On Wednesday, February 4, at the Producers Club Theater in midtown Manhattan, HamptonsFilm presented a reading of selected scenes from our 2025 Melissa Mathison Award recipient Pepi Ginsberg’s original screenplay The Mirex. Emily Fleischer and her team crafted a wonderful cast of actors (see below), who mingled with our guests at a reception following the […]
International Oscar Submissions at HIFF33
September 17, 2025 by
Each year, countries from around the world submit one film for consideration in The Academy Awards® race for the Best International Feature Film race. HIFF33 will present fourteen (!) of these films (and counting!), which include dramas, romances, thrillers and more. How many will •you• see? Click on the images below to read more about […]
HIFF Announces Partnership with Southampton Playhouse
September 9, 2025 by
HIFF is delighted to announce our new partnership with the Southampton Playhouse in advance of this year’s festival. The Playhouse will join as an official venue for festival screenings and events, expanding HIFF’s footprint back into the Southampton community. The Playhouse will host screenings of films having their World Premieres, U.S. Premieres and East Coast […]
HIFF33: First Films + Events Announced
August 28, 2025 by
The first films from HIFF33 have been announced, including a starry adaptation of a beloved musical from director Bill Condon starring Jennifer Lopez, Diego Luna, and Tonatiuh, as well as a quintessentially New York story starring Ethan Hawke, Andrew Scott, Margaret Qualley, and Bobby Cannavale, directed by Richard Linklater. In addition, Ethan Hawke will sit […]
