2025-11-17T19:27:45-05:00 2024-12-31 870716721 OCCPA LLC 745 FORT STREET MALL STE 1900 HONOLULU HI 968133820 990 2024-01-01 990280373 HAWAII INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL HAWA 8085639391 3512 WAIALAE AVE HONOLULU HI 96816 ISOO OSHIMA CPA DIRECTOR EMERITUS 8085639391 2025-11-17 true false LAI IENG YEE P01329295 8085372626 2025-11-17 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X ISOO OSHIMA CPA 745 FORT ST MALL STE 1900 HONOLULU HI 96813 1164267 false X WWW.HIFF.ORG X 1990 HI FOUNDED IN 1981 AS A PROGRAM OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA, HIFF WAS INDEPENDENTLY INCORPORATED IN 1990 WITH A MISSION OF FOSTERING INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING THROUGH FILM. HIFF ADVANCES THIS MISSION THROUGH TWO ANNUAL FILM FESTIVALS, EDUCATION INITIATIVES FOR K-12 AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, INDUSTRY AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR HAWAII-BASED CREATIVES, AND FREE COMMUNITY SCREENINGS AND EVENTS. 17 16 9 200 0 907887 866982 243891 297247 63 38 0 1151841 1164267 0 0 559968 580789 0 176279 512221 675328 1072189 1256117 79652 -91850 484240 383193 48552 39355 435688 343838 X TO FOSTER INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF FILM. TO ACT AS A CREATIVE PIPELINE FOR HAWAII AND THE PACIFIC, SHOWCASING NEW AND EMERGING TALENT FROM HAWAII, ASIA, AMERICAS, EUROPE, AND THE PACIFIC ISLANDS. false false 556032 297247 IN 2024, THE HAWAII INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (HIFF) PRESENTED TWO FILM FESTIVALS, MULTIPLE EDUCATIONAL AND CAREER-BUILDING INDUSTRY INITIATIVES, AND FREE COMMUNITY SCREENINGS AND NETWORKING EVENTS. IN 2024, HIFF SHOWCASED 332 FILMS FROM 55 COUNTRIES. HIFF 2024 HELD 248 SCREENINGS TO AN AUDIENCE OF NEARLY 50,000. IN 2024, 455 UNIQUE FILMMAKERS, ACTORS, INTERNATIONAL MEDIA, AND INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS FROM AROUND THE WORLD PARTICIPATED IN THESE FILM EXHIBITION PROGRAMS VIA.LIVE PANELS, SEMINARS, DISCUSSIONS, EVENTS, AND Q&A'S WITH HIFF AUDIENCES. 370681 IN 2024, HIFF PRESENTED EIGHT FREE EDUCATION PROGRAMS SERVING 11,468 PARTICIPANTS IN THE EDUCATION COMMUNITY: -GUEST FILMMAKER PROGRAM (SERVED 1,034 STUDENTS FROM 28 HAWAII SCHOOLS / 30 VISITING FILMMAKERS, -YOUTH EDUCATION SCREENINGS/YES PROGRAM (SERVED 7,390 STUDENTS ACROSS 60 HAWAII SCHOOLS), -STUDENT SHOWCASE (318 PARTICIPANTS), -FUTURE FILMMAKERS WORKSHOPS (81 PARTICIPANTS), -HIFF ACM ACCELERATOR PROGRAM (766 PARTICIPANTS) -HIFF 'OPIO FEST (1,848 PARTICIPANTS) -HIFF STUDENT FILMMAKER COMMITTEE (20 COLLEGE STUDENTS), -HIFF INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (11 HIGH SCHOOL + COLLEGE STUDENTS) IN 2024, HIFF ALSO PRESENTED MUTLIPLE FREE INDUSTRY PROGRAMS INCLUDING PANEL DISCUSSIONS, SEMINARS, FILMMAKER Q&A'S, AND ONLINE EVENTS TO SUPPORT AND STRENGTHEN THE PACIFIC ISLAND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES: 79 FILMMAKER DISCUSSIONS (TOTAL ATTENDANCE: 6411) 14 LIVE PANELS, SEMINARS, AND MASTERCLASSES (TOTAL ATTENDANCE: 1,996) HIFF ONLINE CREATORS & CRITICS IMMERSIVE (10 PARTICIPANTS) ALL HIFF 2024 EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES AND INDUSTRY PROGRAMS WERE PRESENTED FOR FREE TO PARTICIPANTS STATEWIDE ACROSS 6 ISLANDS. HIFF CONSIDERS THE PROGRAMS A SUCCESS WITH EXTREMELY POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS, STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AUDIENCE, AND FILMMAKERS. THESE PROGRAMS SERVE TO EXPAND PARTICIPANTS' KNOWLEDGE ABOUT FILMMAKING AND THE CREATIVE MEDIA INDUSTRY, INCRASE APPRECIATION FOR FILM AS AN ART FORM, INSPIRE STUDENTS AND FILMMAKERS IN THEIR MEDIA-RELATED WORK, AND HEIGHTEN CROSS-CULTURAL AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING. 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TO ACT AS A CREATIVE PIPELINE FOR HAWAII AND THE PACIFIC, SHOWCASING NEW AND EMERGING TALENT FROM HAWAII, ASIA, AMERICAS, EUROPE, AND THE PACIFIC ISLANDS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B IN 2024, HIFF PRESENTED EIGHT FREE EDUCATION PROGRAMS SERVING 11,468 PARTICIPANTS IN THE EDUCATION COMMUNITY: -GUEST FILMMAKER PROGRAM (SERVED 1,034 STUDENTS FROM 28 HAWAII SCHOOLS / 30 VISITING FILMMAKERS, -YOUTH EDUCATION SCREENINGS/YES PROGRAM (SERVED 7,390 STUDENTS ACROSS 60 HAWAII SCHOOLS), -STUDENT SHOWCASE (318 PARTICIPANTS), -FUTURE FILMMAKERS WORKSHOPS (81 PARTICIPANTS), -HIFF ACM ACCELERATOR PROGRAM (766 PARTICIPANTS) -HIFF 'OPIO FEST (1,848 PARTICIPANTS) -HIFF STUDENT FILMMAKER COMMITTEE (20 COLLEGE STUDENTS), -HIFF INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (11 HIGH SCHOOL + COLLEGE STUDENTS) IN 2024, HIFF ALSO PRESENTED MUTLIPLE FREE INDUSTRY PROGRAMS INCLUDING PANEL DISCUSSIONS, SEMINARS, FILMMAKER Q&A'S, AND ONLINE EVENTS TO SUPPORT AND STRENGTHEN THE PACIFIC ISLAND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES: 79 FILMMAKER DISCUSSIONS (TOTAL ATTENDANCE: 6411) 14 LIVE PANELS, SEMINARS, AND MASTERCLASSES (TOTAL ATTENDANCE: 1,996) HIFF ONLINE CREATORS & CRITICS IMMERSIVE (10 PARTICIPANTS) ALL HIFF 2024 EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES AND INDUSTRY PROGRAMS WERE PRESENTED FOR FREE TO PARTICIPANTS STATEWIDE ACROSS 6 ISLANDS. HIFF CONSIDERS THE PROGRAMS A SUCCESS WITH EXTREMELY POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS, STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AUDIENCE, AND FILMMAKERS. THESE PROGRAMS SERVE TO EXPAND PARTICIPANTS' KNOWLEDGE ABOUT FILMMAKING AND THE CREATIVE MEDIA INDUSTRY, INCRASE APPRECIATION FOR FILM AS AN ART FORM, INSPIRE STUDENTS AND FILMMAKERS IN THEIR MEDIA-RELATED WORK, AND HEIGHTEN CROSS-CULTURAL AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING. HIFF 2024 ADDITIONALLY HOSTED 51 FREE PROGRAMS AND FILMS MADE AVAILABLE FOR FREE TO AUDIENCES VIA COMMUNITY SCREENINGS, WORKSHOPS, ETC. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 LAI IENG YEE ISOO (DICK) OSHIMA DIRECTOR DIRECTOR EME BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE PROCESS IS FIRST TO HAVE IT REVIEWED BY THE TREASURER, THEN THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, THEN THE FULL BOARD FOR COMMENTS AND CORRECTIONS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY: PRIOR TO ANY FORMAL VOTE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE CHAIR REQUESTS THAT ANY BOARD MEMBERS WITH PERSONAL OR BUSINESS INTERESTS IN THE MATTER AT HAND RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM VOTING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE IN PRINTED FORMAT AND ELECTRONIC FORMAT FROM THE ORGANIZATION UPON REQUEST. ANYONE MAY COME TO THE OFFICE DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS AND REQUEST TO SEE THESE DOCUMENTS OR REQUEST THAT THESE DOCUMENTS BE SENT TO THEM VIA EMAIL FOR REVIEW.