The Board of HamptonsFilm announced today that Bob Feinberg has been appointed as the Executive Director.
A veteran media executive, attorney, and cultural entrepreneur, Feinberg brings nearly four decades of experience across film, television, public media, and education. Feinberg has worked across nonprofit media, festivals, and education, building organizations and partnerships that connect storytelling, community, and public service. His career includes senior leadership roles at New York’s flagship PBS station WNET, where he served as Vice President of Business Development and Chief Legal Officer, and he co-founded Montclair Film in 2010, a year-round film and education nonprofit that includes the annual Montclair Film Festival.
As Executive Director, Feinberg will lead HamptonsFilm and the Hamptons International Film Festival, overseeing strategic planning while developing new and dynamic year-round artistic offerings. He will work closely with the Board of Directors, artistic leadership, and staff to advance the organization’s mission to deepen community engagement, expand industry partnerships and sponsorship, and grow the impact and visibility of the annual festival in October. Feinberg will focus on broadening the organization’s reach, ensuring the continued success of the annual festival as well as its educational, industry and community initiatives throughout the year.
“I am thrilled to join HamptonsFilm at such an exciting moment for the organization and industry,” said Feinberg. “The Hamptons has long been a vibrant home for storytellers and audiences alike, and I look forward to working with our board, as well as our Chief Creative Officer David Nugent and the team to continue fostering the creative community out east.”
“We are delighted to welcome Bob as our new Executive Director,” said Alec Baldwin and Randy Mastro, Co-Chairs of HamptonsFilm. “His extensive experience in media, education, and nonprofit leadership, combined with his deep understanding of film and storytelling, make him the ideal choice to lead HamptonsFilm into its next chapter.”
Prior to joining WNET, Feinberg held senior legal roles at a number of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, and earlier served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of New York. He began his legal career as an associate at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP and as a law clerk to the Honorable Magistrate Judge Naomi Buchwald of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Feinberg also taught media law, criminal law, and legal writing as an adjunct professor at Fordham University Law School for more than 20 years. He earned his J.D. from NYU School of Law and his A.B., Phi Beta Kappa, from Cornell University.
HamptonsFilm will host the 34th annual Hamptons International Film Festival October 2-12, 2026, with screenings and events across the East End. Year-round programming includes the 26th HamptonsFilm Screenwriters Lab (April 10-12), the 18th annual SummerDocs documentary showcase, and the Outdoor Screening Series, as well as education programs and film camps for students ages 8-18.
Bob Feinberg is an experienced business development executive and lawyer whose career spans nearly forty years, the last twenty spent in nonprofit media and education. A founder, ideator, senior media executive and people manager, Bob’s work has included film, television, digital media, and education.
From 2008 through 2025, Bob held a series of senior positions at WNET, New York City’s PBS station and a major producer of content for the public television system. As Vice President, Business Development and Chief Legal Officer at WNET, Bob was responsible for exploring new opportunities for distribution, acquisitions, and partnerships, and overseeing staff covering business development, legal affairs, government and external affairs, labor relations, talent relations, and the organization’s board of trustees.
In 2010, Bob conceived and founded Montclair Film, a year-round film and education nonprofit based in Montclair, New Jersey, whose annual Montclair Film Festival – now in its fourteenth year – has been lauded by MovieMaker, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, and TimeOut among others. As Chairman of the Montclair Film board for over twelve years, Bob had direct oversight of all aspects of the organization, including recruiting the organization’s board of trustees and senior staff; the development of its education program; the acquisition (through donation) of its historic, three-story headquarters building, and the re-launch of The Claridge Theater, a 6-screen cinema in downtown Montclair as a nonprofit theater. Chairman Emeritus since 2022, Bob continues to advise Montclair Film and also serves on the boards of the nonprofit Public Media Venture Group and Talking Eyes Media.
Prior to joining WNET, Bob was general counsel and deputy general counsel at a number of media companies, including American Lawyer Media. Previously, he served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York. Earlier, he was an associate at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP and a law clerk to the Honorable Magistrate Judge Naomi Buchwald, U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. For more than 20 years, he was an adjunct professor at Fordham University Law School, where he taught media law, criminal law and legal writing. Bob earned his J.D. from NYU School of Law and his A.B., Phi Beta Kappa, from Cornell University.
Bob and his wife, Maggie Drucker, live in East Hampton, where they have owned a home for the past thirty years.
