Honorees for the 32nd annual edition of the Hamptons International Film Festival: Demi Moore, who will receive the Career Achievement in Acting Award; Liev Schreiber, accepting the festival’s Dick Cavett Artistic Champion Award; Malcolm Washington, recognized with the Breakthrough Director Award; Clarence Maclin, recognized as our 2024 Breakthrough Performer; and Meg LeFauve and Dave Holstein, accepting the Achievement in Screenwriting Award, which celebrates their work on Disney’s INSIDE OUT 2.
“It is an honor to celebrate an esteemed group of accomplished artists and their indelible contributions to cinema at this October’s festival,” said HamptonsFilm Artistic Director David Nugent. “Our awardees have all experienced career-defining moments this year, and we are thrilled to share in their successes with our audiences.”
Demi Moore
Career Achievement in Acting
The festival will present the Career Achievement in Acting Award to actress, producer, and New York Times bestselling author Demi Moore in celebration of her work in this year’s critically acclaimed THE SUBSTANCE.
Moore can most recently be seen in the second season of Feud: Capote vs. The Swans and will soon be seen in Paramount+’s upcoming drama Landman, from Taylor Sheridan and Christian Wallace, in which she stars alongside Jon Hamm and Billy Bob Thornton. The actress set a record in 1995 when she became the highest-paid actress in Hollywood, known for her work in ST. ELMO’S FIRE, ABOUT LAST NIGHT…, GHOST, A FEW GOOD MEN, INDECENT PROPOSAL, THE SCARLET LETTER, DISCLOSURE, G.I. JANE, CHARLIE’S ANGELS: FULL THROTTLE, BOBBY, and MARGIN CALL, among many others.
Moore will also participate in an “A Conversation With…” event on October 13, sponsored by il Buco, where she will accept the award.
Liev Schreiber
Dick Cavett Artistic Champion
HIFF will also recognize actor and filmmaker Liev Schreiber with the 2024 Dick Cavett Artistic Champion Award. The award, created in 2017 by HamptonsFilm Chairman Emeritus Alec Baldwin, honors those in the creative arts who not only excel in their field, but who also support the arts and artists in other fields, such as education, related media, and other arts disciplines.
Schreiber is a Tony and Golden Globe Award-winning and Emmy-nominated performer, known for his roles across film and television including SPOTLIGHT, THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE, THE HURRICANE, and RAY DONOVAN, and the upcoming THE PERFECT COUPLE and ACROSS THE RIVER AND INTO THE TREES. In 2022, Schreieber co-founded the BlueCheck Ukraine foundation, which has been instrumental in championing the Ukrainian people’s ongoing struggle for freedom.
On October 5, Schreiber will sit for “A Conversation With…,” moderated by Baldwin, where he will discuss his career and legacy and receive the award.
Malcolm Washington
Breakthrough Director
Malcolm Washington will receive this year’s Breakthrough Director Award, celebrating an up-and-coming filmmaker with an uncommonly bright future. Washington is a Los Angeles filmmaker making his feature film directorial debut with THE PIANO LESSON, an adaptation of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork for Netflix, screening as the Festival’s Centerpiece on Saturday, October 5.
After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania and the prestigious American Film Institute, Washington went on to direct award-winning short films and music videos. In 2017, he wrote and directed the short film BENNY GOT SHOT. For his work, he received the Filmmaker to Watch Award at the Atlanta Film Festival (ATLFF). His previous credits include SHE’S GOTTA HAVE IT, SUMMER OF 17, THE DISPUTE, and NORTH HOLLYWOOD.
Join Malcolm in Q&A following our Centerpiece screening of THE PIANO LESSON on Saturday, October 5, sponsored by Naturopathica.
Clarence Maclin
Breakthrough Performer
Clarence “Divine Eye” Maclin reflects, “My life was influenced by hip-hop, but I was drawn to the negative parts of a beautiful culture.” In 1995, he was incarcerated at Sing Sing Correctional Facility, where he joined the Rehabilitation Through the Arts (RTA) program, debuting in
Twelve Angry Men. After earning an associate’s degree in Behavioral Psychology from Mercy College, Maclin has since worked as a youth counselor, creative arts specialist, and gang intervention specialist, and now serves as an RTA mentor.
In SING SING, filmmakers Greg Kwedar and Clint Bentley focused on the bond between RTA members John “Divine G” Whitfield and Maclin, with Maclin making his film debut and executive producing. Premiering at TIFF 2023 and winning the Festival Favorite Award at SXSW 2024, SING SING was released in July 2024 to critical and popular acclaim. Robert Daniels praised Maclin’s debut as “deeply felt, magnetic, emotionally and physically attuned.” Maclin’s journey underscores his belief: “If we never take the time to invest in others, we’ll never see the beauty they possess on the inside…That’s where the world misses out.”
Join Clarence in Q&A following our Special Screening of SING SING on Sunday, October 13.
Meg LeFauve + Dave Holstein
Achievement in Screenwriting
On October 13, HIFF will host a Morning Talk conversation, sponsored by Assemble Media, with the screenwriters of INSIDE OUT 2, Academy Award nominee Meg LeFauve and Golden Globe nominee Dave Holstein, where they will discuss the incredible commercial and critical success of the film. During the conversation, the pair will be presented with the festival’s Achievement in Screenwriting Award.
INSIDE OUT 2 was adored by audiences, becoming the highest-grossing film of 2024, the highest-grossing animated film ever, and the tenth-highest-grossing film of all-time. Warmly received by critics, INSIDE OUT 2 offers a fresh way for parents to talk to children and adolescents about mental health, their burgeoning emotions, and how to deal with the myriad anxieties of our current climate.
Passes and packages for HIFF32 are on sale now. A HamptonsFilm Members pre-sale for individual tickets begins September 21, with individual tickets to the general public on sale September 23. Join today for early ticket access.
The 32nd annual Hamptons International Film Festival will run October 4-14, 2024, with in-person screenings and events taking place across the Hamptons. HIFF thanks this year’s festival sponsors: new Presenting Sponsor Artemis Rising; returning sponsors Premiere Sponsor Audi; Signature Sponsors UBS and King & Spalding; official Media Partners WNBC, The Atlantic, The East Hampton Star, The Purist, and Variety; Contributing Sponsors Naturopathica, Silvercup Studios, Netflix, Assemble Media, and Dragon Hemp; and foundation supporters New York State Council on the Arts and Suffolk County Film Commission.
