November Championship Topic Showdown In Chinatown has partnered with Honolulu Magazine for our 2011 November Championship Event. We will be announcing the “Topic”, two “Props” and the “Line Of Dialogue” one week early on October 1oth via the Honolulu Magazine E Newsletter. You can SIGNUP by clicking the image below.
Trick or Treat? This year, Showdown in Chinatown is donning a costume and candy sack, ready to rock the annual chinatown spookfest Hallowbaloo. "The 4th Annual HALLOWBALOO Music + Arts Festival presents a kaleidoscope of stimulation as diverse as the 20+ clubs, restaurants, galleries and boutiques that comprise its host neighborhood, the Honolulu Arts District. [...]
The gauntlet has been thrown… Showdown In Chinatown vs. Outlaw Agency Outlaw Agency has challenged our filmmaking community to produce a 5 minute or less short film in your favorite rebel movie genre The Outlaw Agency wants each director to explore their full creative vision in whatever genre they should choose. They are open to [...]
Special thanks to Pabst Blue Ribbon for supporting the local film scene!! We will forever toast to this classic American Style Premium Lager.
Blue Planet Foundation Blue Planet Foundation got so into this month's topic, they decided to make a film themselves. While it wasn't up for the competition, they still adhered to the topic, dialog and props. Way to go guys! While we finish converting and uploading all of March 2011 submissions, watch the intro they made. [...]
Blue Planet Foundation has offered to sponsor the March 2011 Showdown in Chinatown short film challenge. For those that don't know, Blue Planet Foundation is a driving force towards energy independence and a sustainable lifestyle for the Hawaiian Islands and the World. This Spring, they are launching a marketing campaign called "21 Days." 21 days [...]
The voice of Downtown Chinatown Honolulu. Props to these guys for keeping it real and supporting local filmmaking. If you want to learn more about The Chinatown Newspaper, pick one up every First Friday or ... click here.
The Gauntlet Is Thrown… Showdown in Chinatown in conjunction with the Hawaii International Film Festival and The Chinatown Film Project present this month’s film challenge to local filmmakers: to create an original short film 3-7 minutes in length that address the question, "How do you see Honolulu's Chinatown?" All entries are welcome, Films are do [...]



