Hawai Festival Highlights

TRIBUTE TO MAGGIE CHEUNG
International superstar Maggie Cheung (HERO, IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE) is a veteran of over 80 films and is revered all around the world for her grace, style and exquisite acting career. Ms. Cheung is a special guest of the festival, as we honor her with an ACHIEVEMENT IN ACTING Award, as well as presenting two films from her repertoire – her latest feature CLEAN (Our Opening Night Film) and the classic COMRADES, ALMOST A LOVE STORY!


DAVID WENHAM
Versatile and white-hot actor from Australia, Wenham is most recognized from his work as Faramir in the LORD OF THE RINGS films and most recently in VAN HELSING. We are also honored to present his award-winning Aussie black comedy GETTIN’ SQUARE as our Centerpiece Presentation!


FOCUS ON SURF CINEMA
A special section examining the past, present and future of the surf film genre, from THE ENDLESS SUMMER to RIDING GIANTS.

SHANGHAI ON SCREEN
A special focus on Shanghai cinema from the classic CROSSROADS to JASMINE WOMEN starring Zhang Ziyi and Joan Chen!