Hamptons International Film Festival Announces Award Winners

The Hamptons International Film Festival recently announced their award winners at a ceremony in East Hampton on Monday.

The film Rams, directed by Grimur Hákonarson won the award for Best Narrative Feature presented by The Wall Street Journal.

Rams is Iceland’s official selection for the Academy Awards.

The movie, Missing People, directed by David Shapiro, received the award for Best Documentary Feature sponsored by ID Films.

The two short films, Over, directed by Jörn Threlfall, and Last Day of Freedom, directed by Dee Hibbert-Jones and Nomi Talisman, received the awards for Best Narrative Short Film and for Best Documentary Short Film, respectively.

The award for Honorable Mention for Narrative Film went to Embrace of the Serpent, directed by Ciro Guerra, and the received the award for Honorable Mention for Narrative Short Film went to the film Patriot, directed by Eva Riley.

Chuck Norris vs. Communism, directed by Ilinca Calugareanu, received the Honorable Mention for Documentary Feature.

This year’s Variety’s Creative Impact in Acting Award was given to Emily Blunt, who was most recently seen in the film, Sicario.

The Tangerine Entertainment Juice Fund Award, which honors an outstanding female narrative filmmaker, was given to Suffragette, directed by Sarah Gavron.

The Suffolk County Film Commission Next Exposure Grant was awarded to When I Live My Life Over Again, directed by Robert Edwards.

Before the festival began, the film, The Uncondemned, directed by Michele Mitchell, Nick Louvel, who passed away in a car accident last month, was awarded the 2015 Brizzolara Family Foundation Award for a Film of Conflict and Resolution.

The film also received the The Victor Rabinowitz and Joanne Grant Award for social justice, which is given to a film that most exhibits the values of peace, equality and global justice.

The Champions, directed by Darcy Dennett, was awarded the Zelda Penzel Giving Voice to the Voiceless Award, which is presented to a film that raises public awareness about contemporary social issues, including the moral and ethical treatment and the rights of animals as well as environmental protection.

The panel of judges for this year’s narrative films included: Josh Charles, the Emmy and Golden Globe nominated actor; Dan Guando, US head of Acquisitions, Production, and Development at The Weinstein Company; and Michael H. Weber, screenwriter and producer, known for adapting The Fault in Our Stars and The Spectacular Now.

The documentary feature jury includes Marshall Fine, current chair of the New York Film Critics Circle; Bobby Flay, renowned chef and TV personality; and Sarah Lash, consultant with Condé Nast Entertainment.

“Our aspiration for the festival has always been to highlight the importance of diversity in film and support emerging talent in the industry.” Artistic Director, David Nugent said. ”We are incredibly proud of this year’s lineup and having had achieved these goals once again.”