Hamptons Film Fest to honour Sharon Stone

Hamptons Film Fest to honour Sharon Stone

MUMBAI: 51-year-old actress, Sharon Stone who is remembered for her role in Basic Instinct will attend the Hamptons Film Festival and receive its outstanding achievement in acting award on 11 October at Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor.
Stone is scheduled to appear in "A Conversation With . . . ," the festival‘s popular question-and-answer series, that last year featured Frances McDormand and Jacqueline Bisset. She will also participate in the ‘Breakthrough Performers Program‘ that involves mentoring young actors.

"This is a great tradition," Stone said of the program in a statement, "and I am humbled to be in the company of those who have mentored in the program before me, like Robert Altman and Gena Rowlands."

The Hamptons International Film Festival runs from 8 to 12 October.