HIFF is pleased to present NOW SHOWING, an exciting series of screenings that brings notable films currently in theaters to the Hamptons. Curated by HIFF, the series features acclaimed first-run art house, independent, and world cinema. “The world’s first fully painted film… One of the most lunatic labors of love to appear on movie screens this year. And in that […]
‘THE SQUARE’: May 4, Southampton Arts Center
April 16, 2018 by
HIFF is pleased to present NOW SHOWING, an exciting series of screenings that brings notable films currently in theaters to the Hamptons. Curated by HIFF, the series features acclaimed first-run art house, independent, and world cinema. “It affirms that art, this movie very much included, can tell us things about ourselves that we’d prefer not to know.” — Justin Chang, Los Angeles […]
2018 HIFF Screenwriters Lab Wraps Up
April 9, 2018 by
The 18th Annual HIFF Screenwriters Lab began last Friday with screenwriters and mentors arriving in Sag Harbor for a weekend of supportive guidance and collaboration. In between one-on-one mentor sessions, the group attended a Master Class in screenwriting from celebrated writer and mentor, James V. Hart, who has worked with Francis Ford Coppola, Robert Zemeckis […]
HIFF Screenwriters Lab: 2018 Selections & Mentors
March 20, 2018 by
HIFF is proud to announce the mentors and screenwriters for the 18th Annual Screenwriters Lab, which takes place April 6-8 in East Hampton and Sag Harbor. The Lab pairs up-and-coming screenwriters with established screenwriters, directors and producers for a series of one-on-one mentoring sessions. The three selected screenplays for 2018 are Esra Saydam’s THE MESOPOTAMIAN, Anu Valia’s […]
James V. Hart to Give Screenwriters Lab Master Class
March 20, 2018 by
For the third year, a key component of our annual Screenwriters Lab is the Master Class with an award-winning screenwriter. This year, HIFF is pleased to welcome James V. Hart, screenwriter of Robert Zemeckis’s CONTACT. James V. Hart (J.V.) was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, and grew up in Ft. Worth, Texas, on drive-in movies and Saturday matinees. His writing/producing credits […]
