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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii’s Big Island Film Festival (BIFF) 2013 is accepting entries for the May 23-27 events at The Fairmont Orchid. A celebration of narrative filmmaking in inspiring Hawaii Island settings, BIFF includes screenings, social events and networking opportunities, celebrity receptions, screenwriting workshops and more. A closing night “Best of the Fest” features a top […]

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Festival to showcase 57 films from around the world,; nine from Hawaii, including four from the Big Island

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MEDIA RELEASE One of MovieMaker Magazine’s “25 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee” and “25 Coolest Film Festivals”, Big Island Film Festival (BIFF) 2012 is now accepting entries for the May 24-28 events at The Fairmont Orchid, Hawaii and The Shops at Mauna Lani. A celebration of narrative filmmaking, BIFF 2012 includes screenings, social events […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The final deadline to submit films for the 6th annual Big Island Film Festival (BIFF 2011) at Mauna Lani Resort is Tuesday, Feb. 1. One of MovieMaker Magazine’s “25 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee,” and “25 Coolest Film Festivals,” BIFF 2011 is May 11-15, on location at The Fairmont Orchid, Hawaii and […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaiian music, moonlight and movies make Mauna Lani Resort a must for filmmakers, fans and friends in May, when the Big Island Film Festival returns for its sixth year. One of MovieMaker Magazine’s “25 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee,” and “25 Coolest Film Festivals.” BIFF 2011 is now accepting entries for the […]

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MEDIA RELEASE At the recent convention of the International Festivals & Events Association (IFEA), September 15-17, 2010 in St. Louis, Missouri, Leo Sears received professional designation as a Certified Festival and Event Executive (CFEE). Initiated by the IFEA in 1983, and sponsored by K & K Insurance, the certification program recognizes professionals in the festivals […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Big Island “Talk Story” Film Festival (BIFF) hosted annually in May has been named one of MovieMaker Magazine’s “Top 25 Coolest Film Festivals,” in its summer issue on newsstands now.  The only Hawaii film festival to make the list, BIFF is honored alongside notable events as Roger Ebert’s Film Festival in Champaign-Urbana, […]

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MEDIA RELEASE If you’ve got a million-dollar idea for the next blockbuster, bring it to the 2009 Big Island Film Festival’s “Screenplay in a Day” class, Saturday, May 16 at Waikoloa Beach Resort.   Three top screenwriters, with credits from 20th Century Fox, Disney, DreamWorks, MTV, New Line Cinema, Revolution Studios and others, teach key […]

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