Sneak Peek: Artwork for HIFF’s 20th Anniversary Artist Poster by Cecily Brown (#HIFF12)

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Over the past two decades the Festival has commissioned an artist, most often an artist with a local connection, to design its annual promotional poster. These posters have showcased the conventions and clichés of the film poster form, using the interplay between art and film to extraordinary effect. The tradition continues with this year’s poster design, incorporating the work of painter Cecily Brown.

HIFF is Celebrating 20 Years with a Retrospective of Artist Posters at the Peter Marcelle Gallery Starting September 29th

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Please join the Hamptons International Film Festival in celebrating 20 years with its retrospective of artist posters at the Peter Marcelle Gallery, 2411 Main Street in Bridgehampton, NY. Opening reception Saturday, September 29, 2012 5pm Exhibit will be available for viewing Saturday, September 29 through Sunday, October 8, 2012 Over the past two decades the Festival has...

HIFF Filmmaker Alumni: Louis CK (Renaissance Man)

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The year was 1998 -- six years after the birth of the Internet and six years before Facebook, Twitter and social media would change the world.  Bill Clinton, serving his second term as President of the United States, was embroiled in a scandal with an intern that would rock the country.  Hollywood enjoyed record-breaking box office numbers as Americans, reveling in a robust economy, flocked to theaters in droves...

The Year Was 2011, and It Was a Grand One for Film

Posted by Film Festival Staff in 20 Years of HIFF, Home Page Feature

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...

20 Years of HIFF: Robert Altman discusses M*A*S*H

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Love the 1970 classic M*A*S*H? We do! Which is why we were so excited to host the incomparable Robert Altman at the 14^th 2006 Hamptons International Film Festival. He gave us a raw account on the making of this groundbreaking film and how he overcame what would be insurmountable odds for even the most seasoned directors - experiencing disdain from the studios and the actors....