Join HIFF for a poster signing with celebrated artist John Alexander! WHAT | Poster signing with the painter of the piece featured in the HIFF 2016 poster WHO | John Alexander WHEN | Saturday, September 24 | 3:00–5:00 PM WHERE | Book Hampton | 41 Main Street, East Hampton, NY John Alexander is an American painter. He attended graduate school at […]
Manchester By the Sea, 20th Century Women & Strange Weather Featured at HIFF 2016
September 16, 2016 by
With the 2016 festival less than three weeks away, HIFF today announced the Saturday and Sunday Centerpiece films—MANCHESTER BY THE SEA and 20TH CENTURY WOMEN, respectively—and the Southampton Opening Night Film, STRANGE WEATHER, starring Holly Hunter. “We are so proud to showcase films made by New York-based, independent film directors, and it is an exceptional pleasure to […]
HIFF 2016 to Open with ‘Loving,’ Close with ‘American Pastoral’
September 13, 2016 by
The 24th Annual Hamptons International Film Festival is pleased to announce two Premieres to bookend the festival. HIFF 2016 will open with LOVING, directed by Jeff Nichols, and close with AMERICAN PASTORAL, directed by and starring Ewan McGregor. “We are thrilled to have such powerful and thought-provoking films as LOVING and AMERICAN PASTORAL as our Opening […]
Edward Norton to be Honored at HIFF 2016 Awards Dinner
September 12, 2016 by
The 24th Annual Hamptons International Film Festival is pleased to announce our 2016 Awards Dinner, celebrating internationally acclaimed actor, director, producer and activist Edward Norton with the Career Achievement Award.Edward Norton, a prolific actor, director, producer and activist, is known for his roles in Alejandro González Iñárritu’s BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE), which screened at […]
Slideshow: ‘A Perfect Candidate’ at SummerDocs
August 30, 2016 by
On Saturday, August 27, HIFF closed out our 2016 SummerDocs series with a sold-out crowd for A PERFECT CANDIDATE at Guild Hall of East Hampton. A classic of the political documentary genre, A PERFECT CANDIDATE follows Oliver North’s 1994 campaign for Senate, a race that has uncanny parallels to our current political season. Following the film, directors R.J. Cutler (THE […]
