The Hamptons International Film Festival & Guild Hall Present:
IMMORTAL BELOVED

Immortal Beloved

Beethoven once wrote to his confidante Schindler that “It is the power of music to carry one directly info the mental state of the composer. The listener has no choice. It is like hypnotism.”
In the film IMMORTAL BELOVED, filmmaker Bernard Rose brings the viewer into the mind of Beethoven with his masterful portrait of the deaf composer. Featuring an unforgettable performance by recent Academy Award nominee Gary Oldman, the musical direction of George Solti conducting the London Symphony Orchestra with soloists Yo-Yo Ma and Murray Perahia, the film plums the mystery of who was the “Immortal Beloved” that Beethoven addressed a letter to just prior to his death. Acclaimed upon its release 18 years ago, IMMORTAL BELOVED continues to both haunt, and delight those that fall under its spell.

Please join us for a discussion following the screening between HIFF Board members Alec Baldwin and Bob Balaban.

Saturday, April 28th, 7:30pm
Guild Hall, 158 Main Street
East Hampton, NY 11937

You can purchase tickets here.

For more information, please send an email to info@hamptonsfilmfest.org

2012 Hamptons International Film Festival Submissions Now Open!

January 30th, 2012—Film Submissions for the 2012 Hamptons International Film Festival are now open via our online submissions platform, Withoutabox.com. We are now accepting both short and feature length submissions for consideration in the following categories: Student Awards Program, Narrative Feature, Documentary Feature, Short Films (any genre) and the Films of Conflict & Resolution Program. Our full guidelines for submissions, including fees, rules and regulations and category descriptions, are listed under each category of submission on Withoutabox.

Submissions Deadlines are as follows (please note these are postmarked dates within the United States):

Early Deadline: April 6, 2012
Regular Deadline: May 11, 2012
Late Deadline: June 8, 2012
Extended Deadline (Withoutabox members only): June 26, 2012

If you are sending us your film from within the continental United States, the dates above are “Postmarked By” Deadlines.  Films sent from any other location must arrive by the dates specified.

The festival is committed to fostering independent cinema and filmmakers’ careers at their early stages of development, and celebrating a diverse selection of films at the festival each year. We thank you for your interest in the Hamptons International Film Festival, and sincerely hope to have the opportunity to consider your film for this year’s edition.

The Hamptons International Film Festival will take place October 4-8, 2012

Congratulations to the Winners!

The Artist (2011)

The Hamptons International Film Festival would like to congratulate the winners of this year’s Academy Awards, including 2011 HIFF Audience Award-winner & Closing Night Film, THE ARTIST.

This year, nine Oscars went to films screened at the 2011 Hamptons International Film Festival.
Including:

Best Motion Picture of the Year
Winner: The Artist (2011) - Thomas Langmann

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Winner: Jean Dujardin for The Artist (2011)

Best Achievement in Directing
Winner: Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist (2011)

Best Short Film, Animated
Winner: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (2011) - William Joyce,Brandon Oldenburg

Best Short Film, Live Action
Winner: The Shore (2011) - Terry George, Oorlagh George

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
Winner: The Descendants (2011) - Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
Winner: The Artist (2011) - Ludovic Bource

Best Documentary, Features
Winner: Undefeated (2011) - Daniel Lindsay, T.J. Martin, Rich Middlemas

Best Achievement in Art Direction
Winner: The Artist (2011) - Mark Bridges