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Hamptons Film Festival 2026: Ron Howard, Bob Balaban, John Turturro, Jesse Eisenberg and Hollywood Stars in Photos
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Hamptons Film Festival 2026: Ron Howard, Bob Balaban, John Turturro, Jesse Eisenberg and Hollywood Stars in Photos
Mariah Balaban, Blythe Danner, Lynn Grossman, Bob Balaban, Susie Essman, ?, guest, Hazel Balaba. Hamptons International Film Festival, 2026. Photo by Jessica Dalene Weber / HamptonsFilm.
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SPARK on the Scene: The 2026 Hamptons International Film Festival honored Hollywood legends and showcased standout films.
The stars came out for the final weekend of the 2026 Hamptons International Film Festival, with Ron Howard, Bob Balaban, John Turturro, Bryan Cranston, Jesse Eisenberg, and Susie Essman among the notable names making the scene.
One of the festival’s highlights was a tribute to actor, filmmaker and longtime HIFF board member Bob Balaban, who received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Bryan Cranston at Guild Hall. The presentation preceded a special screening of Christopher Guest’s comedy Best in Show. The celebration continued at The Hedges Inn in East Hampton, where Susie Essman joined friends and family in honoring Balaban.
Oscar-winning director Ron Howard was another major attraction, appearing for a career-spanning conversation at Guild Hall and presenting Avedon, his documentary about legendary fashion and portrait photographer Richard Avedon.
John Turturro took the spotlight with The Only Living Pickpocket in New York, directed by Noah Segan. The film, a festival Centerpiece selection, stars Turturro as an aging New York pickpocket navigating a changing city and criminal underworld. The cast also includes Steve Buscemi and Giancarlo Esposito. Turturro appeared at Guild Hall for a career-spanning conversation moderated by Deadline Hollywood’s Mike Fleming.
The festival also celebrated its award-winning films, with La Bola Negra, directed by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, and If Pigeons Turned to Gold, directed by Pepa Lubojacki, taking top jury honors. Audience awards went to Elsinore, starring Olivia Colman, and Burgundy, directed by Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw.
The East Coast premiere of Wicker, directed by Eleanor Wilson and Alex Huston Fischer, brought the festival to a close.
From Hollywood legends to familiar East End faces, check out the HIFF event pics highlights.
Photos by Jessica Dalene Weber /HamptonsFilm