For the 24th year, the annual HIFF Screenwriters Lab (April 5-7, 2024), 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: ‘Theory of Colors’
January 31, 2024 by
On Tuesday, February 6, in lower Manhattan, HamptonsFilm presented a screenplay reading of selected scenes from our 2023 Melissa Mathison Award recipient Shehrezad Maher’s Theory of Colors. Thank you to the fantastic cast (see below), to Stephanie Klapper for casting them, and to all who joined us! We look forward to our 24th Annual Screenwriters Lab, […]
2024 Screenwriters Lab: Submissions Open
November 1, 2023 by
The HamptonsFilm Screenwriters Lab champions the artistic visions of up-and-coming filmmakers from around the world. Submissions are now open for the 24th edition (April -7, 2024): November 16, 2023: Earlybird Deadline December 7, 2023: Regular Deadline December 21, 2023: Late Deadline January 18, 2024: Extended Deadline April 5-7, 2024: Screenwriters Lab An intimate gathering taking place […]
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 23rd Annual Screenwriters Lab (April 14-16, 2023), paired 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) mentored emerging screenwriters. The three screenplays selected for 2023: Theory of Colors, by Shehrezad […]
