#Celestial Cinema

The beloved Maui Film Festival ran from 2000 to 2024, but Barry and Stella Rivers, the married couple who ran the event, said it was a “great ride” but now they want to retire.

Here’s the highlights of what’s happening on Thursday, June 13 at the 2019 Maui Film Festival.

The 2019 Maui Film Festival celebrates 20 years of cinema-under-the-stars, June 12-16. The full lineup of honorees, screenings and special events are here…

Gina Rodriguez will receive the 2019 Maui Film Festival Navigator Award at the 20th annual Maui Film Festival, scheduled to take place from June 12-16, 2019, at the Wailea Resort on Maui.

Maya Erskine will receive the 2019 Maui Film Festival Rising Star Award at the 20th annual Maui Film Festival.

Actress, writer, rapper and musician, Awkwafina will receive the 2019 Maui Film Festival’s Shining Star Award.

Actor Paul Rudd, who currently stars in Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame, will receive the Nova Award at the 2019 Maui Film Festival. 

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The Maui Film Festival has wrapped its nineteenth year of cinema-under- the-stars with special awards this year going to Amber Heard and Nick Robinson.

Entering its much anticipated nineteenth year of cinema-under-the-stars, the 2018 Maui Film Festival announced its full lineup of honorees, screenings and special events happening June 13-17, 2018 in Wailea.

The 19th annual Maui Film Festival will take place from June 13 to 17, 2018 at the Wailea Resort. A full schedule of events and screenings was released, including the lineup for the popular Celestial Cinema (listed below), which will be set up at the Wailea Gold and Emerald Golf Course.

Malika Dudley LIVE from the Celestial Cinema at Maui Film Festival for Kuleana – movie world premiere! Director, writer, Brian Kohne introduced the movie, the cast and spoke about making the film right here on Maui. With the exception of 2 or 3 people, all cast and crew was from Hawaii. Kohne invited anyone who was involved with the making […]

Malika Dudley interviewed Pierce Brosnan and his wife Keely at the Maui Film Festival. Pierce received the “Pathfinder Award” while director Keely screened “Poisoning Paradise” at the…

The 18th annual Maui Film Festival takes place this week. In addition to films, the event features a lineup of Filmmakers Panels on Saturday, June 24, 2017.

The 2017 Maui Film Festival announced its full lineup of honorees, screenings and special events happening June 21-25, 2017 in Wailea, Maui.

Pierce Brosnan receives the Pathfinder Award at the 2017 Maui Film Festival. He was honored in 2008 with the festival’s Maverick Award for his activism in pro..

A full schedule of events and screenings has been released, including the lineup screenings at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s Castle Theater on June 24-25.

The Maui Film Festival has selected Connie Britton as the recipient of its Navigator Award. She stars in “Beatriz at Dinner,” screening at the Celestial Cinema.

A full schedule of events and screenings for the 2017 Maui Film Festival was released today including the lineup for the popular Celestial Cinema…

The 17th annual Maui Film Festival’s Celestial Cinema will be set up at the Wailea Gold & Emerald Golf Course, from June 15 to 19, 2016, at the Wailea Resort.