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Julius Tennon and actress Viola Davis, recipient of the 2016 Maui Film Festival Navigator Award, attended the film festival’s Taste of Chocolate at the Four Seasons Maui on Friday in Wailea.
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Hollywood actors Bryan Cranston, Viola Davis and Michael B. Jordan were among the stars honored for their work at the 17th annual Maui Film Festival, which ends today. The five-day event in Wailea included film screenings, award tributes, filmmaker panels, a food and wine event, and gala parties. “Even though Hawaii is the most isolated population center on Earth, for five days both the island of Maui and the Maui Film Festival take center stage in the cinematic universe with a bevy of the brightest stars, ascending luminaries as well as a big-hearted, challenging film program of newly discovered indie gems and world-class culinary arts celebrations,” film festival co-director and founder Barry Rivers said in a news release.