Swank, Schumacher at Film Fest

Since its founding 22 years ago, the Hamptons International Film Festival has featured one-on-one conversations conducted by film journalists and magazine editors with actors, directors, and other industry notables. Joel Schumacher and Hilary Swank will be among this year’s guests for the “A Conversation With . . .” programs.

Mr. Schumacher will speak at Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor on Oct. 11 at 11 a.m., when Jess Cagle, editorial director of People and Entertainment Weekly, will present him with the Golden Starfish Lifetime Achievement in Directing Award.

Ms. Swank, a two-time Oscar winner, stars in the festival’s 2014 centerpiece film, “The Homesman,” directed by and co-starring Tommy Lee Jones. She will be interviewed by Stephen Gaydos, executive director of Variety, on Oct. 12 at 3 p.m. at Bay Street, when she will receive Variety’s Creative Impact in Acting Award.

Mr. Schumacher is a versatile director whose film career began in 1981 with “The Incredible Shrinking Woman,” a comedy starring Lily Tomlin and Charles Grodin. Among his 30-odd credits are “St. Elmo’s Fire,” “The Client,” “Batman Forever,” “A Time to Kill,” and “The Phantom of the Opera.” He also directed two episodes of “House of Cards,” the Netflix series starring Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright.

Ms. Swank’s film career began in 1992 with a minor role in the “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” film. Seven years later she won her first Academy Award for her portrayal of Brandon Teena in “Boys Don’t Cry.” Her other films include “Insomnia,” “P.S. I Love You,” “Freedom Writers,” and “Million Dollar Baby,” for which she won her second best actress Oscar.