The Alec Baldwin Foundation Continues to Support the Arts With a Significant Contribution to the Hamptons International Film Festival
Alec Baldwin
Emmy Award® and Golden Globe Award® winning television, film and stage actor, Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF) board member and HIFF SummerDocs Host, Alec Baldwin, has made a $250,000 contribution to the Hamptons International Film Festival, it was announced today by HIFF Chairman Stuart Suna and Executive Director Karen Arikian. Baldwin has been a passionate and avid supporter of the arts and arts education through the years. He has worked closely with many organizations dedicated to the advancement of the arts including the New York Philharmonic, The Roundabout Theatre Company, Guild Hall of East Hampton and The Public Theatre to name a few. “Alec has been a long-time advocate for the arts and supporter of the Hamptons International Film Festival.
His commitment to furthering public funding of the arts and arts education has been an inspiration to me, and many others,” says HIFF Chairman Stuart Suna. “We are extremely appreciative of this major contribution to the Hamptons International Film Festival, which clearly demonstrates Alec’s unwavering enthusiasm, commitment and support of non-profits struggling to survive in the economic climate of the times,” says Suna. “Alec’s hands-on and year-round involvement in the Festival as well as the SummerDocs series is a testament to his devotion and dedication in providing communities with every opportunity to enjoy the arts,” adds HIFF Executive Director Karen Arikian. “We are incredibly grateful to have someone so passionate about the arts in a leadership role on our board,” continues Arikian.
Baldwin continues to host the annual SummerDocs series, in association with Guild Hall, which is now in its 3rd year and has given the Long Island community many great, innovative films and lively conversations. This Friday, July 22nd, the series continues with Page One: Inside the New York Times. Baldwin will be joined on stage following the screening with Director Andrew Rossi and New York Times Executive Editor, Bill Keller and reporter David Carr for an in-depth Q&A. The final two SummerDocs screenings for this summer’s series will be Pierre Thoretton’s L’Amour Fou presented on Friday, August 19th and Alma Har’el’s Bombay Beach presented on Thursday, September 1st.
