The 21st Annual Hamptons International Film Festival

Monday 14 October

BAFTA New York was once again a major presence at the Hamptons International Film Festival . This annual autumn event in eastern Long Island, New York has the perfect balance of star/ filmmaker wattage and small town appeal.

The centerpiece of the “Focus on UK Film” was the tribute to Working Title Films . Co-chairs Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner were there to accept the Golden Starfish Award for Lifetime Achievement and writer/directors Richard Curtis (Love Actually, Four Weddings and a Funeral) and Edgar Wright (The World’s End, Shaun of the Dead) came to regale and honor them. The whole event was co-produced by BAFTA NY board members Harlene Freezer and Luke Parker Bowles to wonderful effect.

BAFTA NY at HIFF

BAFTA New York Chair Charles Tremayne, with Richard Curtis, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan, and Edgar Wright at the 21st Annual Hamptons International Film Festival on October 12, 2013 in East Hampton, New York. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images for The Hamptons International Film Festival)
BAFTA NY at HIFF

BAFTA New York Board Member Luke Parker Bowles with honorees Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan at the 21st Annual Hamptons International Film Festival on October 12, 2013 in East Hampton, New York. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images for The Hamptons International Film Festival)
Helena Bonham Carter in the Hamptons

Actress Helena Bonham Carter attends the 21st Annual Hamptons International Film Festival on October 12, 2013 in East Hampton, New York. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images for The Hamptons International Film Festival)
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani at HIFF

Judith Nathan (L) and Rudy Giuliani attend the 21st Annual Hamptons International Film Festival on October 12, 2013 in East Hampton, New York. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for The Hamptons International Film Festival)
Annual Hamptons International Film Festival

Actor Ralph Macchio, director Bob Giraldi, and actor Steve Schirripa at the HIFF event (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images for The Hamptons International Film Festival)
Stars on the Carpet

Lydia Hearst and actor Kevin Connolly attend the Hamptons International Film Festival. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for The Hamptons International Film Festival)
In Conversation with... Helena Bonham Carter

Actress Helena Bonham Carter speaks at the 21st Annual Hamptons International Film Festival on October 12, 2013 in East Hampton, New York. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for The Hamptons International Film Festival)