Alec Baldwin and Cheryl Hines at the 2009 Festival

“We are so happy to see that the Academy recognized these films” stated Director of Programming David Nugent. “We continue to strive to bring the best films possible to our audiences in the Hamptons and are additionally proud of the fact that a number of these films (HIFF Audience Award Winner THE YOUNG VICTORIA, HIFF Closing Night Film THE IMAGINARIUM OF DR PARNASSUS, AJAMI) had their first ever screenings in America at the Hampton International Film Festival.”

Best Picture

“Up in the Air”, Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman and Jason Reitman, Producers

Actor in a Leading Role

George Clooney in “Up in the Air”

Actor in a Supporting Role

Woody Harrelson in “The Messenger”

Actress in a Supporting Role

Vera Farmiga in “Up in the Air”

Anna Kendrick in “Up in the Air”

Directing

“Up in the Air”, Jason Reitman

Documentary (Feature)

“The Cove”, Nominees to be determined

Documentary (Short Subject)

“Rabbit a la Berlin”, Bartek Konopka and Anna Wydra

Foreign Language Film

“Ajami”, Israel

Art Direction

“The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus”, Art Direction: Dave Warren and Anastasia Masaro; Set Decoration: Caroline Smith

“The Young Victoria”, Art Direction: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Maggie Gray

Costume Design

“The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus”, Colleen Atwood

“The Young Victoria”, Sandy Powell

Makeup

“The Young Victoria”, Jon Henry Gordon and Jenny Shircore

Short Film (Live Action)

“Instead of Abracadabra”, Patrik Eklund and Mathias Fjellstroem

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

“Up in the Air”, Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner

Writing (Original Screenplay)

“The Messenger”, Written by Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman

The 10th annual Hamptons International Film Festival’s Screenwriters Lab’s final deadline for submissions is January 22nd.

Click here to submit via Withoutabox:

Please note applicants will be notified of their status in early September 2010. For submission-related questions, please e-mail programming@hamptonsfilmfest.org.

Golden Starfish Award for Best Documentary:
“Long Distance Love,” directed by Magnus Gertten and Elin Jonsson
Special Jury Award
MUGABE AND THE WHITE AFRICAN, Lucy Bailey & Andrew Thompson

Golden Starfish Award for Best Short:
“Dust Kid,” directed by Jung Yumi

Best Film of Conflict & Resolution:
“Rabbit a la Berlin,” directed by Bartek Konopka

Audience Award for Best Narrative Film:
“The Young Victoria,” directed by Jean-Marc Vallee

Audience Award for Best Documentary:
“Waking Sleeping Beauty,” directed by Don Hahn

Audience Award for Best Short:
“This is Her,” directed by Katie Wolfe

Zicherman Foundation Award for Best Screenplay:
Felix van Groeningen for “The Misfortunates”

Kodak Award for Best Cinematography:
Ruben Impens for “The Misfortunates”

Kanbar Indie Award:
Antonio Campos for “My Adventures in Ladies’ Undergarments”

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Prize:
“Agora,” directed by Alejandro Amenabar

Roc Skincare Gold Standard in Filmmaking Award for a feature female director:
Cheryl Hines for “Serious Moonlight”

Wouter Barendrecht Award for Pioneering Vision
BIG RIVER MAN, John Maringouin

This event is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

Barry Sonnenfeld, the acclaimed Hollywood producer and director of blockbusters such as MEN IN BLACK, GET SHORTY and THE ADDAMS FAMILY, began his career as an exemplary cinematographer.  Sonnenfeld is known for his unforgettable work on classic films such as RAISING ARIZONA, MILLER’S CROSSING, BIG and WHEN HARRY MET SALLY, among many others.  This one-hour event, moderated by David Schwartz, Chief Curator at the American Museum of the Moving Image, will feature clip presentations, trade secrets and tips on lighting for film.

Saturday, October 10^th at 12:00 PM, UA6, East Hampton.

The Hamptons International Film Festival was founded to celebrate independent film and to introduce a unique and varied spectrum of international films and filmmakers to our audiences. The Festival is committed to exhibiting films that express fresh voices and differing global perspectives, with the hope that these programs will enlighten audiences, provide invaluable exposure for filmmakers and present inspired entertainment for all.

“In addition to a year of fantastic films, panels and events, this is also a year where we will be collaborating with many important organizations. We are thrilled to be working with Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Foundation, Mira Nair’s Maisha Foundation, recognizing the 75th Anniversary of the New York Film Critic’s Circle, as well as continuing our long and fruitful partnership with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, says Executive Director Karen Arikian. “Each of these organizations play a vital and unique role in advancing film and filmmaking in our world today. With the festival running for the first time over a holiday weekend, we are hoping many more people will be able to join us for an exciting five days of
top notch world cinema.”

“From the searing reality of our opening night film, to the imaginative whimsy of this our closer, this year’s program showcases a wide variety of viewpoints and voices from around the world” says Director of Programming David Nugent. “I continue to be impressed with the breadth and intensity of filmmakers in their drive to bring their visions the screen. “

This year’s Festival features 107 films including - 15 World Premieres, 10 North American Premieres, 18 US Premieres, 14 East Coast Premieres and 10 New York Premieres.

To learn more about buying tickets to this year’s Festival, please click here. To read the full press release, click here. To view the film guide, click here.

Additionally, Ms. Stone will participate in the festival’s Breakthrough Performers Program. This year, the Hamptons Film Festival will again pair their Rising Stars Program with the European Film Promotion’s renowned Shooting Stars initiative.

The Hamptons International Film Festival is dedicated to honoring outstanding new talent from around the world. The festival has chosen four extraordinary actors from North America and three from Europe. This year’s North American Rising Stars are Emmy Rossum (Dare, Phantom of the Opera), Zach Gilford (Dare, Friday Night Lights), Emma Stone (Paper Man, Superbad) and Rooney Mara (Tanner Hall, The Winning Season). The European Shooting Stars are Cyron Melville (Love and Rage, Fighter)) and Alba Rohrwacher (Giovanna’s Father, Good Morning Heartache, I am Love). This blend of culture and art will make for an explosion of talent and excitement in the Hamptons.

Ms. Stone will guide these talented actors at the mentoring brunch (past mentors have included Gena Rowlands, Joan Allen, Ellen Burstyn, Robert Altman, Miranda Richardson, Frances McDormand and current board member Alec Baldwin), as well as accompany them to the Breakthrough Performers Gala Reception, public symposium, and a “Conversation With…”

Opening the festival is The Greatest, the directorial debut by Shana Feste starring Susan Sarandon, Pierce Brosnan, Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kravitz. It’s the story of a family that’s disintegrating as they deal with the death of their child and their surviving son’s drug use. The Greatest explores the ways in which love can persist and life can re-assert itself in the face of seemingly all-consuming tragedy.

The Centerpiece film is Solitary Man, directed by Brian Koppelman and David Levien, starring Michael Douglas, with Danny DeVito, Susan Sarandon and Mary-Louise Parker, Jesse Eisenberg and Jenna Fisher. Douglas stars in this tale of a New York businessman experiencing a mid-life slump so severe that it is more catastrophe than crisis.

Closing the festival is US premiere of The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, directed by Terry Gilliam and starring the late Heath Ledger, as well as Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell who stepped in to assume Mr. Ledger’s role after he passed away during production. The film also stars Andrew Garfield, Christopher Plummer and Lily Cole. Doctor Parnassus is the proprietor of a traveling “Imaginarium” in which paying customers are invited to cross into a hallucinatory otherworld to uncover their true selves. Terry Gilliam gives free rein to his signature whimsicality in the Imaginarium’s rich, cartoonish, constantly shifting landscape, and the adventurous film brims with affectionate nods to its late star, Heath Ledger.

Many thanks to Guild Hall and the Peter Jay Sharp Foundation for their support.

To purchase tickets, please visit Guild Hall’s Web site by clicking here.