List of hosts of the Garetolia Film Festival
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The Garetolia Film Festival is a movie festival that is seen each year in December. This is a list of hosts. Hosts are picked by the Garetolian Screen Actors' Guild (GSAG) and are typically actors starring in winning films from the previous year.
Host | Year | Notes |
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Pole'rema Kala | 1999 | First GFF host. |
Leka Manasa | 2000 | First female GFF host. |
Jeremy Kolton | 2001 | Originally planned to be Martin Sellers, but the invitation was withdrawn following a domestic violence case involving Sellers and his wife, Molina Sellers. |
Martin Holt | 2002 | |
Robert Heron | 2003 | Originally reconsidered as a consequence of Heron's unpopularity; nonetheless, Heron was reinvited to host by the GSAG. |
Joshua Konoko | 2004 | |
Isiah Hama | 2005 | |
Olmea | 2006 | |
Popo Kalaka | 2007 | |
None | 2008 | Originally planned to be John Prole, but the event was cancelled due to the 2008 wildfire. |
John Prole | 2009 | |
Mono Koro'o | 2010 | |
Aaron Francis | 2011 | |
Al Herd | 2012 | |
Noka Eeia | 2013 | The choice of Eeia generated some controvery due to his views on the LGBTQ community. |
Morolo Isi | 2014 | |
Veronica Charles | 2015 | |
Mahano'na Alo | 2016 | |
Kiki Moloka | 2017 | |
Sean Martin | 2018 | |
Mike Pellings | 2019 | |
None | 2020 | Event cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Possible hosts included Timo Koko and Mono Koro'o. |
Popo Kalaka | 2021 | Only two-time host. |
Mere Kausea | 2022 | Generated some controversy as Mere Kausea is not involved with the film industry. |
Timo Koko | 2023 |