For the first time since 2019, our Screenwriters Lab was held in person April 8-10, much to the delight of our talented fellows Farida Zahran, Jimmy Goldblum, Jamil McGinnis and Pat Heywood, our invaluable mentors Mollye Asher, Alice Wu, and Peter Hedges, and all the guests who celebrated with us this weekend. Events kicked off […]
Q&A: ‘MOTHERING SUNDAY’ Actors Josh O’Connor + Odessa Young
March 22, 2022 by
Rising stars Josh O’Connor (THE CROWN) and Odessa Young (SHIRLEY) participated in this lively Q&A following the Sunday Centerpiece US Premiere of MOTHERING SUNDAY at the 29th Annual Hamptons International Film Festival. MOTHERING SUNDAY is now playing in theaters. Watch the trailer. In this vibrant, lush romance, orphaned housemaid-turned-writer Jane (played by Odessa Young and […]
2022 Screenwriters Lab Mentors + Participants
March 21, 2022 by
The 22nd Annual Screenwriters Lab (April 8-10, 2022), which will be held in an in-person setting for the first time since 2019, will pair rising screenwriters with established screenwriters, directors, and creative-producers for a weekend of one-on-one mentoring sessions. Mollye Asher (NOMADLAND), Peter Hedges (WHAT’S EATING GILBERT GRAPE), and Alice Wu (THE HALF OF IT) will […]
HIFF: The First 30 | NYWIFT Shorts
March 9, 2022 by
For almost 20 years, HIFF has been honored to showcase the outstanding achievements of female filmmakers from around the world in a beloved shorts program called “NYWIFT Shorts: Women Calling the Shots,” curated in partnership with New York Women in Film and Television (NYWIFT). In celebration of Women’s History Month, NYWIFT Executive Director Cynthia Lopez […]
Q&A: ‘CYRANO’ Director Joe Wright
February 23, 2022 by
Director Joe Wright in Q&A with HamptonsFilm Artistic Director David Nugent following the East Coast Premiere of CYRANO at the 29th Annual Hamptons International Film Festival. CYRANO is now playing in theaters. Watch the trailer. “Joe Wright’s splendid new adaptation presents CYRANO as 21st-century MGM musical… With its swooping cameras and beyond-dazzling production design, one […]
