India film tops "Mr. and Mrs. Iyer," the India film about the possibilities of a random encounter offering hope for those caught in a violent conflict, took top honors as best feature film in the 22nd Annual Hawai'i International Film Festival's Golden Maile Awards announced last night at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel.
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'Untold Triumph' tells tale of Filipino soldiers
By Tim Ryan
tryan@starbulletin.comWritten and directed by Aparna Sen, the film will be shown again at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Dole Cannery 10.
The Maile top documentary is "Spellbound" (United States) which follows eight young competitors from their homes around the country to the national spelling bee in Washington, D.C. The film will be screened 6 p.m. Sunday at the Doris Duke at the Academy at the Honolulu Academy of Arts.
Honorable mention went to the Rell Sunn biopic "Heart of the Sea."
The Blockbuster Video Audience Award for Best Feature is New Zealand's "The Maori Merchant of Venice" directed by Don C. Selwyn; Best Short film is Jackson Bauer's "Kahoolawe"; Best Documentary is Stephanie Castillo's "An Untold Triumph: America's Filipino Soldiers."
The Aloha Airlines Hawaii Film & Videomaker Award went to Leah Kihara's "I Scream, Floats, and Sunday."
The NETPAC award was won by the Chinese film "Ogya."
When: Through Sunday on Oahu Hawai'i International Film Festival
Schedules: Pick up copies at Dole Signature Theatres and at Starbucks and Blockbuster locations;
Theaters: Signature Dole Cannery, the Doris Duke at the Academy, Consolidated's Waikiki Twins 2 theater and Blaisdell Center
Tickets: Per film, $7 general; $6 (children, military, students and 62 and older); $1 discount for matinees
Call: 528-4433
Neighbor islands
When: Friday through Nov. 10
Locations: Kauai Community College Performing Arts Center (808-823-8444); Maui Arts & Cultural Center's Castle Theatre, Maui Community College Ka Lama No. 103 and Ritz-Carlton Kapalua (808-573-4242); Kaunakakai School on Molokai (808-553-3455); and University of Hawaii at Hilo Campus Center, Palace Theatre and Keauhou Cinema on the Big Island (808-969-9412 in East Hawaii and 808-322-2323 in West Hawaii)
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