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Press Releases

5/31/2023
2023 SUMMERDOCS ANNOUNCED

3/28/2023
HAMPTONS FILM 2023 SCREENWRITERS LAB PARTICIPANTS + MENTORS

2/28/2023
HIFF31 SUBMISSIONS OPEN + DATES ANNOUNCED

10/17/2022
HIFF30 AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED

9/21/2022
MEDIA ALERT | HIFF30 ADDITIONAL FILMS ANNOUNCED

9/16/2022
HIFF30 FULL SLATE ANNOUNCEMENT

9/9/2022
HIFF30: OPENING NIGHT + MORE

8/12/2022
HIFF30: WORLD PREMIERES, MARISKA HARGITAY + MORE

6/13/2022
2022 SUMMERDOCS SERIES ANNOUNCED

3/21/2022
2021 HAMPTONSFILM SCREENWRITERS LAB

3/2/2022
EXPANDED HIFF30 DATES ANNOUNCED + THE FIRST 30

10/11/2021
HIFF 2021 AWARDS ANNOUNCED

9/15/2021
HIFF 2021 FULL PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT

9/1/2021
HIFF 2021 CENTERPIECE, WORLD CINEMA, ANIMAL RIGHTS FILMS ANNOUNCED

8/12/2021
HIFF 2021 OPENING NIGHT + FIRST FILMS ANNOUNCED

6/17/2021
2021 HAMPTONSFILM SUMMERDOCS

3/29/2021
2021 HAMPTONSFILM SCREENWRITERS LAB

10/11/2020
HIFF 2020 AWARDS ANNOUNCED

9/17/2020
HIFF 2020 | FULL SLATE ANNOUNCEMENT

9/10/2020
HIFF 2020 CLOSING NIGHT FILM ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI…, NOMADLAND + 3 DOCUMENTARIES

8/28/2020
HIFF 2020 OPENING NIGHT FILM + FIRST FILMS ANNOUNCED

11/12/2019
HAMPTONSFILM 2020 SCREENWRITERS LAB SUBMISSIONS OPEN

10/15/2019
HIFF27 AUDIENCE AWARDS ANNOUNCED

10/14/2019
HIFF27 AWARDS ANNOUNCED

9/17/2019
HIFF27 FULL SLATE ANNOUNCEMENT

9/12/2019
HIFF27 CLOSING NIGHT, BREAKTHROUGH ARTISTS, CONFLICT & RESOLUTION, NYWIFT SHORTS

9/4/2019
HIFF27 THE IRISHMAN, HIFF COMPETITION, SPOTLIGHTS + MORE

8/23/2019
HIFF27 JUST MERCY, ALFRE WOODARD, FORD V FERRARI, FIVE WORLD PREMIERES

7/15/2019
HIFF27 FIRST ANNOUNCEMENTS: DE PALMA, KRASNER, ROSS

6/4/2019
HIFF27 SUMMERDOCS ANNOUNCED

3/14/2019
2019 SCREENWRITERS LAB

2/22/2019
HIFF 2019 SUBMISSIONS OPEN

10/9/2018
HIFF 2018 AUDIENCE AWARDS ANNOUNCED

10/8/2018
HIFF 2018 AWARDS ANNOUNCED

9/17/2018
HIFF 2018 ENTIRE SLATE ANNOUNCED

9/13/2018
HIFF 2018 CLOSING NIGHT, BREAKTHROUGH ARTISTS & SPOTLIGHT FILMS ANNOUNCED

8/29/2018
HIFF 2018 ANNOUNCES ALAN ALDA, FIRST MAN, ROMA, AND WORLD CINEMA

8/15/2018
HIFF 2018 OPENING NIGHT + FIRST FILMS ANNOUNCED

5/15/2018
10th ANNUAL SUMMERDOCS SCREENING SERIES ANNOUNCED

3/20/2018
HIFF 2018 SCREENWRITERS LAB MENTORS AND PARTICIPANTS ANNOUNCED; MASTER CLASS WITH JAMES V. HART

3/1/2018
HIFF SCREENINGS & EVENTS: MARCH 2018

2/16/2018
HIFF 2018 SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN

1/25/2018
HIFF SCREENINGS FOR FEBRUARY 2018 ANNOUNCED

12/23/2017
HIFF CONTINUES NOW SHOWING AT GUILD HALL IN JANUARY 2018

12/4/2017
HIFF AND GUILD HALL PRESENT ‘NOW SHOWING’ SCREENING SERIES

10/10/2017
HIFF25 ANNOUNCES AUDIENCE AWARDS

10/9/2017
HIFF 25 AWARDS ANNOUNCED

9/26/2017
PATRICK STEWART TO RECEIVE THE VARIETY CREATIVE IMPACT IN ACTING AWARD AT HIFF25

9/25/2017
HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES DICK CAVETT AWARD, A CONVERSATION WITH ANNETTE BENING, AND 2017 JURORS

9/18/2017
HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FULL SLATE OF SPOTLIGHT FILMS, WORLD CINEMA, SHORTS, SIGNATURE PROGRAMS, CLOSING NIGHT & MORE

9/12/2017
THE HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL SETS CENTERPIECE, SELECT SPOTLIGHT, COMPETITION, AND AWARD-WINNING FILMS

8/29/2017
THE HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL SETS OPENING NIGHT WORLD PREMIERE OF ITZHAK PLUS SEVEN MORE WORLD PREMIERES

8/22/2017
THE HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL SETS SUNDAY CENTERPIECE: ANDY SERKIS’ DIRECTORIAL DEBUT BREATHE

6/21/2017
HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP FUND

6/15/2017
HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES THE NINTH ANNUAL SUMMERDOCS SERIES

5/9/2017
HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL TO HONOR JULIE ANDREWS WITH LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD AS PART OF THE FESTIVAL’S 25TH ANNIVERSARY

3/22/2017
HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES SCREENWRITERS & MENTORS FOR 17TH ANNUAL SCREENWRITERS LAB

2/8/2017
THE HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL CELEBRATES 25 YEARS WITH 25 YEARS: 25 FILMS

10/11/2016
LA LA LAND, I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO and THE WHITE HELMETS TAKE AUDIENCE AWARDS AT THE 24th ANNUAL HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

10/10/2016
HIFF 2016 ANNOUNCES AWARDS FOR BEST NARRATIVES AND BEST DOCUMENTARIES

10/4/2016
VARIETY TO HONOR AARON ECKHART WITH THE VARIETY CREATIVE IMPACT AWARD AT THE 24TH ANNUAL HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

9/22/2016
24th HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES AARON ECKHART, HOLLY HUNTER AND EDWARD NORTON TO PARTICIPATE IN SIGNATURE PROGRAM “A CONVERSATION WITH…”

9/20/2016
24th HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES SPOTLIGHT FILMS, WORLD CINEMA, VIEWS FROM LONG ISLAND, AND SHORTS PROGRAM

9/16/2016
HIFF 2016 ANNOUNCES MANCHESTER BY THE SEA AND 20TH CENTURY WOMEN AS CENTERPIECE FILMS, STRANGE WEATHER STARRING HOLLY HUNTER AS SOUTHAMPTON OPENING NIGHT FILM

9/13/2016
24th HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES JEFF NICHOLS’ LOVING AS OPENING NIGHT FILM, EWAN MCGREGOR’S AMERICAN PASTORAL TO CLOSE THE FESTIVAL

9/12/2016
24TH ANNUAL HIFF TO HONOR ACTOR, FILMMAKER AND ACTIVIST EDWARD NORTON WITH CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD; COMPETITION TITLES ANNOUNCED

8/23/2016
24th ANNUAL HIFF UNVEILS FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT WITH SIGNATURE PROGRAMS: CONFLICT & RESOLUTION, COMPASSION, JUSTICE & ANIMAL RIGHTS, AIR LAND & SEA (NEW) 

8/22/2016
VARIETY ANNOUNCES THIS YEAR’S 10 ACTORS TO WATCH; MARKS FIVE YEARS OF COLLABORATION WITH HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

6/15/2016
THE HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES THE EIGHTH ANNUAL SummerDocs SERIES FEATURING AUTHOR: THE JT LEROY STORY, BETTING ON ZERO, AND A PERFECT CANDIDATE

3/30/2016
THE HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES THE SELECTED SCREENWRITERS IN THE 16TH ANNUAL SCREENWRITERS LAB

3/17/2016
HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL MELISSA MATHISON FUND SUPPORTING THE 16TH ANNUAL SCREENWRITERS LAB; ALSO ANNOUNCING A FIRST-EVER PUBLIC MASTER CLASS

3/7/2016
HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL VISITS PALM BEACH

2/22/2016
THE HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OPEN FOR FILM SUBMISSIONS; APPROVED AS AN ACADEMY QUALIFYING FESTIVAL FOR THE DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT AWARD

10/14/2015
ROOM and WHERE TO INVADE NEXT TAKE AUDIENCE AWARDS AT THE 23RD ANNUAL HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

10/12/2015
THE 23RD HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES HIFF AWARD WINNERS FOR BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE AND BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: RAMS AND MISSING PEOPLE

10/11/2015
SARAH GAVRON’S SUFFRAGETTE RECEIVES HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL JUICE AWARD FROM TANGERINE ENTERTAINMENT

9/22/2015
23rd HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES WORLD CINEMA, SHORTS PROGRAMS AND SPOTLIGHT FILMS INCLUDING ROOM, SUFFRAGETTE, ANOMALISA, AND DHEEPAN; EMILY BLUNT, MICHAEL MOORE, AND DAN RATHER WILL EACH PARTICIPATE IN “A CONVERSATION WITH…”; STEVEN SPIELBERG’S BRIDGE OF SPIES TO CLOSE THE FESTIVAL

9/18/2015
23rd HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES SPOTLIGHT AS SATURDAY’S CENTERPIECE FILM, CAROL AS SUNDAY’S CENTERPIECE FILM

9/17/2015
23rd HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL AWARDS DINNER HONORING EMILY BLUNT, KILLER FILMS, ALBERT MAYSLES, AND OUTGOING HIFF CHAIRMAN, STUART MATCH SUNA

9/3/2015
23rd HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES SOUTHAMPTON OPENING NIGHT FILM, PAOLO SORRENTINO’S YOUTH; FESTIVAL ALSO ANNOUNCES “VIEWS FROM LONG ISLAND” AND “CONFLICT & RESOLUTION” PROGRAMS 

8/26/2015
23rd HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES JAMES VANDERBILT’S TRUTH AS OPENING NIGHT FILM; FESTIVAL ALSO ANNOUNCES NARRATIVE AND DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION FEATURE FILMS 

8/10/2015
23rd HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES NEW SIGNATURE PROGRAMS

8/3/2015
ALEC BALDWIN AND RANDY MASTRO NEWLY ELECTED AS CO-CHAIRMEN OF THE HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

6/8/2015
THE HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES THE SEVENTH ANNUAL SummerDocs SERIES SCREENING BEST OF ENEMIES, LISTEN TO ME MARLON AND PEACE OFFICER

10/14/2014
THE IMITATION GAME AND IRIS TAKE AUDIENCE AWARDS AT THE 22th ANNUAL HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

10/13/2014
THE 22ND HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES GOLDEN STARFISH AWARD WINNERS FOR BEST FEATURE AND BEST DOCUMENTARY: GETT: THE TRIAL OF VIVIANE AMSALEM AND THE SPECIAL NEED

10/7/2014
CHINESE CINEMA TAKES CENTER STAGE AT 22ND HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

9/24/2014
THE 22ND HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES CLOSING NIGHT FILM IS THE US PREMIERE OF STILL ALICE, OPENING NIGHT FILM IS ST. VINCENT, WORLD CINEMA SECTION, AND SPOTLIGHT FILMS INCLUDING THE IMITATION GAME, BIRDMAN, NIGHTCRAWLER, AND THE LAST 5 YEARS; PATRICIA CLARKSON TO PARTICIPATE IN “A CONVERSATION WITH…” 

9/23/2014
THE 22ND HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES THE ALFRED P. SLOAN FEATURE FILM PRIZE WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE IMITATION GAME

9/18/2014
22ND HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES SOUTHAMPTON OPENING NIGHT FILM, WILD; SATURDAY’S CENTERPIECE, FOXCATCHER; LAURA DERN AND MARK RUFFALO WILL EACH PARTICIPATE IN “A CONVERSATION WITH…”; ANNUAL CONFLICT & RESOLUTION PROGRAM

9/10/2014
THE HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES HILARY SWANK AND JOEL SCHUMACHER WILL EACH TAKE PART IN “A CONVERSATION WITH…” AND BOTH WILL ALSO RECEIVE INDIVIDUAL AWARDS; HIFF ANNOUNCES ANNUAL GOLDEN STARFISH COMPETITION FILMS 

8/26/2014
THE HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES TOMMY LEE JONES’ THE HOMESMAN STARRING HILARY SWANK AS ITS 2014 CENTERPIECE FILM, VIEWS FROM LONG ISLAND SECTION, AND BOB BALABAN AS HONORARY CHAIRMAN

8/8/2014
THE HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL SUMMER FAMILY FILM FESTIVAL IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE SOUTHAMPTON ARTS CENTER TO TAKE PLACE AUGUST 22–24 

7/23/2014
THE HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL’S SIXTH ANNUAL SUMMERDOCS SERIES CONTINUES WITH SCREENINGS OF LAST DAYS IN VIETNAM ON AUGUST 16 AND THE OVERNIGHTERS ON AUGUST 29

5/21/14
THE HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL SIXTH ANNUAL SummerDocs SERIES PREMIERES WITH LIFE ITSELF ON JUNE 21ST AND KEEP ON KEEPIN’ ON, JULY 25TH

10/14/13
2013 HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED; THE SELFISH GIANT, CODE BLACK, PHILOMENA, AND DESERT RUNNERS HONORED (PDF)

9/24/13
THE 21ST HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES SOUTHAMPTON OPENING, SATURDAY CENTERPIECE, SPOTLIGHT AND WORLD CINEMA FILMS (PDF)

9/23/13
THE 21ST ANNUAL HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES SIGNATURE PROGRAMS: CONVERSATIONS, CONFLICT & RESOLUTION, GOLDEN STARFISH COMPETITION (PDF)

9/18/13
HIFF AND BAFTA NEW YORK TO HONOR BEVAN AND FELLNER OF WORKING TITLE FILMS WITH GOLDEN STARFISH AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT; SOME FOCUS ON UK FILM SELECTIONS ANNOUNCED (PDF)

9/10/13
THE 21st HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES OPENING, SUNDAY CENTERPIECE AND MONDAY CLOSING NIGHT FILMS (PDF)

8/29/13
THE HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES THEIR FEATURES AND SHORTS “VIEWS FROM LONG ISLAND” PROGRAM WHICH RUNS DURING THE FESTIVAL FROM OCTOBER 10 – OCTOBER 14 (PDF)

7/17/13
THE HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FIFTH ANNUAL SummerDocs SERIES CONTINUES WITH ELAINE STRITCH: SHOOT ME ON AUGUST 12th & THE SHORT GAME ON AUGUST 30th (PDF)

6/25/2013
SOUTHAMPTON CENTER PARTNERS WITH THE HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL TO BRING CONTEMPORARY AND CLASSIC FILMS TO SOUTHAMPTON VILLAGE (PDF)

5/23/2013
THE HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES THE KICK-OFF OF THE FIFTH ANNUAL SummerDocs SERIES (PDF)

4/8/2013
THE HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE 12TH ANNUAL SCREENWRITERS’ LAB (PDF)