Now Showing: Recommendations from the Screenwriters Lab

For over two decades, the HamptonsFilm Screenwriters Lab has championed the artistic visions of up-and-coming filmmakers from around the world. In honor of our 21st Lab this weekend, we created a watchlist of films that have roots in the Lab. Click the titles to watch now! SHORT TERM 12 by Destin Daniel Cretton (2011 Lab) […]

Summer 2021: HIFF Jr. Film Camp

In-person Film Camp: East Hampton Filmmaking Jr: Ages 8-11 August 16-20 | 10am-1pm | $400 Filmmaking Sr: Ages 12-15 August 16-20 | 2pm-5pm | $450 In 2021, we are thrilled to announce that we will be offering in-person film camps for ages 8-15, which will take place at the HIFF offices at 79 Newtown Lane […]

2021 Screenwriters Lab: Mentors + Participants

21st Annual Screenwriters Lab: April 9-11, 2021 James Ponsoldt, Jesse Andrews and Sara Colangelo will mentor emerging screenwriters in the 2021 Screenwriters Lab. The Lab pairs rising screenwriters with established screenwriters, directors, and creative-producers for a weekend of one-on-one mentoring sessions. Given the current COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s lab will take place virtually. The three screenplays […]

Met Under Moonlight: ‘CARMEN’ (Drive-In on May 15)

Note: postponed to Saturday, May 15, due to weather “There’s moonlight in the world, and there is magic. What better way to celebrate both and the arrival of spring than with some of the greatest music ever written? Bizet, Puccini, Gershwin… When was the last time you went to the beach to see a drive-in […]

Met Under Moonlight: ‘PORGY AND BESS’ (Drive-In on May 1)

“There’s moonlight in the world, and there is magic. What better way to celebrate both and the arrival of spring than with some of the greatest music ever written? Bizet, Puccini, Gershwin… When was the last time you went to the beach to see a drive-in opera? Guild Hall and HamptonsFilm bring the beauty to […]