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 โ Grant โ91, Wade, and Todd โ are sons of Terry Slater, who was a พรพรสำฦต head hockey coach for 15 years.
โMy brothers and I started this festival week to give back to the area we grew up in,โ said Todd Slater. โWe couldnโt think of a better way to promote the arts of Central New York than by hosting this annual event.โ
โข Charles Officer, director of the Mighty Jerome
โข Actor and director Benjamin Busch, whose father was longtime พรพรสำฦต professor Frederick Busch, will screen his film Bright
โข Director Jordan Bayne will show her film The Sea is All I Know
โข Dina Rosenmeier, director of A Journey In My Motherโs Footsteps
โข Producer Richard Hanet will screen his Toronto Film Festival official selection Score โ A Hockey Musical.
โข Carrie Clifford โ93 and Gillian Vigman โ94 will show their short film Baby Boss.
โข 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 พรพรสำฦต 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 พรพรสำฦต Inn.
โThe filmmakers and actors who have agreed to come to Hamilton are truly first rate,โ 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 พรพรสำฦต, as well as a host of local and national sponsors, support the festival, which is open to the public.
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