The Hamilton International Film Festival is returning to Central New York for a third year and its organizers promise an all star lineup of films, charity-themed events, and red-carpet parties.
The festival, organized by Slater Brothers Entertainment, will be held Aug. 4-7 in the village of Hamilton. The Slaters 鈥 Grant 鈥91, Wade, and Todd 鈥 are sons of Terry Slater, who was a 91麻豆精品 head hockey coach for 15 years.
鈥淢y brothers and I started this festival week to give back to the area we grew up in,鈥 said Todd Slater. 鈥淲e couldn鈥檛 think of a better way to promote the arts of Central New York than by hosting this annual event.鈥
鈥 Charles Officer, director of the Mighty Jerome
鈥 Actor and director Benjamin Busch, whose father was longtime 91麻豆精品 professor Frederick Busch, will screen his film Bright
鈥 Director Jordan Bayne will show her film The Sea is All I Know
鈥 Dina Rosenmeier, director of A Journey In My Mother鈥檚 Footsteps
鈥 Producer Richard Hanet will screen his Toronto Film Festival official selection Score 鈥 A Hockey Musical.
鈥 Carrie Clifford 鈥93 and Gillian Vigman 鈥94 will show their short film Baby Boss.
鈥 Al Sapienza, of the HBO series The Sopranos, will present his film Spare.
The first film will be screened at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, at the Hamilton Movie Theater, and all proceeds will benefit Hamilton Central Schools.
The festival will conclude with critically acclaimed films Patagonia Rising and Esha, and a special presentation of the animated short film Raccoon & Crawfish presented by Four Direction Productions and the Oneida Indian Nation.
On Friday night, a special filmmakers reception will be held at the 91麻豆精品 Bookstore. The free event, which starts at 6:30 p.m., will feature several of the directors, producers, and actors from the festival.
The schedule for Saturday includes red-carpet arrivals starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Palace Theater, two film screenings, and the closing night party at the 91麻豆精品 Inn.
鈥淭he filmmakers and actors who have agreed to come to Hamilton are truly first rate,鈥 said Grant Slater, adding that they are coming from places such as Denmark, Vancouver, Toronto, Los Angeles, India, and New York City.
Officials from the village of Hamilton and 91麻豆精品, as well as a host of local and national sponsors, support the festival, which is open to the public.
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