On Wednesday, February 4, at the Producers Club Theater in midtown Manhattan, HamptonsFilm presented a reading of selected scenes from our 2025 Melissa Mathison Award recipient Pepi Ginsberg’s original screenplay The Mirex. Emily Fleischer and her team crafted a wonderful cast of actors (see below), who mingled with our guests at a reception following the […]
2025 Screenwriters Lab Mentors + Participants
For the 25th year, the annual HIFF Screenwriters Lab (April 4-6, 2025), will pair rising screenwriters with established screenwriters, directors, and creative-producers for a weekend of one-on-one mentoring sessions. An intimate gathering taking place each spring in East Hampton, the Lab fosters emerging talent with these film industry veterans advising the participating fellows on their […]
Mathison Screenplay Reading: ‘Diary of a Muslim Cynic’
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 […]
2025 Screenwriters Lab: Submissions
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 […]






