Makua Charley Official Selection At Big Island Film Festival

HONOLULU - April 14, 2014 - PRLog -- Big Island Film Festival at The Fairmont Orchid, Hawai’i, which celebrates independent narrative filmmakers and their movies, has selected MAKUA CHARLEY as part of its slate of films.  Only 48 short and feature films from around the world were chosen.

Based on an ancient Hawaiian legend of a shape shifting half-shark half-man hybrid, MAKUA CHARLEY is a micro-budget horror feature written, directed, filmed, and edited by Al & Jayne Cloutier. Nominated for “Best Horror Feature” and winner of the “Best Use of Blood/Make-up/FX” Award at the recent Bare Bones Film Festival, The Big Island Film Festival will be MAKUA CHARLEY’s Hawaii premier screening.

The Big Island Film Festival runs May 22 – 26, 2014 at The Fairmont Orchid, Hawai’i and The Shops at Mauna Lani on the beautiful Kohala coast of The Big Island of Hawai’i.  The movies are shown at two outdoor venues and one indoor venue.  The festival also includes food and beverage events, celebrity guests, an awards brunch, filmmaker/audience interaction, screenwriting workshops, Hawaiian music and culture.

For information about MAKUA CHARLEY contact Al Cloutier at (808)221-6873 or al@worldclassproductionz.com.

For information about Big Island Film Festival visit www.bigislandfilmfestival.com or

contact Leo W. Sears at 808-883-0394.