The 20th annual festival will present the Focus Features CEO with this year’s Industry Toast on Oct 5.

Schamus co-founded Focus Features ten years ago and before that served as co-president with David Linde at Good Machine.

His screenwriting credits include The Ice Storm and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and he earned a best pictures Oscar nomination for producing Brokeback Mountain.

The 20th Annual Hamptons International Film Festival is set to run from Oct 4-8.

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