Do you have a budding young filmmaker in your world? Channel his or her creative energy this summer by enrolling your young Scorsese or DuVernay in HIFF’s “film camp” for kids! HIFF’s Student Filmmaking Workshops give students the opportunity to make their very own short films! Created by HIFF’s Executive Director, independent film producer Anne Chaisson, […]
Jessica Chastain and Helen Mirren in ‘THE DEBT’ at East Hampton Library
Join us for the next HIFF Monthly Screening, featuring the film that brought the then-unknown actress Jessica Chastain to HIFF in 2010 as one of our Variety 10 Actors to Watch. THE DEBT East Hampton Library Saturday, May 14, 2pm Starring Helen Mirren & Jessica Chastain In 1965, young Mossad agent Rachel Singer (Jessica Chastain) and two […]
HIFF 2016 Screenwriters Lab: Inaugural Melissa Mathison Fund, Master Class
HIFF is proud to announce the inaugural Melissa Mathison Fund, named for the late Hollywood screenwriter, which will support the 16th Annual Screenwriters Lab next month. In addition, the Lab will present its first ever public event: a Master Class with Oscar®-winning screenwriter Alexander Dinelaris. The annual Screenwriters Lab which pairs emerging screenwriters with established screenwriters, directors and producers for […]
HIFF Heads South to Palm Beach
On Tuesday, March 1, HIFF, in partnership with Manhattan Magazine, headed south for a special Film Festival Preview in Palm Beach at the beautiful home of our generous hostess, Marzia Precoda. The delightful evening cocktail reception boasted 75 guests, including VIP Palm Beach influencers and Hamptonites. Notable photographer Harry Benson, the subject of the 2015 HIFF World […]