Arts

"Times are especially tough for artists because what they're selling is their own imagination, their own integrity, and their own vision," Warren Strugatch said.

"He inspired such incredible humanity amongst music artists, politicians and regular people like you and me," Korn told Hamptons.com about the late singer, songwriter and activist.

"The gallery is pleased to show four important artists - all who have roots locally in the Hamptons," Christine Berry noted.

"With current restrictions on gatherings, we are fortunate to have the ability to utilize our grounds to continue offering a variety of new and classic feature films and documentaries to the community before it gets too cold," Amy Kirwin noted.

"Curated from thousands of submissions, this year's selection runs the gamut from introspective dramas to compelling documentaries to off-the-wall delights," Costello told us.

"The exciting thing is that people from all over the country, except in a few cases, 95 percent of the programs can be watched virtually. We're over the moon that people in California or Louisiana, where I'm from, or in the Midwest can watch," Chaisson said about this year's HIFF.

"I really couldn't have been happier to get Sienna and Diego in these roles. I feel beyond lucky to have had their talent and they just brought so, so much to these roles," Miele told us.

"It was a very exciting experience for me to head out there, it's so beautiful out there in Greenport. It was very exciting to meet Kelsey Grammer and Chris Noth, and hang out with the festival founders and the staff," Hawk told us about her initial North Fork TV Festival experience.

"It was so overwhelming. The first family member that I met was Mimi and her husband and her daughter, and it was as if we'd known each other forever," Arbesu said about first encountering her extended family.

The Hamptons Arts Network Artist Relief Fund was galvanized by artists Clifford Ross and Eric Fischl, who took the lead role in fundraising and donated matching gifts to jumpstart the initiative.