HIFF Films Receive 45 Oscar Nominations

Many films that screened during the 24th Hamptons International Film Festival were honored with 2017 Academy Award nominations this week. Films, which received a total of 45 Oscar Nominations, include 20th Century Women, Blind Vaysha, Fire At Sea, I Am Not Your Negro, Joe's Violin, La La Land, Lion, Loving, Manchster By The Sea, Moonlight, The Red Turtle, The Salesman, Timecode, Toni Erdmann, and The White Helmets. The recipients of the three HIFF Audience Awards, La La Land, I'm Am Not Your Negro, and The White Helmets also received nominations for Best Picture, Best Documentary Feature, and Best Documentary - Short Subject. HIFF will also present its rescheduled Winter Classic, To Kill A Mockingbird, on Saturday, February 25, at 7 PM at Guild Hall in East Hampton. The film will be presented by HIFF's Co-Chair Alec Baldwin, and the festival's Artistic Director, David Nugent, who will host a conversation about the film following the screening. The 25th HIFF will take place October 5 to 9, 2017.