Author Archives: Film Festival Staff
From Film Fans to Filmmakers – YouTube and Other Digital Platforms Transform Filmmaking
Post sponsored by PointBurst Featured Post written by Richard Bever (Producer & Co-President, Chill Films) When HIFF was launched twenty years ago, creating a short film was typically a substantial undertaking. It often required a backpack full of cash (or a healthy credit limit), access to expensive equipment, and often weeks/months of preparation and execution. [...]
Film Art Houses: Growing Pains and the Fight for Survival
Post sponsored by Featured Post written by: Tori Baker (Executive Director, Salt Lake City Film Society) One thing that can be said about anyone who has stepped foot in a local community-based, mission driven, movie house is that they love and support independent film. This is an audience that not only loves film, but they [...]
Leveraging Passion & Purpose at the Crossroads of Social Media and Independent Film
Post sponsored by PointBurst “In the long history of humankind, those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed.” – Charles Darwin The world of independent film is in constant flux. For over 30 years, independent filmmakers have introduced theatergoers to new worlds, new ideas, or simply just a new view of the familiar. [...]
Behind the Scenes: SummerDocs Screening of Detropia (PHOTO)
This past Saturday, the Hamptons International Film Festival (#HIFF12) hosted Detropia at Guild Hall as the second film in our annual SummerDocs series hosted by Alec Baldwin.
HIFF Interview: Detropia Directors Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady
Post sponsored by This Saturday, July 21 at 8 PM the Hamptons International Film Festival (#HIFF12) hosts Detropia as part of its SummerDoc series. The film explores the depths and depressions Detroit suffered after the Automotive and manufacturing crash and examines its current state. An elegiac portrait of a former “boom-town,” once the fastest-growing and now [...]
The Year Was 2011, and It Was a Grand One for Film
Remember the impact of “Bully” on the film world last year? Or how about the big wins for “The Artist”? And the big buzz surrounding “The Descendants”? We’re proud to say that all of those films were featured at our 2011 Hamptons International Film Festival! Looking back at the successes of our 2011 films only amps-up [...]