Newport Beach Film Festival

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Newport Beach, United States April 2009, TBA
Call for Entry Deadline: January 2009, TBA
Festival Data:
- Established: 2000
- Genre: General
- Attendance: 30000
- Competitive
- Has Panels
Festival Website:
http:/ / NewportBeachFilmFest.com/
Festival Description:

Newport Beach Film Festival showcases more than 350 films from around the world each year, offering an ambitious and international selection of features, shorts, documentaries and animation that will compete for both Jury and Audience awards.

Now in its 9th year, the Festival is proud to treat its audience to World and U.S. premieres, Academy Award entries, Sundance Selections, a Spotlight Series, and Children's Festival, from both the independent and studio worlds. With submissions from Asia, Europe, South/Central America and Africa, classic and contemporary filmmaking will provide a unique mix of genre and culture.

Since its beginnings, the Festival has presented many acclaimed films, including Crash, Layer Cake, Dust to Glory, Sexy Beast, Spellbound, Dogtown and Z Boys, Joint Security Area, and Castle in the Sky, as well as anniversary screenings of classics such as The French Connection, Sunset Boulevard, 50th anniversary of Jim Henson Company and The Outsiders. As a result, the Newport Beach Film Festival has quickly gained recognition both from filmmakers and audiences, and is expected to attract more than 40,000+ people in 2008.

In addition, the Newport Beach Film Festival offers a rare opportunity to meet the filmmakers. Directors, screenwriters and cinematographers eager to share their work will provide an exclusive inside look at the industry during post-screening Q&A's.

Set in beautiful Newport Beach, a few blocks away from spectacular coastline and less than an hour from Hollywood, the Festival will host several premieres, galas and yacht parties for a singular festival experience. Films will be shown throughout the city that boasts one of the largest movie consumer groups in the world, a rich filmmaking history as well as fine dining, shopping, and exceptional recreational activities.
Film Submissions:
- Call for Entry: http:/ / newportbeachfilmfest.com/ content.php?cid=1002

Email:	info(at)newportbeachfilmfest.com
Phone:	(1) 949 253 2880
Fax:	(1) 949 253 2
Mailing Address:	4540 Campus Drive Newport Beach, California 92660 USA

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JUN 05 12:16AM FFW Festival Editor writes:

NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL 2008 Awards

The Newport Beach Film Festival 2008 honored the following award-winners:

Outstanding Performance in Acting: Mark Webber for "The Good Life"
Director: Stephen Berra

Outstanding Performance in Acting: Joe Mantegna for "Elvis and Anabelle"
Director: Will Geiger

Outstanding Performance in Acting: Lake Bell for "Still Waters"
Director: Andrew Ford

Outstanding Performance in Acting: Shelly Cole for "The Village Barbershop"
Director: Chris Ford

Breakout Performance: Chris Klein for "The Good Life"
Director: Stephen Berra

Breakout Performance: Blake Lively for "Elvis and Anabelle"
Director: Will Geiger

Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking: "Lie to Me"
Director: John Stewart Muller

Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking: "Elvis and Anabelle"
Director: Will Geiger

Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking: "The Art of Travel"
Director: Thomas Whelan

Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking: "What We Do Is Secret"
Director: Rodger Grossman

Outstanding Achievement in Directing: Richie Mehta for "Amal"

Humanitarian Vision Award: "Camp Woz: The Admirable Lunacy of Philanthropy"
Director: Jarrad Kritzstein, Drew J. Foster

Humanitarian Vision Award – "For Tomorrow"
Director: Kenneth Kokin

Outstanding Achievement in Documentary: "Hollywood Singing and Dancing"
Director: Mark McLaughlin

Outstanding Achievement in Documentary - "Flow: For Love Of Water"
Director: Irena Salina

Outstanding Achievement in Documentary - "Trying To Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon"
Director: Penny Peyser and Doug Mcintyre

Outstanding Achievement in Documentary - "Beautiful Losers"
Director: Aaron Rose

Outstanding Achievement in Action Sports Filmmaking: "Under The Sun"
Director: Cyrus Sutton

Outstanding Achievement in Family Filmmaking: "The Adventures of Food Boy"
Director: Dane Cannon

Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking Cinematography: "Night"
Director: Lawrence Johnston

Outstanding Achievement in Short Documentary Filmmaking: "On Great White Wings"
Director: Joshua Colover

Laszlo Kovacs Cinematography Award: "Red Like the Sky"
Director: Cristiano Bortone

Feature Films Best Film: "Fugitive Pieces"
Director: Jeremy Podeswa

Best Actor: Nadim Sawalha, for "Captain Abu Raed"
Director: Amin Matalqa

Best Actress: Rana Sultan, for "Captain Abu Raed"
Director: Amin Matalqa

Best Director: Jeremy Podeswa, for "Fugitive Pieces"

Best Cinematographer: Gregory Middleton, for "Fugitive Pieces"
Director: Jeremy Podeswa

Best Screenplay – Jeremy Podeswa, for "Fugitive Pieces"

Best Documentary Film – "Mardick: From Baghdad to Hollywood"
Director: Ramy Katrib and Evan York

Short Films Best Narrative Short Film – "The Angel"
Director: Paul Hough

Best Animated Short Film – "Yoga Noga Reyoga"
Director: Kengo Kurimoto

Best Short Documentary Film – "Carissa"
Director: David Sauvage

AUDIENCE WINNERS

Audience Winner - Feature: "Leaving Barstow"
Director: Peter Paige

Audience Winner- Foreign Feature: "Red Like the Sky"
Director: Cristiano Bortone

Audience Winner – Documentary (TIE): "Trying to Get Good"
Director: Penny Peyser and Doug Mcintyre
and "Sliding Liberia"
Director: Britton Caillouette

Audience Winner- Shorts: "Father Taken"
Director: Jonathan Ingalls
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