The Independent is a free weekly newspaper that is distributed across the East End of Long Island, covering both forks from Manorville and Wading River to Montauk and Orient Point. The Independent will be publishing a special section, the Insider’s Guide to The Hamptons Film Festival. This guide will be inserted into the Independent’s October 3 issue and distributed at hundreds of locations across the East End, as well as online. The festival attracts close to 18,000 visitors annually and is always a hotspot for actors, directors and celebrities. This year’s festival will feature films such as Love, Marilyn, Silver Linings Playbook, Argo, and Not Fade Away.

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