The Hawaii International Film Festival Audience Award winners, presented by Hawaii New News Now, were announced on November 11, 2014. During this 34th edition of the festival, audiences voted on their favorite narrative feature, documentary feature and short film. Ballots were distributed for the screenings of every eligible film during the festival.
The audience award for Best Narrative Feature goes to WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS, directed by Taika Waititi (BOY) and Jemaine Clements (EAGLE VS. SHARK). Audiences delighted in this first-hand look into the living quarters of vampires. The end result is a hysterical docu-style ride that unearths a secret, supernatural society where friendship and camaraderie are just as important as feasting upon the flesh of mortals.
WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS is also currently screening at the AFIFest in Hollywood. The AFIFest website describes the film as: "A New Zealand “documentary” crew gets unprecedented access to a house shared by five vampires in the latest from AFI FEST Audience Award winner Taika Waititi (BOY, AFI FEST 2010). First there’s Viago (Waititi), a Baroque-era dandy who struggles to get his housemates to do their chores. Joining him are Vladislav (co-director/co-writer Jemaine Clement), a Middle Ages sex addict, and Deacon, a Civil War-era newbie. The inhuman and distant senior member of the group is Petyr, an 8,000-year-old dead-ringer for Nosferatu. When Petyr accidentally turns human hipster Nick into a creature of the night, it causes an uproar in the flat-mates’ happy home. Nick isn’t used to living his life under cover of night, and he has a hard time not bragging about his newfound immortality. Can this motley crew get their act together enough to acknowledge their burgeoning but begrudging friendships – or at least to do the dishes? —Lane Kneedler"
The audience award for Best Documentary Feature goes to RISE OF THE WAHINE, directed by Dean Kaneshiro. Set in the 1970’s, the film is centered on a small band of minority pioneers from Hawaii who battled through racial and gender barriers--locally and nationally, socially and legally--that wouldn't allow girls to play sports.
The audience award for Best Short Film goes to LAVA, an animated short film directed by James Ford Murphy. Pixar’s latest musical love story LAVA, pays homage to the beauty of tropical islands and ocean volcanoes, The film follows the million-year love affair between two volcanoes and features voice acting and music by local talents Kuana Torres Kahele and Napua Greig.
The Hawaii International Film Festival celebrated their closing night on November 9th, but continues on November 13-16 with encore screenings in Big Island and Kauai. For more information, please visit www.hiff.org
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