Interview: Rory Kennedy Speaks on “ETHEL”, Her Mother & More

Posted by Shaun Joseph Stewart in HIFF Behind-the-Scenes, Home Page Feature

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The Hamptons International Film Festival is overjoyed to conclude its SummerDocs series with the wonderful documentary by Rory Kennedy about her mother called ETHEL (@Ethel_Movie). Rory and Ethel Kennedy will both be in attendance this evening for the screening at Guild Hall. Movie at 8 pm, followed by a Q & A with

Hamptons Film Festival and Variety Present 10 Actors to Watch: Breakthrough Performers of 2012

Posted by Shaun Joseph Stewart in Home Page Feature, Independent Film News

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Now in it’s 11th year, the Breakthrough Performers of 2012 list honors the work of exciting young actors and presents their brilliant performances in films highlighted throughout the Festival. For our 20th Anniversary year, the Festival is excited to partner with Variety (@Variety) who is traveling to the Hamptons International Film Festival, where those on this...

HIFF Filmmaker Alumni: Louis CK (Renaissance Man)

Posted by Film Festival Staff in 20 Years of HIFF, Home Page Feature, Independent Film News

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The year was 1998 -- six years after the birth of the Internet and six years before Facebook, Twitter and social media would change the world.  Bill Clinton, serving his second term as President of the United States, was embroiled in a scandal with an intern that would rock the country.  Hollywood enjoyed record-breaking box office numbers as Americans, reveling in a robust economy, flocked to theaters in droves...

Get ready for the IFP Filmmaker Conference!

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Attention Filmmakers and Industry people: IFP (@ifpfilm) is hosting their annual filmmaker conference next month and is definitely worth checking out. This is a great place to meet other industry people and become informed on new trends and ideas in filmmaking. If you haven’t signed up for the IFP Newsletter, we highly recommend it as they...

Don’t Miss This: Films on the Haywall’s Final Three Screenings

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The Hamptons International Film Festival, in partnership with Silas Marder Gallery, has been delighted to bring you the Films on the Haywall series. We hope you’ve had a chance to bring family and friends to enjoy the outdoor showings. For those you who haven’t, don’t miss the series’ final three screenings, Friday’s at 9:00pm through Labor Day. Pack up that lawnchair or picnic blanket...

Help our friend John Maringouin at Give Forward

Posted by Shaun Joseph Stewart in Home Page Feature

In 2009, HIFF had the east coast premiere of a wonderful documentary called Big River Man. It's not often that documentaries seem larger than life, bigger than anything you can imagine, but this film achieved that through both a wild protagonist and intrepid director, John Maringouin, whom we were thrilled to have attend the Festival.