Submissions are open for the 42nd Annual Hawai‘i International Film Festival. HIFF encourages filmmakers to submit works from any genre, and is especially interested in feature films, documentaries, short films, series, Hawai‘i-themed films, and films by indigenous Pacific filmmakers.

• Late Deadline – July 15
• Student Showcase (K-12) Deadline – Sept 19
• DKII Future Filmmakers Deadline – Sept 23

The 42nd Annual Hawai‘i International Film Festival will be a hybrid event held November 3 – 27, 2022 in person on the islands of O‘ahu, Kaua‘i, Maui, and the Big Island and online nationwide.

Screenings, events, Q&As, and talks, will take place both in-person in Honolulu in theaters and outdoors, and will stream online across the United States. HIFF will mark the festival’s 42nd edition with a continued focus on contemporary Asian, Pacific, and North American cinema, films produced in Hawai’i, outdoor screenings, and their Student Showcase and Daniel K. Inouye Youth Initiative for filmmakers under 18 from Hawai‘i.

Visit HIFF’s FilmFreeway page to submit your work