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The Rainmaker Award “honors a film artist for having the mysteriously magical ability to profoundly and positively impact the creative dynamics of every project they are involved in both on the set and on the screen.”

Bryan Cranston is the recipient of the male 2016 Maui Film Festival Navigator Award, said Barry Rivers, founder and director of the festival.

The Maui Film Festival’s 17th annual FirstLight: Academy Screenings on Maui event at the Maui Art and Cultural Center’s Castle Theater is offering three days of award-winning movies on Sunday, Dec. 20, Saturday, Dec. 26 and Sunday, Dec. 27.

The 2015 Maui Film Festival will hold an Audience Award winners special encore screenings on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 21, at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s Castle Theater, MFF Founder and Director Barry Rivers announced today. The event is a fundraiser for Doorway Into Light, Manaʻo Hana Hou Radio, Maui Surfrider Foundation and Hui O Waʻa Kaulua.

The 2015 Maui Film Festival has released its lineup of honorees, screenings and special events taking place from June 3 to 7 in Wailea and Kahului.

Maui Film Festival Founder and Director Barry Rivers has announced that Adam Driver has been chosen as the 2015 Maui Film Festival Shining Star Award recipient.

Teresa Palmer and Scott Eastwood will be the 2015 Maui Film Festival Rising Star Award recipients, Barry Rivers, MFF founder and director announced today.

Colin Farrell will be the 2015 Maui Film Festival Navigator Award recipient at the 16th annual event scheduled from June 3 though 7 at the Wailea Resort in Maui.

In honor of Girls’ Day, Maui Film Festival revealed it has selected a feature-length documentary, “THE WAVE I RIDE: The Life of Paige Alms.” for its Celestial Cinema 10-film series. The film will be shown during the 16th Annual Maui Film Festival beginning Wednesday, June 3, and continuing through Sunday, June 7.