DAVI’S WAY follows legendary character actor and singer Robert Davi—known for his portrayal of the Bond villain in LICENSE TO KILL—and his quest to honor friend and hero Frank Sinatra. To celebrate the beloved crooner’s 100th birthday, he hopes to meticulously recreate the “Main Event,” Sinatra’s historic 1974 concert at Madison Square Garden. With only […]
Industry Accreditation Open
September 6, 2016 by
Industry accreditation for HIFF 2016 is now open. Industry Badge* (Online selection begins September 24) $250.00 Benefits include: Eight (8) tickets to any General Film Screenings**; sections include World Cinema, Views from Long Island, Competition Films, Short Films, Conflict and Resolution, Animal Rights, and Air, Land & Sea Two (2) tickets to any Spotlight Film Screening** One (1) ticket […]
You’re Invited: Reception to Support SummerDocs
August 1, 2016 by
This weekend, join HIFF for a reception to celebrate and support the annual SummerDocs series and other year-round initiatives. The event, hosted by HIFF Co-Chair Alec Baldwin and Board members Mary Jane and Charles Brock, Pat Swinney and Lloyd Kaufman, will take place prior to the SummerDocs screening of BETTING ON ZERO*, this Saturday, August 6. *Note: Tickets to the SummerDocs screening […]
2016 HIFF Screenwriters Lab a Success!
April 11, 2016 by
Screenwriters and mentors arrived Friday night at c/o The Maidstone in East Hampton, diving right into a collaborative weekend of insight, inspiration and hard work at the 2016 HIFF Screenwriters Lab, supported for the first year by the Melissa Mathison Fund. After settling in with a group dinner on Friday night, the group spent much […]
Q&A: Joshua Seftel on Embracing the Unexpected in ‘The Many Sad Fates of Mr. Toledano’
October 8, 2015 by
With the help of DNA tests, psychics, and prosthetic makeup, renowned photographer Phil Toledano imagines all of the possible ways his life will end. Catch Joshua Seftel’s THE MANY SAD FATES OF MR. TOLEDANO in the CRAFTED shorts program, screening alongside two other films about auteurs: CLAUDE LANZMANN: SPECTRES OF THE SHOAH and IT’S ME […]
