Sneak Peek: Artwork for HIFF’s 20th Anniversary Artist Poster by Cecily Brown (#HIFF12)

Posted by Shaun Joseph Stewart in 20 Years of HIFF, Home Page Feature

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Over the past two decades the Festival has commissioned an artist, most often an artist with a local connection, to design its annual promotional poster. These posters have showcased the conventions and clichés of the film poster form, using the interplay between art and film to extraordinary effect. The tradition continues with this year’s poster design, incorporating the work of painter Cecily Brown.

HIFF is Celebrating 20 Years with a Retrospective of Artist Posters at the Peter Marcelle Gallery Starting September 29th

Posted by Shaun Joseph Stewart in 20 Years of HIFF, HIFF Events, Home Page Feature

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Please join the Hamptons International Film Festival in celebrating 20 years with its retrospective of artist posters at the Peter Marcelle Gallery, 2411 Main Street in Bridgehampton, NY. Opening reception Saturday, September 29, 2012 5pm Exhibit will be available for viewing Saturday, September 29 through Sunday, October 8, 2012 Over the past two decades the Festival has...

Behind the Scenes: ETHEL screening

Posted by Shaun Joseph Stewart in HIFF Behind-the-Scenes

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Last Friday the Hamptons International Film Festival (@HamptonsFilm) hosted a sold-out screening of ETHEL (@Ethel_Movie), a documentary about Ethel Skakel, wife and much more to the late Robert Kennedy, as the final film in our SummerDocs series. The film was directed by

Where Have All The Indie Filmmakers Gone? (Hint: Cable TV)

Posted by Film Festival Staff in Home Page Feature, Independent Film News

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Cable TV is thriving right now with original programming that viewers can’t seem to get enough of, such as HBO’s Game of Thrones, Showtime’s Homeland, and AMC’s The Killing -- all shows that have had independent filmmakers at the helm such as Thomas McCarthy, Michael Cuesta and Patty Jenkins. In addition to these popular shows, let’s not forget about