The Hamptons International Film Festival & Guild Hall Present:

OLIVER TWIST

Oliver Twist

Saturday February 25 at 7:30pm
The Hamptons International Film Festival and Guild Hall present OLIVER TWIST
Hosted by Alec Baldwin
Conversation to follow with Jon Robin Baitz

Legendary filmmaker David Lean’s (Lawrence of Arabia, Dr. Zhivago) second adaptation of a Charles Dickens’ novel is a masterpiece of cinema, featuring a searing performance by Robert Newton as criminal Bill Sikes. The stunningly expressionistic cinematography by Guy Green places the viewer in a dark and furtive 19th century Endland, but one where hope still exists. Acclaimed writer Jon Robin Baitz (creator of ABC’s Brothers & Sisters and the play “Other Desert Cities” which is currently on Broadway) will join host Alec Baldwin following the screening for a discussion of literary adaptations.

“Lean has an affinity for all aspects of what might be required to bring Dickens’ characters to the screen. The casting, cinematography by Guy Green and editing by Jack Harris are superb, ” says host Alec Baldwin who curated the film with David Nugent of Hamptons International Film Festival.

$17/$15 members
John Drew Theater at Guild Hall, 158 Main Street, East Hampton, New York 11937; 631.324.0806; Tickets online at GuildHall.org or at Box Office 3 hours prior to curtain;theatermania.com; or 1.866.811.4111

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

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

Films From the Hamptons International Film Festival’s 19th Edition Have Received 24 Oscar Nominations

The Artist

HIFF is pleased to announce that films screened at our Festival are represented in all of the major categories.

We would also like to note it is the second year in a row our Audience Award winning film has been nominated for Best Picture. In addition, we screened 3 of the 5 eventual Oscar nominated documentaries.

We are also thrilled that films in our 19th edition received 17 Golden Globe nominations with 6 wins, earlier this year. For the Golden Globes, films that we screened won both Best Drama, as well as Best Musical or Comedy and we also screened films with 3 of the 4 major Acting Awards.

HIFF’s Closing Night Film and Audience Award winner, THE ARTIST, has received 10 Oscar nominations including Best Picture, Best Director - Michael Hazanavicius, Best Actor - Jean Dujardin, Best Supporting Actress - Berenice Bejo and Best Original Screenplay.

THE DESCENDANTS has received 5 nominations, including Best Picture while MY WEEK WITH MARILYN has received two with Michelle Williams up for Best Actress and Kenneth Branagh up for Best Supporting Actor.

Pina

HIFF is also very pleased to note that the Festival’s featured documentaries and short films have received several nominations. These include PARADISE LOST 3: PURGATORY, PINA, UNDEFEATED, THE SHORE, THE TSUNAMI AND THE CHERRY BLOSSOM and THE FANTASTIC FLYING BOOKS OF MR. MORRIS LESSMORE.

Rooney Mara at our 2009 Festival as a Breakthrough Performer

HIFF would also like to extend a special congratulations to our 2009 Breakthrough Performer Rooney Mara, nominated for Best Actress for THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, and our 2010 Breakthrough Performer Jessica Chastain, nominated for Best Supporting Actress for THE HELP.

Don’t forget to tune in to watch this year’s Academay Awards ceremony on February 26th!