Friday was our first full day of screenings and events at HIFF 2014, and from what we could tell, audiences are *loving* the movies, panels, and conversations in and out of the theaters.
Actress Patricia Clarkson speaks during a Conversation with Patricia Clarkson during the 2014 Hamptons International Film Festival on October 10, 2014 in East Hampton, New York. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images)
Friday highlights included acclaimed actress Patricia Clarkson, both in A Conversation With… (sponsored by NYU Langone Medical Center), and in her latest film, Isabel Coixet’s Learning to Drive, co-starring Ben Kingsley. (As you can see, she lit up the red carpet as well.)
HIFF Artistic Director David Nugent and actress Patricia Clarkson attend A Conversation with Patricia Clarkson during the 2014 Hamptons International Film Festival on October 10, 2014 in East Hampton, New York. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images)
Also on the red carpet on Friday were Laura Dern, whose film Wild was the opening night selection in Southampton Friday night (sponsored by Kaufman Astoria Studios); director Oren Moverman and Richard Gere, star of Moverman’s latest film Time out of Mind; actor Riz Ahmed from Nightcrawler; and legendary German director (and now Amagansett resident) Volker Schlöndorff, whose film Diplomacy screened in East Hampton on Friday.
Actress Laura Dern attends the Wild premiere during the 2014 Hamptons International Film Festival on October 10, 2014 in East Hampton, New York. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images)
Southampton Mayor Mark Epley, actress Laura Dern and Executive Director of the Hamptons International Film Festival Anne Chaisson attend the Wild premiere during the 2014 Hamptons International Film Festival on October 10, 2014 in East Hampton, New York. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images)
Richard Gere, Oren Moverman and David Nugent speak at the “Time Out of Mind” premiere during the 2014 Hamptons International Film Festival on October 10, 2014 in East Hampton, New York. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images)
Director Oren Moverman and Richard Gere attend the “Time Out of Mind” premiere during the 2014 Hamptons International Film Festival on October 10, 2014 in East Hampton, New York. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images)
Actor Riz Ahmed attends the “Nightcrawler” premiere during the 2014 Hamptons International Film Festival on October 10, 2014 in East Hampton, New York. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images)
Artistic Director of the Hamptons International Film Festival David Nugent (L) and director Volker Schlondorff attend the Diplomacy premiere during the 2014 Hamptons International Film Festival on October 10, 2014 in East Hampton, New York. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images)
And HIFF 2014 was the setting for the World Premiere of Wildlike, screening in the World Cinema section, sponsored by Delta and Altour. Frank Hall Green‘s feature debut stars Bruce Greenwood, Ella Purnell, Nolan Funk, and Diane Farr, all of whom were able to attend the premiere.
(L-R) Diane Farr, Frank Hall Green, Ella Purnell, Bruce Greenwood and Nolan Gerard Funk attend the Wildlike premiere during the 2014 Hamptons International Film Festival on October 10, 2014 in East Hampton, New York. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images)
The Focus on Chinese Cinema program kicked off Friday as well, with the US Premiere of Zhang Yimou‘s Coming Home. A panel convened after the screening to discuss the changing cinematic climate in China.
(L-R) David Nugent, Stuart Match Suna, La Frances Hui, Jonathan Landreth, Anne Chaisson and Jeff Sharp attend a Focus on Chinese Cinema: Coming Home premiere during the 2014 Hamptons International Film Festival on October 10, 2014 in East Hampton, New York. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images)
And filmmakers rounded out the evening at the Blue Parrot, where they enjoyed the first of our Filmmaker parties—this one sponsored by Kodak. We hope everyone’s not too wiped out for more movies tomorrow! Three days to go, people… let’s make the most of it!
