'Home Song' hits high note in Hawaii
Australian film wins best feature at Festival
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An autobiographical drama based on Ayres' difficult childhood migration to Australia, pic stars Joan Chen who also received the fest's Achievement in Acting award.
Feature documentary award was presented to Hawaii-based co-helmers Don King and Julianne King for "Beautiful Son," a chronicle of their efforts to help their autistic child.
The Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema award was taken home by Stepane Gauger's verite-style "Owl and the Sparrow," a Vietnam-U.S. co-production in which a young orphan escapes to Ho Chi Minh City and is befriended by a zookeeper and an airline stewardess. Pic previously won trophies at the Los Angeles and Heartland film fests.
Gwak Gyung-taek's "A Love" won the audience award for best feature, while Julianne King's "Beatiful Son" took home the audience prize for best documentary.
