Our 24th Annual Screenwriters Lab took place over the weekend, where we were thrilled to welcome our talented fellows Chheangkea, Agnes Skonare and Sarah Mokh, our invaluable mentors Celine Song, Michael Covino and Bart Freundlich, and all the guests who heralded these new voices with us. Mentors and fellows arrived at the Huntting Inn on […]
HIFF Jr. Film Camp: Summer 2024
In our summer filmmaking camps for ages 8-15, and with the Hamptons as a backdrop, kids plan a movie idea; learn to run a production set on location, using professional video and sound equipment; and edit the footage using professional software, adding sound and special effects. Summer 2024 July 8-12 in East Hampton Filmmaking Jr: […]
Mathison Screenplay Reading: ‘Theory of Colors’
On Tuesday, February 6, in lower Manhattan, HamptonsFilm presented a screenplay reading of selected scenes from our 2023 Melissa Mathison Award recipient Shehrezad Maher’s Theory of Colors. Thank you to the fantastic cast (see below), to Stephanie Klapper for casting them, and to all who joined us! We look forward to our 24th Annual Screenwriters Lab, […]
HIFF Celebrates the Academy Awards®
Films we featured at HIFF31 were just as well received by The Academy as they were by our audiences last fall. Congratulations to the films, filmmakers and actors who joined us last October and received a nomination from The Academy this week! 🥂 🎉 HIFF was proud to screen six of the Best Picture nominees: […]