THE WHOTH ANNUAL HAWAI'I
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
FORMALLY KICKS OFF TODAY AND IT
RUNS THROUGH THE END OF THE
MONTH AND IT'S KICKING OFF IN A
BIG WAY.
JOINING US WITH ALL OF THE FUN
DETAILS THIS MORNING IS BECKY,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
GOOD MORNING, BECKY.
GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING
PHEFRPBLGT HAPPY TO HAVE YOU
BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE KICKING OFF
THIS YEAR WITH A WORLD PREMIER.
SO TELL US WHAT IS HAPPENING.
YES, SO WE HAVE MULTIPLE
PREMIERS HAPPENING TONIGHT.
WE HAVE TWO LOCAL FILMS THAT
WE'RE STREAMING AT ALA MOANA
THAT ARE DRIVE-INS.
WE HAVE ALOHA SURF HOTEL AND
STORY GAME.
WE'RE SO EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND
WE ALSO HAVE TONIGHT ON-LINE THE
FILM THAT EVERYONE IS REALLY
EXCITED ABOUT AS WELL.
DEFINITELY, AND AGAIN THESE
ARE GOING TO BE PREMIERED THIS
EVENING EARLIER IN "WAKE UP
2DAY" WE WERE TALKING TO ONE OF
THE DIRECTORS OF THE STORY GAME
SO THAT WAS VERY EXCITING AND IT
SOUND LIKE THESE ARE GOING TO BE
REALLY GOOD.
SO MAKE SURE YOU CHECK IT OUT.
OKAY, WE'RE TALKING A CLASSIC
DRIVE-IN VIBE.
I LOVE THAT FOR OPENING NIGHT.
TELL US MORE WERE THAT.
IS THERE GOING TO BE MAYBE MORE
DRIVE-IN EVENTS.
WHAT'S THE PLAN?
YES, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE LOVE THAT WE'RE DOING
THE DRIVE-INS OKAYED BUT WE'RE
HERE AND WE HAVE DRIVE-INS AT AL
ALA MOANA CENTER ON THE SECOND
FLOOR.
IT'S A THROW BACK AT THE VARSITY
BUILDING.
WE'RE SHOWING 20 FILMS AT THE
DRIVE-IN, FAMILY FAVORITES,
FESTIVAL HITS AND LOCAL FILMS.
WE COOL.
I ACTUALLY WENT LAST WEEKEND TO
THE DRIVE-IN.
FIRST TIME AND IT WAS SO COOL,
BEING ABLE TO DRIVE.
YES.
YEAH, FOR THE FROM TIME TO
TIME.
YOU CAN GET THERE 45 MINUTES
EARLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND BUT I WAS
SURPRISED.
IT'S NOT A PROJECTION.
IT'S AN LED SCREEN SO THAT WAS
LIKE HIGH QUALITY, SUPER CRISP.
I MEAN IT DOESN'T GET BETTER
THAN THAT.
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT, YOU GUYS.
MAKE SURE YOU HEAD OUT.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A VERY
FESTIVE YEAR THIS YEAR.
IT'S AN EXPECTED FESTIVAL YEAR
FOR THE HIP TEAM.
YOU GUYS ARE GIVING THE LOCAL
AUDIENCES SOMETHING SPECIAL AND
YOU'RE BRINGING SOME STARS TO
HIP.
TELL US ABOUT THE HIP ATTACK
SERIES.
THIS IS REALLY COOL.
WE ALWAYS DO INDUSTRY PANELS
AND CELEBRITY EVENTS AT THE
FESTIVAL.
THIS YEAR IS NO DIFFERENT EXCEPT
WE CAN'T BRING THEM INTO
HAWAI'I.
SOLE WE'RE DOING IT ALL ON-LINE.
OUR SERIES IS COMPLETELY FREE TO
EVERYONE ACROSS THE UNITED
STATES.
THEY ARE ALL LISTED ON OUR
WEBSITE.
WE HAVE SPOTLIGHT ON HONG KONG
FILM MAKER AND OUR ACHIEVEMENT
AWARD THIS YEAR.
WE HAVE HAWAI'I BORN AND RAISED
ACTOR JASON SCOTT LEE WHO A LOT
OF YOU MIGHT KNOW AS THE AMAZING
LIVE ACTION MULAN MOVIE.
HE'S HAWAI'I BORN AND RAISED AND
HE'S GETTING THE LEGACY AWARD.
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
IT'S NOVEMBER 18TH.
SOME OF THESE PANELS WILL BE
AVAILABLE THE ENTIRE FESTIVAL.
OTHERS WILL BE AVAILABLE WE'LL
DO THEM LIVE.
WHAT IS THAT WEBSITE FOR
THOSE WHO WANT TO LEARN MORE,
WHERE CAN WE HEAD.
IT IS HIP.ORG.
WE HAVE OUR FULL ON-LINE
SCHEDULE UP THERE.
WE'RE ALSO DOING SCREENINGS IN
THEATERS AND CONSOLIDATED
THEATERS ACROSS OAHU SO THAT'S
ALL UP THERE AND OUR PANELISTS
AS WELL.
FOR YOU PERSONALLY BECAUSE I
KNOW THIS HAS BEEN A LOT OF WORK
PUTTING THIS TOGETHER, WHAT ARE
THIS YEAR'S FESTIVAL?
I AM REALLY PROUD OF THE FACT
THAT WE'RE EVEN STILL ABLE TO
HAVE A FESTIVAL.
IT HAS BEEN AN ENORMOUSLY
CHALLENGING YEAR FOR ANYONE IN
EVENT SPACE WORK OR HOSPITALITY
INDUSTRY.
I LOVE THE FACT THAT WE'RE
STREAMING ON-LINE BECAUSE WE CAN
SHOW AMAZING FILMS WITH HAWAIIAN
IN THE PACIFIC TO PEOPLE ALL
ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND
THAT'S A HUGE PART OF OUR
MISSION AND WHAT I'M REALLY
PASSIONATE ABOUT.
WE CAN'T HAVE THE LIVE IN-PERSON
EVENT AND MEET ALL THE PEOPLE
AND SEE ALL THE FACES.
THAT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE
THEUFPBLGTZ WE HAVE FOUND
INCREDIBLE WAYS TO DO THAT
ON-LINE AS WELL.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT EVERYTHING.
DEFINITELY, IT IS GOING TO BE
A GREAT TIME SO MAKE SURE YOU
CHECK IT OUT AND WE'LL HAVE THE
LINK TO OUR WEBSITE KHON2.COM.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US