On the eve of her 55th birthday, Elaine realizes that she is becoming invisible to her husband, her family, and her town. So she decides to take a radical step to be seen: she takes her clothes off, and she does not put them back on. Monday night in New York City, HIFF celebrated the […]
HIFF 2018: First Films Announced!
August 15, 2018 by
With 50 days to go (!) until the 26th annual Hamptons International Film Festival, we are thrilled to unveil our first wave of programming for HIFF 2018! The slate will include three female-directed films out of our annual Screenwriters Lab, two Cannes jury prize winners, a lush take on Oscar Wilde’s final years, a documentary featuring some Long Island […]
2018 HIFF Screenwriters Lab Wraps Up
April 9, 2018 by
The 18th Annual HIFF Screenwriters Lab began last Friday with screenwriters and mentors arriving in Sag Harbor for a weekend of supportive guidance and collaboration. In between one-on-one mentor sessions, the group attended a Master Class in screenwriting from celebrated writer and mentor, James V. Hart, who has worked with Francis Ford Coppola, Robert Zemeckis […]
HIFF Screenwriters Lab: 2018 Selections & Mentors
March 20, 2018 by
HIFF is proud to announce the mentors and screenwriters for the 18th Annual Screenwriters Lab, which takes place April 6-8 in East Hampton and Sag Harbor. The Lab pairs up-and-coming screenwriters with established screenwriters, directors and producers for a series of one-on-one mentoring sessions. The three selected screenplays for 2018 are Esra Saydam’s THE MESOPOTAMIAN, Anu Valia’s […]
James V. Hart to Give Screenwriters Lab Master Class
March 20, 2018 by
For the third year, a key component of our annual Screenwriters Lab is the Master Class with an award-winning screenwriter. This year, HIFF is pleased to welcome James V. Hart, screenwriter of Robert Zemeckis’s CONTACT. James V. Hart (J.V.) was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, and grew up in Ft. Worth, Texas, on drive-in movies and Saturday matinees. His writing/producing credits […]
