HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: BEST IN SHOW

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Join us for a special screening in celebration of HIFF 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Bob Balaban and his iconic career defined by bringing joy and humanity to the big screen. Christopher Guest’s seminal laugh-out-loud classic BEST IN SHOW follows a troupe of wonderfully kooky characters as they prepare their prized canine companions for the esteemed Mayflower Dog Show. The film features an ensemble cast equipped with the highest caliber of comedic improvisation, including Jennifer Coolidge, Parker Posey, Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara, and more, as well as Bob Balaban in his unforgettable turn as dog show funder Theodore W. Millbank III. A Warner Bros. release. Please note: This Special Presentation is considered a General Films selection for ticket package redemption. Actor/producer/writer Bryan Cranston will present Bob Balaban with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the October 11 screening at Guild Hall. Bob Balaban is an actor, director, producer, and writer whose career spans six decades, encompassing more than160 film and television credits. He created the story for, co-starred in, and produced the film GOSFORD PARK, winning the BAFTA Award for Best British Film and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, and the film was nominated for seven Academy Awards®, including Best Picture.A character actor’s character actor, Balaban has worked with many of the world’s best directors throughout his career, including John Schlesinger (MIDNIGHT COWBOY) Mike Nichols (CATCH-22), Steven Spielberg (CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND), Sidney Lumet (PRINCE OF THE CITY), and Sydney Pollack (ABSENCE OF MALICE). He has also had long collaborations with some of film’s most innovative directors, including Wes Anderson (MOONRISE KINGDOM, THE FRENCH DISPATCH, THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL, ISLE OF DOGS, ASTEROID CITY) and Christopher Guest (WAITING FOR GUFFMAN, BEST IN SHOW, A MIGHTY WIND, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, MASCOTS,…

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