Submissions for HIFF Are Now Open

HamptonsFilm has announced that the 32nd annual edition of the Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF) will take place over the course of 11 days, from October 4 to 14, with live and in-person screenings and events across the East End. The festival is now accepting submissions via FilmFreeway. To submit a project and for more details on upcoming deadlines please visit filmfreeway.com/HamptonsFilm.

“After 31 successful editions, we are incredibly proud to witness our festival’s continued growth year after year,” said HamptonsFilm Executive Director Anne Chaisson. “It is thanks to our loyal and passionate audiences that we are able to expand our festival days and continue showcasing the year’s most exciting titles each fall. We are counting down the days until October.”

HamptonsFilm will continue to give awards totaling $130,000, with special awards events taking place throughout the duration of the festival. Last year’s film programming has garnered an impressive 43 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture nominations for “American Fiction,” “Anatomy of a Fall,” “The Holdovers,” “Past Lives,” The Zone of Interest,” and “Maestro.”

In addition to the fall festival, 24th edition of the HamptonsFilm Screenwriters Lab will take place April 5 to 7. The lab champions artistic visions of up-and-coming filmmakers from around the world, and pairs selected fellows with established writers and creative producers for a weekend of one-on-one mentorship. The upcoming 17th annual SummerDocs documentary showcase will highlight some of the year’s most anticipated and talked-about documentary features. HamptonsFilm will also plan to host its Outdoor Screening Series featuring family favorite films once again this summer.

“It has always been critical to our mission at HamptonsFilm to support the cinematic arts year-round, beyond the yearly film festival,” said HamptonsFilm Artistic Director David Nugent. “Our Screenwriters Lab retreat has proven to be a unique opportunity to cultivate a new generation of talent, and the perennial favorite SummerDocs series allows us to showcase some of today’s most prolific documentarians and their works.”

For more information on HIFF and HamptonsFilm’s year-round programming, visit hamptonsfilmfest.org.