News and Updates

The Roy W. Dean Film Grant is accepting submissions for its Spring 2023 Grant.  Since 1992, the Roy W. Dean Film Grants have awarded funding to independent filmmakers with unique films that make a contribution to society.  From the Heart Productions, the 501(c)3 non-profit sponsoring the grant, is proud to having helped these filmmakers complete these amazing films […]

Caught in the middle of production during the height of the pandemic in 2020 on Hawaii Island, the cast and crew of “The Wind and the Reckoning” adapted by sequestering away in a 50 acre ranch for an entire month. The production wrapped with zero coronavirus cases among the crew. Watch the CBS News report…

Pursuant to Chapter 103D, Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes, the Hawaiʻi County Department of Research and Development is requesting proposals for innovation grant awards in preparation for the 2021-2022 fiscal year. The intent of the grant program is to support research, programs, or projects that advance innovation in the areas of economic development, community- and place-based tourism, […]

The Hawaii County Sustainability Summit focuses on how we can become more self-reliant and promote opportunities for residents, and that includes the Creative Industries. Join local photographer Andrew Richard Hara as he discusses his creative journey from growing up in Hilo to working for National Geographic, NASA, BBC and hundreds of people and organizations throughout […]

Join Creative Lab Hawaii for a free, one-hour public panel as they explore the creative and business elements of directing the micro-budget motion picture. More info.

Hawaii Doc Club is a virtual 8-week documentary filmmaking workshop based in Hawai’i. New courses start Feb 6, 2021. Courses include: Developing Your Documentary Film Story and Discovering Your Documentary in Post-Production.  Also, HDC recently launched a new program for Hawai’i filmmakers to receive industry and peer feedback on a rough cut or fine cut […]

From Pacific Business News – After the initial shutdowns caused many businesses and industries to close and reevaluate amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Hawaii’s film industry was one of the first to reopen. At the state film office, Hawaii State Film Commissioner Donne Dawson leads a team of four whose main core function is to provide […]

Maximizing monetary opportunities for Hawai‘i’s music-making community, a new Creative Lab Hawai‘i (CLH) virtual program, spearheaded by the State Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism’s (DBEDT) Creative Industries Division (CID), is now open to the public for registration. Get Paid for Your Music: Navigating New Revenue Streams will explore the often untapped aspects of […]

On October 2nd from 4-5PM HST, join the Hawaii Filmmakers Collective in an online Info Session with Alison Week, founder of Hawaii Doc Club, to answer questions about her upcoming documentary filmmaking workshops starting Oct 10th and 13th. Alumni of the Hawaii Doc Club’s summer filmmaking workshop will join to share their personal experiences and […]

The state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism’s (DBEDT) Creative Industries Division (CID) announces that applications are being accepted for the five Creative Lab Hawai‘i (CLH) Weekend Ideation Programs held virtually, providing Hawai‘i’s entrepreneurs with the training and development needed to be primed for opportunities to export their intellectual property globally. Deadline for applications […]