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Maui Film Festival’s 25-year run is over; Wailuku Film Festival to start in 2026 with different focus

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.

Top 20 things to do on Maui June 29-July 5: July 4th Fireworks, Makawao Stampede Rodeo, Maui Film Festival

Fourth of July fireworks and music, the Maui Film Festival, the Makawao Stampede rodeo and a number of Hawaiian concerts, including one by rising talent Wehilei, are among the top events happening on Maui. Find our comprehensive listing HERE.

Common Ground documentary to screen at Maui Film Festival, June 29, 2023

The film is entertaining, a how-to primer for regenerative agriculture and a powerful call to action to fix our food system. Common Ground features appearances and narration by Laura Dern, Jason Momoa, Rosario Dawson, Ian Somerhalder and Woody Harrelson. It is the highly anticipated follow up film to Kiss the Ground.

VIDEO: Laura Dern Revists her Hurricane Iniki Experience

During an exclusive on-camera MauiNOW interview with Malika Dudley, Dern was asked what it was like to go through hurricane Iniki while filming Jurassic Park…

Laura Dern to Receive Maui Film Festival’s Rainmaker Award

Two-time Academy Award nominee Laura Dern will be this year’s Maui Film Festival Rainmaker Award recipient, said Barry Rivers, founder and director of the festival.