HIFF33: October 3-13, 2025

Submit your film:
• Extended (Final) Deadline | May 15


On the horizon: SummerDocs 2025
• Guild Hall dates: July 17 and August 29
• More to come…


Summer Film Camp for ages 8-18
• July 7-11 in East Hampton
Registration is now open


HIFF33 Founder Passes on sale now
• Price increases after Memorial Day 2025


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Latest Updates

25th Annual Screenwriters Lab: A Celebration

Our 25th Annual Screenwriters Lab took place over the weekend, where we were thrilled to welcome our outstanding fellows Aliza Brugger, Pepi Ginsberg and Keaton Ventura, our talented mentors Dan Janvey, Justin Kuritzkes and Rachel Shukert, and all the guests who celebrated these new voices with us. Mentors and fellows arrived at the Maidstone Hotel […]

2025 Screenwriters Lab Mentors + Participants

For the 25th year, the annual HIFF Screenwriters Lab (April 4-6, 2025), will pair rising screenwriters with established screenwriters, directors, and creative-producers for a weekend of one-on-one mentoring sessions. An intimate gathering taking place each spring in East Hampton, the Lab fosters emerging talent with these film industry veterans advising the participating fellows on their […]

Winter Classic: ‘ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN’

Saturday, March 1 | 7:00pm | Guild Hall HamptonsFilm and Guild Hall’s Winter Classic series returns with HamptonsFilm Co-Chair Alec Baldwin and Artistic Director David Nugent presenting Alan J. Pakula’s 1976 landmark film ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN. Released four years after the Watergate scandal that began Richard Nixon’s downfall, the film won four Academy Awards® […]

Mathison Screenplay Reading: ‘Diary of a Muslim Cynic’

On Monday, February 10, at the Producers Club Theater in midtown Manhattan, HamptonsFilm presented a reading of selected scenes from our 2024 Melissa Mathison Award recipient Sarah Mokh’s original screenplay Diary of a Muslim Cynic.  Stephanie Klapper and her team pulled together a wonderful cast of actors for the reading (see below), who mingled with […]

Summer Internships at HamptonsFilm

HamptonsFilm is seeking enthusiastic and responsible individuals to join our Summer Internship team for 2025! Interns will gain hands-on experience and develop valuable skills through various assignments related to our summer events and programs, including our popular SummerDocs series and free outdoor screenings at Main Beach and Herrick Park. General Responsibilities Support our operations and […]