Saturday was a full day of premieres, awards, special guests, and so much more. Filmmakers and guests gathered in the morning for our annual Signature Programs Brunch, sponsored by the Suffolk County Film Commission, and then it was one impactful screening after another. After an emotional and intimate Q&A with Selma Blair following the East […]
Centerpiece, World Cinema + Animal Rights Films Announced for HIFF29
With HIFF29 just five weeks away, we’re delighted to announce that the US Premiere of Eva Husson’s MOTHERING SUNDAY will screen as the festival’s Sunday Centerpiece film on Sunday, October 10, sponsored by KORE Private Wealth. In the Spotlight Section, the festival will screen Mike Mills’s C’MON C’MON, Wes Anderson’s THE FRENCH DISPATCH, and the […]
HIFF29 Opening Night Film: ‘THE FIRST WAVE’
THE FIRST WAVE World Premiere dir. Matthew Heineman (USA), 2021 With exclusive access to one of New York’s hardest-hit hospital systems, Oscar®-nominated and Emmy® Award-winning director Matthew Heineman’s THE FIRST WAVE spotlights the everyday heroes at the epicenter of COVID-19 as they come together to fight one of the greatest threats the world has ever […]