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 […]
HIFF Celebrates the 97th Academy Awards®
January 23, 2025 by
Update: March 3, 2025 Now that we’ve all caught our collective breath after Sunday night’s festivities, we want to send out huge congratulations to all the winners! A few highlights: Out of the record 51 nominations for films and talent that joined us at HIFF32, 11 Oscars were granted, which is more than double last […]
HIFF Jr. Film Camp: Summer 2025
January 22, 2025 by
Summer 2025 July 7-11 in East Hampton • Filmmaking Jr: Ages 8-12 (10:00 am to 1:00 pm) — SOLD OUT • Filmmaking Sr: Ages 13-18 (2:00 pm to 5:00 pm) In our summer filmmaking camps for ages 8-18, and with the Hamptons as a backdrop, kids plan a movie idea; learn to run a production […]
JHIFF’s Second Year a Success!
December 18, 2024 by
This past weekend in Jackson, Wyoming, audiences attended the sophomore edition of the Jackson Hole International Film Festival. The brainchild of HIFF Founder Stuart Suna, this sister festival to HIFF “exists to present the work of international creatives in an environment that inspires and honors the stories behind the art.” This year’s films included several […]
2025 Screenwriters Lab: Submissions
November 1, 2024 by
The HamptonsFilm Screenwriters Lab champions the artistic visions of up-and-coming filmmakers from around the world. Submissions are now closed for the 25th edition.* November 14, 2024: Earlybird Deadline December 5, 2024: Regular Deadline December 19, 2024: Late Deadline January 16, 2025: Extended Deadline* April 4-6, 2025: Screenwriters Lab *Note: If you have been affected by […]
