, Heydon executive produced '' O.G.'' the feature film with Jeffrey Wright. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. HBO acquired the film. In 2017, Heydon was the executive producer of The Crescent, directed by Seth Smith. The film premiered at Midnight Madness at the Toronto International Film Festival. Amazon acquired the film. In 2014 Heydon was Executive P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy
''Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy'' is a 2011 Canadian film adaptation of the short story " The Undefeated" from the best-selling book '' Ecstasy'' by Irvine Welsh. Directed by Rob Heydon, the film stars Adam Sinclair as Lloyd Buist, a drug user who smuggles ecstasy from Amsterdam. Kristin Kreuk plays his love interest, Heather Thompson. Plot Frustrated with her boring middle class and loveless marriage, Heather Thompson (Kristin Kreuk) seeks a change in her life. At a club, she finds just that in happily partying Lloyd Buist ( Adam Sinclair), a drug user. Heather falls hard for Lloyd despite the fact that most of their time spent together is under the influence of illicit substances. As they experiment with this new lifestyle, they are faced with the question of whether they love their drugs, each other, or are just drugged into loving each other. The romantic storyline is supplemented by a side plot involving Lloyd owing money to a shady character, Solo (Carlo Rota). While Lloyd i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
