Suna Steps Down, Baldwin and Mastro to Chair Hamptons Film Fest

The Hamptons International Film Festival announced Monday that Stuart Match Suna, one of its founders, will step down as chairman after 18 years. Additionally, the festival's board of directors elected Alec Baldwin and Randy Mastro to serve as the new co-chairmen. Mr. Suna will continue as chairman emeritus.

For the past decade, Mr. Baldwin and Mr. Mastro have served on the board of the festival, now in its 23rd year. They will begin their tenure as co-chairmen after this year’s festival in October. 

Mr. Baldwin, who is known for his support of several institutions here, has been active with the festival for many years, serving as moderator of festival events and as a producer of the festival’s SummerDocs series of documentary screenings at Guild Hall. He recently starred in “All My Sons,” the Arthur Miller play, at Guild Hall, and has won awards for his role in the television series “30 Rock.”

Mr. Mastro is a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and is a co-chair of the law firm’s litigation practice group. He has served as deputy mayor of New York City and as federal prosecutor in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School and has also taught at Fordham Law School.

This year’s festival founders passes go on sale Aug. 17 and other passes Sept. 8. Box  offices will open on Sept. 26 in New York City, East Hampton, and Southampton.