The 18th Annual HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Thursday October 7th - Monday October 11th, 2010 Announces Spotlight, Competition and World Cinema Films With Highlights Such as MADE IN DAGENHAM, 127 HOURS, FAIR GAME, and Many Others

Among those expected to attend are…James Franco, Isabella Rosselini, Stanley Tucci, Freida Pinto, Tom Hooper, Edie Falco, Joel and Ethan Coen, Davis Guggenheim, Bob Balaban, Jane Goodall, Bruce Weber, Marcia Gay Harden, Doug Liman, John Wells, Alec Baldwin, Bill Nighy, Alex Gibney, Peter Hedges, Paul Giamatti, Noomi Rapace, Vlade Divac, Carter Burwell, Sally Hawkins, John Turturro, Frances McDormand , Neil Labute, Julian Schnabel and many more

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Sep 16, 2010, 11:53 ET

EAST HAMPTON, N.Y., Sept. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL is proud to announce its Spotlight Films, the World Cinema Section and the films in this year's Competition. Now in its 18th year, this East Coast favorite comes to life against the autumn back-drop, as talent and industry come to the Hamptons to premiere their important work. The 2010 Hamptons International Film Festival runs from Thursday, October 7th through Monday, October 11th (including Columbus Day weekend) in East Hampton with additional venues in Southampton, Sag Harbor and Montauk. Festival headquarters are located at the beautiful c/o The Maidstone Hotel on Main Street in East Hampton.

"With entries from such countries as Chad, the Czech republic, Columbia, Denmark and others, our mission to bring a wide range of viewpoints from around the world to the east end of Long Island is continued again this year" stated Executive Director Karen Arikian. "Our Spotlight section continues to shine again this year featuring such high profile films as the US Premiere of Julian Schnabel's new film MIRAL, to the wonderfully charming MADE IN DAGENHAM starring Sally Hawkins. We are so excited to share films by such masters as Danny Boyle and Doug Liman, with the emerging filmmakers of the Competition section." states Director of Programming David Nugent. "From the insouciance of Xavier Dolan's Heartbeats, the opening film or our Canadian focus, to the somber elegance of Mahamat-Saleh Haroun's A Screaming Man, this year's Competition filmmaker's represent the voices of some of the most exciting emerging artists from around the world".