2022 Screenwriters Lab Mentors + Participants

The 22nd Annual Screenwriters Lab (April 8-10, 2022), which will be held in an in-person setting for the first time since 2019, will pair rising screenwriters with established screenwriters, directors, and creative-producers for a weekend of one-on-one mentoring sessions. Mollye Asher (NOMADLAND), Peter Hedges (WHAT’S EATING GILBERT GRAPE), and Alice Wu (THE HALF OF IT) will […]

HIFF: The First 30 | NYWIFT Shorts

For almost 20 years, HIFF has been honored to showcase the outstanding achievements of female filmmakers from around the world in a beloved shorts program called “NYWIFT Shorts: Women Calling the Shots,” curated in partnership with New York Women in Film and Television (NYWIFT). In celebration of Women’s History Month, NYWIFT Executive Director Cynthia Lopez […]

Q&A: ‘CYRANO’ Director Joe Wright

Director Joe Wright in Q&A with HamptonsFilm Artistic Director David Nugent following the East Coast Premiere of CYRANO at the 29th Annual Hamptons International Film Festival. CYRANO is now playing in theaters. Watch the trailer. “Joe Wright’s splendid new adaptation presents CYRANO as 21st-century MGM musical… With its swooping cameras and beyond-dazzling production design, one […]

Summer 2022: HIFF Jr. Film Camp

In-person Film Camp: East Hampton Filmmaking Jr: Ages 8-11 July 11-15 | 10am-1pm | $400 Filmmaking Sr: Ages 12-15 July 11-15 | 2pm-5pm | $450 In 2022, we are delighted to announce that we will be offering in-person film camps for ages 8-15, which will take place at the HIFF offices at 79 Newtown Lane […]

Nominations for the 94th Oscars®

The Academy Awards® nominations were announced this morning, including a number of nods for films that screened at HIFF29. We’ve outlined some of the highlights below; click each film’s title to find out how you can catch up with any you may have missed. HIFF standout THE POWER OF THE DOG leads the pack with […]