The Hamptons International Film Festival marks its 15th year in September facing some challenges, namely that artistic director Rajendra Roy earlier announced he’ll be transitioning out of the fest and into the big shoes of Chief Curator for the MoMA’s film department. Raj put new life into the Long Island event. It’s no surprise someone plucked him away. While he’ll remain in an advisory role, the fest picked David Nugent (formerly programmer at Newport) to replace him.
The Hamptons will mark their 15th anniversary with a new program “15 Years 15 Stories” -- a series of personal accounts from the fest as told by New Line’s Michael Lynne, former HIFF intern and now producer Jeff Sharp (“Boys Don’t Cry”), producer/actor Bob Balaban, and director Gary Winick, among others.
Michael Jones is the film festival editor at Variety.com. 
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