Films About Art + Artists at #HIFF2018

A number of films in the 2018 festival reflect the lives of visual artists. Through films about filmmaking, architecture, photography, and painting, audiences will dive deep into the artistic process, learning what makes these creators tick FILMMAKING SHIRKERS Director: Sandi Tan | World Cinema Documentary Spending her days seeking refuge in zines, bootlegs, and American independent […]

Countries Select HIFF 2018 Films for Oscar® Consideration

Each year, countries from around the world select one film for consideration in The Academy Awards® race for Best Foreign Language Film. Other than the film’s country of origin, there are very few basic criteria, so the films submitted run the gamut of personal, thrilling, timely, and historical stories from around the world. HIFF 2018 will present the following eleven […]

Meet the HIFF 2018 Jury

Narrative Jury The Narrative Jury bestows the award for Best Narrative Feature Film and Best Narrative Short Film. Geralyn Dreyfous Geralyn Dreyfous has a wide, distinguished background in the arts and participates on numerous boards and initiatives. She is the founder of the Utah Film Center and co-founder of Impact Partners Film Fund with Dan […]

Nothing is Ever ‘Sold Out’! Get to Know the Rush Line Policy…

When you’re browsing the HIFF 2018 Film Guide, don’t be discouraged if you see the words RUSH ONLY—there’s still hope! Rush Sales Some of the films screening at HIFF 2018 are going to be more in demand than others; that’s just the way it is. But remember: just because advance tickets are no longer available for […]

5 Films to World Premiere at HIFF 2018

There’s nothing quite like the anticipation of sitting in a darkened theater, awaiting the very first public screening of a film… to be part of the first audience ever to have that particular shared experience. That will happen five times at this year’s festival, and we invite you to experience these World Premieres with the filmmakers, the cast/subjects of the […]