The Hawai'i International Film Festival (HIFF) presented by Halekulani is excited to launch a new film competition with a $5,000 cash prize pool in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy's Water Power Technologies Office.
Films MUST have a subject matter about emerging technology in water power such as next-generation hydropower, pumped storage systems, marine energy, or stories about the people involved with the technology.
For more information, visit: https://hiff.org/the-deep-blue-shorts-competition/
To learn more about the eligible technology and find projects near you, visit the Water Power Technologies Office website:
https://www.energy.gov/eere/water/water-power-technologies-office
The Grand Prize Winner of the Deep Blue Shorts Award will receive a $3,000 cash prize and will be invited to screen in the Environmental Shorts Program at the 44th Annual Hawai'i International Film Festival, which will be held October 2 -13, 2024 in person on O‘ahu, followed by neighbor island screenings on Kaua'i, Maui, and the Hawai'i Island.
HIFF is an Academy Award® Qualifying Festival with a continued focus on contemporary Asian, Pacific, North American cinema, and films produced in Hawai'i. To submit narrative and documentary features and shorts, visit HIFF's main submission page:
https://filmfreeway.com/HIFF
First Place: $3,000 Cash Prize
The competition winner will be invited to screen as part of the Environmental Shorts Program at the 44th Annual HIFF Fall Festival (October 2 - 13).
Second Place: $1,500 Cash Prize
The second place winner will be invited to screen as part of the Environmental Shorts Program at the 44th Annual HIFF Fall Festival (October 2 - 13).
Third Place: $500 Cash Prize