On HIFF32 Opening Night, sponsored by Audi, Martha Stewart was a vision in gold for the East Coast Premiere of R.J. Cutler‘s portrait of the icon, MARTHA. The audience loved the movie (thanks, Netflix!), and the intimate afterparty was a perfect glittering night under the stars, setting the stage for the terrific 10 days of […]
2024 Screenwriters Lab a Success!
April 8, 2024 by
Our 24th Annual Screenwriters Lab took place over the weekend, where we were thrilled to welcome our talented fellows Chheangkea, Agnes Skonare and Sarah Mokh, our invaluable mentors Celine Song, Michael Covino and Bart Freundlich, and all the guests who heralded these new voices with us. Mentors and fellows arrived at the Huntting Inn on […]
HIFF31: Friday Slideshow
October 7, 2023 by
Friday was our first full day of screenings, with loads of filmmakers on the ground and full houses of audiences seeing highly anticipated films like Alex Gibney‘s IN RESTLESS DREAMS: THE MUSIC OF PAUL SIMON, the World Premiere of Finn Taylor’s AVENUE OF THE GIANTS, Matt Heineman‘s AMERICAN SYMPHONY, and Maryam Keshavarz‘s THE PERSIAN VERSION. […]
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, […]
SummerDocs Slideshow: ‘NOTHING LASTS FOREVER’
August 15, 2022 by
Our 14th annual season of SummerDocs wrapped up with an idyllic garden party on Friday afternoon before our screening of NOTHING LASTS FOREVER, a fascinating deep dive into the diamond industry. Director Jason Kohn joined David Nugent in a lively Q&A following the film. We can’t wait for the world to see the film on […]
