HIFF and Guild Hall are pleased to continue the hit screening series NOW SHOWING. On select Saturday nights, the series, curated by HIFF, features acclaimed first-run art house, independent, and world cinema in Guild Hall’s John Drew Theater. CAPERNAUM Saturday, February 23 | 6pm | Tickets Director: Nadine Labaki (Lebanon, 2018, 119 minutes) Winner of the Grand Jury Prize […]
Oscar Nominations for Films that Played at #HIFF2018
The 2019 Oscar® nominations were announced this week, including 44 nods for films that screened at #HIFF2018. HIFF standouts THE FAVOURITE and ROMA lead the pack with ten nominations apiece. We were pleased to welcome guests from both films at HIFF 2018, including ROMA producer Gabriela Rodriguez, who is the woman from a Latin American country to receive a Best Picture […]
Countries Select HIFF 2018 Films for Oscar® Consideration
Each year, countries from around the world select one film for consideration in The Academy Awards® race for Best Foreign Language Film. Other than the film’s country of origin, there are very few basic criteria, so the films submitted run the gamut of personal, thrilling, timely, and historical stories from around the world. HIFF 2018 will present the following eleven […]
HIFF 2018: First Films Announced!
With 50 days to go (!) until the 26th annual Hamptons International Film Festival, we are thrilled to unveil our first wave of programming for HIFF 2018! The slate will include three female-directed films out of our annual Screenwriters Lab, two Cannes jury prize winners, a lush take on Oscar Wilde’s final years, a documentary featuring some Long Island […]