Manhattan Film Institute Sets Up Shop on North Fork For Annual Summer Workshop

The Manhattan Film Institute has set up shop at Peconic Landing once again for its fourth annual North Fork summer workshop series from July 5 to July 19.

“It is our desire to have a presence on the North Fork for years to come to help revitalize the community by attracting established and emerging artists,” Spiridakis said.

The Institute was founded by writer, actor and producer Tony Spiridakis in order to pair world-class faculty with aspiring film professionals and help to mentor the next generation of filmmakers.

This season, students will have the opportunity to learn from professionals holding major film and television credentials, including Bob Krakower, Chazz Palminteri, Tony Goldwyn, Wendy Makkena, Bill Finkelstein, Shannon Goldman and Spiridakis.

The participants, who were hand-picked by the Institute earlier this year, will be creating 26 short films throughout the two-week program, with each acting student being cast in two films.

Their work will then be put on display, screened for the first time at the Greenport Movie Theater on 11 Front Street.

The screening, which is open to the public, will take place on Sunday, July 19 at 10 a.m., free of charge.

During each screening an actor, writer or director from the film will be on hand to answer questions after the film.

There will also be three free celebrity Q&A screenings that will be hosted at Peconic Landing’s Community Center.

Actor John Slattery of Mad Men fame will be present for the screening of “God’s Pocket”, a movie starring Phillip Seymore Hoffman and directed by Slattery on Saturday, July 11 starting at 7:30 p.m.

Academy Award-nominated actor Chazz Palminteri will be on hand for the screening of “HurlyBurly” in which he co-stars with Sean Penn on Thursday, July 16, starting at 7:30 p.m.

Academy Award winner Bobby Moresco, who also co-wrote Million Dollar Baby, will be on hand to screen “Crash,” which was named best picture in 2005, on Saturday, July 18 at 7:30 p.m.

While the screenings are free, public registration is required.

To register visit : http://peconiclanding.ticketleap.com/