As you’ve come to expect over the past 15 years, our fan favorite SummerDocs series is back with a selection of critically acclaimed films. These indelible portraits—in addition to a third film on Saturday, July 22; title TBA—will screen at the Regal UA East Hampton, followed by conversations with filmmakers and guests. Tickets are on […]
Recap: 2023 Screenwriters Lab
April 19, 2023 by
Our 23rd Annual Screenwriters Lab took place over the weekend, where we were thrilled to welcome our talented fellows Jason Fitzroy Jeffers, Keisha Rae Witherspoon, Shehrezad Maher, and Tyler Riggs, our invaluable mentors David Hinojosa, Ekwa Msangi, and Samuel D. Hunter, and all the guests who celebrated with us this weekend. David Nugent, David Hinojosa, […]
2023 Screenwriters Lab Mentors + Participants
March 28, 2023 by
The 22nd Annual Screenwriters Lab (April 14-16, 2023), will pair rising screenwriters with established screenwriters, directors, and creative-producers for a weekend of one-on-one mentoring sessions. David Hinojosa (BODIES, BODIES, BODIES; PAST LIVES), Ekwa Msangi (FAREWELL AMOR), and Samuel D. Hunter (THE WHALE) will mentor emerging screenwriters. The three screenplays selected for 2023: Theory of Colors, […]
HamptonsFilm Film Camp: Summer 2023
February 24, 2023 by
In our summer filmmaking camps for ages 8-15, and with the Hamptons as a backdrop, kids plan a movie idea; learn to run a production set on location, using professional video and sound equipment; and edit the footage using professional software, adding sound and special effects. Summer 2023 July 10-14 in East Hampton Filmmaking Jr: […]
Selected Screenplay Readings: ‘The Leftover Ladies’ and ‘Back Seat’
February 13, 2023 by
On Wednesday night, February 15, in New York City, HamptonsFilm presented screenplay readings of selected scenes from two of our recent Melissa Mathison Fund recipients, Lana Wilson’s Back Seat and Farida Zahran’s The Leftover Ladies. Lana Wilson (in 2021) and Farida Zahran (in 2022) were selected to receive support from the Melissa Mathison Fund, established […]
