Celebrating its 12th year, the Newport Beach Film Festival announces its call for entries! The 2010 Newport Beach Film festival will spotlight over 300 films from around the world, including feature length narrative, documentary, short, animated and student films that will compete for a series of Jury, Festival Honors and Audience Awards. In addition to film screenings, the Festival hosts premiere galas, an industry seminar series and question and answer sessions with filmmakers.  ...

Ranked by Portfolio.com as America's richest city, Newport Beach, Calif., can afford to throw a serious party. Newport Beach Film Festival is known to do just that, and even its Web site touts it as a "leading lifestyle" event. So revelers and cinemaphiles are primed for another Orange County-class fiesta this April 22 to 29. Despite lingering economic challenges, NBFF Executive Director and CEO Gregg Schwenk hopes to build on last year's record attendance of 51,000 strong. Run a...

MOVING PICTURES MAGAZINE AND NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVALANNOUNCE NEW FILMMAKER AWARDS PROGRAMAward-Winning Filmmakers to Receive Cash Award, Distribution Offer,Expanded Editorial Coverage in Moving Pictures Magazine Newport Beach, CA – (January 13th, 2010)  Moving Pictures Film & Television (MPFTV or Moving Pictures) andNewport Beach Film Festival (NBFF) proudly announce the launch of the 2010 Moving Picture Film and Television Awards – Movies that Matter, created to celebrate ...

The 2010 Newport Beach Film Festival will screen over 350 feature length and short films. The 2010 NBFF will also host red carpet Opening and Closing Night Gala Celebrations, International Spotlight events, an Action Sports Film Series, an Environmental Film Series, a Family Film Series, a Collegiate Showcase, a Youth Film Showcase and a free Seminar Series. Come be a part of the 2010 Newport Beach Film Festival.   The FINAL deadline for film submissions to the 11th Annual Newport Beach Film...

Celebrating its fifth year, the Cinema Orange film series spotlights the cinematic works of independent filmmakers from around the world. Co presented by the Orange County Museum of Art and the Newport Beach Film Festival, this season’s films explore art, architecture and design.   July 30 – ‘Art & Copy’ directed by Doug Prey   August 27 – ‘Milton Glaser: To Inform and Delight’ directed by Wendy Keys   September 24 – ‘Visual Acoustics: The Modernis...

The 10th Annual Newport Beach Film Festival will kick off its eight-day run with the Opening Night screening of Lymelife on April 23 and close with the West Coast premiere of (500) Days of Summer on April 30. Following the red carpet screening of Lymelife, the Festival will host a grandiose Opening Night Gala at the Bloomingdale’s Courtyard in Fashion Island with culinary creations from over 20 Newport Beach area restaurants, a fashion show presented by Bloomingdale’s and Fashion Is...