The Hamptons International Film Festival and The Museum of Modern Art

Present a Special Evening “Talking Tough and Singing Soft” with

Host Alec Baldwin and Filmmaker and Photographer Bruce Weber

A Sneak Peek at Selected Scenes and Highlights from

Bruce Weber’s new film on Robert Mitchum

“Nice Girls Don’t Stay for Breakfast”

New York, NY (June 10, 2010) – The Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF) as part of a partnership with The Museum of Modern Art and their Film Plus program, a new membership program which offers access to exclusive advance screenings of films, continue their Spring conversation series showcasing Bruce Weber’s “Nice Girls Don’t Stay for Breakfast.” Bruce Weber has selected special scenes and highlights from his film to discuss with host and HIFF Board Member Alec Baldwin at The Museum of Modern Art on June 21^st.

“Nice Girls Don’t Stay for Breakfast” offers a candid and revealing look at the legendary movie actor, Robert Mitchum, including never before seen studio recordings of Mitchum singing.

“We are honored to welcome Bruce Weber into our family of filmmakers,” says The Hamptons International Film Festival Executive Director, Karen Arikian. “Bruce is an Academy Award nominated director who has been a part of the Hamptons Film Festival in the past and we felt this was a great continuation of our relationship.” continues Arikian. “It’s a thrill to bring two of the East End’s most generous talents to Film Plus members at MoMA”, says Rajendra Roy, The Celeste Bartos Chief Curator of Film. “I can’t think of two artists I’d rather spend a summer evening with.”

HIFF greatly appreciates the continued support from their corporate sponsors which include Altour International, American Airlines, Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, RoC and Silvercup Studios.

The special screening of 2009 HIFF Sloan Award winning film AGORA and conversation after with star Rachel Weisz and special moderator Alan Alda was a great success! Check out more photos in our Media Photo Gallery!

The Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF) proudly announces this years’ festival dates, Thursday, October 7^th – Monday, October 11th, 2010, which includes the Columbus Day Weekend.

Alec Baldwin to Host Special Programs Throughout the Year

In addition to the annual festival dates, The Hamptons International Film Festival continues to boast year-round special programs both in the Hamptons and in New York City. HIFF will launch a new partnership with the Museum of Modern (MoMA) with screenings set for May and June. On May 26^th, Agora, directed by Alejandro Amenábar and winner of last year’s Sloan Feature Film Prize, will screen, followed by a discussion with actor, Rachel Weisz, moderated by Alan Alda. In June, Hamptons’ Board Member and award-winning actor Alec Baldwin will host “A Conversation With…” at MoMA, featuring a one-on-one discussion with a special guest. Baldwin will also continue as host of the highly anticipated 2^nd annual SummerDocs Series at Guild Hall in East Hampton this Summer. HIFF offers additional programs for aspiring filmmakers including a Student Filmmaking Workshop being held at Guild Hall in East Hampton July 12-16.

The Hamptons International Film Festival,

The Museum of Modern Art and Newmarket Films

Present a special screening of

AGORA

A conversation to follow the screening with Rachel Weisz and Alan Alda

The Hamptons International Film Festival as part of a partnership with the Museum of Modern Art presents Alejandro Amenábar’s historical drama AGORA on Wednesday, May 26^th with a conversation to follow led by Alan Alda and Rachel Weisz.

AGORA stars Rachel Weisz and chronicles the life of philosopher and scientist Hypatia of Alexandra. AGORA was this year’s Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Feature Film Prize winner at the HIFF.

The Sloan Foundation has partnered with HIFF for over ten years to award the Feature Film Prize. The award is presented to a feature-length narrative film that explores science and technology themes in fresh, innovative ways, and depicts scientists and engineers in a realistic and compelling fashion. The Hamptons International Film Festival was the first film festival to partner with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and this prestigious prize has been an annual highlight of the festival, having been presented in the past to films such as KINSEY (2004), THE FOUNTAIN (2006), THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY (2007) and FLASH OF GENIUS (2008).

“We are so excited to present our Sloan Feature Prize winning film AGORA to our audiences, as well as to the devoted cinephiles that make up MoMA’s Film Plus program. Alan Alda is the perfect person to handle the post-screening discussion with Rachel Weisz, as his passion for both science and film – and the points where they meet – is very well known,” says Director of Programming David Nugent.

HIFF greatly appreciates the continued support from their corporate sponsors which include American Airlines, Altour, Silvercup Studios, RoC, and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.

ABOUT THE ALFRED P. SLOAN FOUNDATION

The New York based Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, founded in 1934, makes grants in science, technology, economics and the quality of American life. Sloan’s program in public understanding of science and technology, directed by Doron Weber, supports books, radio, film, television, theater and the Internet to reach a wide, non-specialized audience. Over the past ten years, Sloan has partnered with six of the top film schools in the country-AFI, Carnegie Mellon, Columbia, NYU, UCLA and USC-and established annual awards in screenwriting and film production. Sloan is also a longtime supporter of new science plays at the Ensemble Studio Theater and Manhattan Theater Club, of the John Adams’ opera Doctor Atomic and of the World Science Festival. For more information, please visit www.sloan.org.

The Hamptons International Film Festival is delighted that films featured in its 17th edition received 17 Oscar nominations, the most in the festival’s history. Following last year’s Awards success in which the festival screened the eventual Oscar, Golden Globe (SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE) and Indy Spirit (THE WRESTLER) Award winner for Best Picture, this year’s nominations include a number of high profile awards contenders.

“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