Hamptons International Film Festival http://hamptonsfilmfest.org Thu, 23 May 2013 22:11:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 SummerDocs announced! http://hamptonsfilmfest.org/do-not-use-do-not-delete/summerdocs-announced/ http://hamptonsfilmfest.org/do-not-use-do-not-delete/summerdocs-announced/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 20:39:37 +0000 Amelie Garin Davet http://hamptonsfilmfest.org/?p=3242 Get your tickets for the 5th Annual SummerDocs film series! In partnership with BEACH Magazine, the first two screenings announced below. TWENTY FEET FROM STARDOM Saturday, June 15, 8:30pm   Directed by Morgan Neville Presented by Wall Street Journal Triumphant and heartbreaking in equal measure, award-winning director Morgan Neville’s TWENTY FEET FROM STARDOM is a tribute to the unsung, [...]

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]]> http://hamptonsfilmfest.org/do-not-use-do-not-delete/summerdocs-announced/feed/ 0 HIFF 2013 Screenwriters’ Lab Mentors & Participants, and Sloan Discretionary Fund Recipient http://hamptonsfilmfest.org/do-not-use-do-not-delete/hiff-2013-screenwriters-lab-mentors-participants-and-sloan-discretionary-fund-recipient/ http://hamptonsfilmfest.org/do-not-use-do-not-delete/hiff-2013-screenwriters-lab-mentors-participants-and-sloan-discretionary-fund-recipient/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:13:34 +0000 Amelie Garin Davet http://hamptonsfilmfest.org/?p=3088 The Hamptons International Film Festival announces the mentors and participants for the 2013 Screenwriters’ Lab and the recipient of the $75,000 Discretionary Fund through the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, attributed to Casey Cooper Johnson for UNMANNED. For more information, please click here.

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]]> http://hamptonsfilmfest.org/do-not-use-do-not-delete/hiff-2013-screenwriters-lab-mentors-participants-and-sloan-discretionary-fund-recipient/feed/ 0 SHORT TERM 12 wins SXSW! http://hamptonsfilmfest.org/festival-updates/short-term-12-wins-sxsw/ http://hamptonsfilmfest.org/festival-updates/short-term-12-wins-sxsw/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:40:56 +0000 Amelie Garin Davet http://hamptonsfilmfest.org/?p=2970 SHORT TERM 12, from our 2011 Screenwriters Lab received the Narrative Feature Grand Jury Award at SXSW. The film was written and directed by Destin Daniel Cretton. The 2013 Screenwriters’Lab will take place April 12-14 in East Hampton. Selected projects and mentors will be announced next week.

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]]> http://hamptonsfilmfest.org/festival-updates/short-term-12-wins-sxsw/feed/ 0 Congratulations to last night’s Oscar winners! http://hamptonsfilmfest.org/festival-updates/congratulations-to-last-nights-oscar-winners/ http://hamptonsfilmfest.org/festival-updates/congratulations-to-last-nights-oscar-winners/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 01:08:07 +0000 Amelie Garin Davet http://hamptonsfilmfest.org/?p=2952 HIFF would like to congratulate all the winners, and highlight the 7 wins listed below that came from films in our 20th edition and our SummerDocs series. We are also honored that our Centerpiece film ARGO won Best Picture. This represents the 4th time in the last 5 years that the Hamptons International Film Festival [...]

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]]> http://hamptonsfilmfest.org/festival-updates/congratulations-to-last-nights-oscar-winners/feed/ 0 HIFF announces 2013 Honorary Chairman, Shaun Woodward http://hamptonsfilmfest.org/do-not-use-do-not-delete/hiff-announces-its-new-honorary-chairman-shaun-woodward/ http://hamptonsfilmfest.org/do-not-use-do-not-delete/hiff-announces-its-new-honorary-chairman-shaun-woodward/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 23:32:24 +0000 Amelie Garin Davet http://hamptonsfilmfest.org/?p=2918 Shaun Woodward was a Senior Cabinet Minister (and formerly Arts and Film Minister) in the last Labour Government under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. His career began in the BBC as a television journalist and producer. For the last fifteen years Shaun has been a Member of the British Parliament He has served on numerous [...]

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]]> http://hamptonsfilmfest.org/do-not-use-do-not-delete/hiff-announces-its-new-honorary-chairman-shaun-woodward/feed/ 0 2013 Submissions are Open! http://hamptonsfilmfest.org/do-not-use-do-not-delete/2013-submissions-are-open/ http://hamptonsfilmfest.org/do-not-use-do-not-delete/2013-submissions-are-open/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 23:44:51 +0000 Amelie Garin Davet http://hamptonsfilmfest.org/?p=2884 The 2013 Hamptons International Film Festival, taking place October 10-14, is now open for submissions online through Withoutabox (http://www.withoutabox.com/login/1160). Our Early Bird deadline is April 8th.  

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]]> http://hamptonsfilmfest.org/do-not-use-do-not-delete/2013-submissions-are-open/feed/ 0 Anne Chaisson to Lead HIFF, David Nugent promoted to Artistic Director http://hamptonsfilmfest.org/festival-updates/anne-chaisson-to-lead-hiff-david-nugent-promoted-to-artistic-director/ http://hamptonsfilmfest.org/festival-updates/anne-chaisson-to-lead-hiff-david-nugent-promoted-to-artistic-director/#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:50:02 +0000 Shaun Joseph Stewart http://hamptonsfilmfest.org/?p=2848 The Hamptons International Film Festival has announced the appointment of Anne Chaisson as the new executive director. Chaisson, who has long been associated with the Festival, serving as Advisory Co-Chair since 2003, will begin her new post at the end of November. “I am humbled and honored to be taking over the helm of an [...]

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]]> http://hamptonsfilmfest.org/festival-updates/anne-chaisson-to-lead-hiff-david-nugent-promoted-to-artistic-director/feed/ 0 Conversation With… Richard Gere http://hamptonsfilmfest.org/independent-film-news/conversation-with-richard-gere/ http://hamptonsfilmfest.org/independent-film-news/conversation-with-richard-gere/#comments Thu, 11 Oct 2012 16:33:02 +0000 Shaun Joseph Stewart http://hamptonsfilmfest.org/?p=2804 The Hamptons International Film Festival had the great honor of spending an hour with Richard Gere during the our 20th Anniversary Festival. Here is a glimpse of the red carpet along with conversation moderated by Alec Baldwin! RED CARPET RICHARD GERE ON… DAYS OF HEAVEN

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]]> http://hamptonsfilmfest.org/independent-film-news/conversation-with-richard-gere/feed/ 0 VIDEO: Variety’s 10 Actors to Watch http://hamptonsfilmfest.org/independent-film-news/video-varietys-10-actors-to-watch-panel-discussion/ http://hamptonsfilmfest.org/independent-film-news/video-varietys-10-actors-to-watch-panel-discussion/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:43:06 +0000 Shaun Joseph Stewart http://hamptonsfilmfest.org/?p=2784 Join us on the red carpet… then watch a portion of the Hamptons International Film Festival’s panel of this year’s honored actors in an entertaining and informative discussion. Share in some personal stories and learn firsthand about both the artistic challenges and the practical business realities related to succeeding in today’s film market. Moderated by [...]

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]]> http://hamptonsfilmfest.org/independent-film-news/video-varietys-10-actors-to-watch-panel-discussion/feed/ 1 VIDEO: A Tribute to Ann Roth http://hamptonsfilmfest.org/feature/video-a-tribute-to-ann-roth/ http://hamptonsfilmfest.org/feature/video-a-tribute-to-ann-roth/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:58:31 +0000 Shaun Joseph Stewart http://hamptonsfilmfest.org/?p=2778 Watch the exclusive video of Hampton International Film Festival’s Tribute to Ann Roth from the Red Carpet and inside the intimate event. Friends Meryl Streep, Nathan Lane and Mike Nichols elaborate on the impact of her work as she is presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award in Costume Design presented by The Academy of Motion [...]

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