Jacob Elordi will be honored at the 2025 Newport Beach Film Festival with the Maverick Award for his “remarkable performance” in Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein.
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Jacob Elordi to Receive Maverick Award at Newport Beach Film Festival for Frankenstein
Jacob Elordi in Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein (Ken Woroner/Netflix)
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Brendan Fraser, Mark Hamill, Tessa Thompson Among Newport Beach Film Festival 2025 Honorees
Brendan Fraser in Rental Family (Searchlight Pictures), Mark Hamill in Life of Chuck (Netflix), Tessa Thompson in Hedda (Prime) Kerry Condon, Brendan Fraser, Mark Hamill, Diane Lane, Francine Maisler, Noah Schnapp, Jenny Slate, Tessa Thompson and Steven Gaydos have been the named the recipients of 2025 Festival Honors at the Newport Beach Film Festival.
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Blue Moon and Frankenstein Headline 26th Newport Beach Film Festival Lineup
Frankenstein (Ken Woroner / Netflix) The 26th Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF) in Southern California will screen over 100 feature films and 250 shorts from 32 countries from October 16-23, 2025.
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‘The Piano Lesson’ ‘Music by John Williams’ ‘Mistura’ Among Winners of 25th Newport Beach Film Festival Jury and Audience Awards
The Piano Lesson (David Lee/Netflix) Malcolm Washington’s The Piano Lesson snagged the audience award for Best U.S. Narrative, and Music by John Williams directed by Laurent Bouzereauat won for Best U.S. Documentary at the 2024 Newport Beach Film Festival.
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Bobby Cannavale and Margaret Qualley to be Honored at Newport Beach Film Festival
Bobby Cannavale (Ezra | Bleecker Street) and Margaret Qualley (The Substance | MUBI) Bobby Cannavale (Ezra) will be honored with the Artist of Distinction Award and Margaret Qualley (The Substance) will be honored with the Spotlight Award at the 25th Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF). Both Cannavale and Qualley will be honored at the Festival’s annual Awards brunch taking place on Sunday, October 20.
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‘Music by John Williams’ Producer Frank Marshall, Director Laurent Bouzereau to be Honored at Newport Beach Film Festival
Frank Marshall (Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios), Laurent Bouzereau (Travers Jacobs) The Newport Beach Film Festival has added Music by John Williams Centrepiece documentary, and will will honor Producer Frank Marshall with the Arts Champion Award, and Director Laurent Bouzereau will be honored as an Artist of Distinction for Outstanding Achievement in Documentary Filmmaking at the closing night program.
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Amy Poehler to Receive Variety Legend & Groundbreaker Award at Newport Beach Film Festival
INSIDE OUT 2 – (Pictured) Amy Poehler. Photo by Emily Shur. © 2022 Emily Shur. Amy Poehler will be honored with Variety Legend & Groundbreaker Award at the Newport Beach Film Festival for her career achievements, including the recent success of “Inside Out 2.” The award is reserved for those who have broken barriers in the industry and withstood the test of time.
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Ewan McGregor to Receive TV Performance of the Year Award at Newport Beach Film Festival
Ewan McGregor in A Gentleman in Moscow. (Ben Blackall/Paramount+) Ewan McGregor will receive the TV Performance of the Year Award, for his starring role in A Gentleman in Moscow, the adaptation of Amor Towles’ novel at the 2024 Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF).
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Newport Beach Film Festival Presents Irish Showcase Featuring Premieres of ‘Blue Fiddle’ and ‘Four Mothers’
Fidil Ghorm (Blue Fiddle) directed by Anne McCabe The 25th Newport Beach Film Festival will present Irish Spotlight, an evening celebration of Irish cinema and culture on October 20, featuring the North American premieres of the films Blue Fiddle and Four Mothers and the feature documentary Housewife of the Year.
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Newport Beach Film Festival to Honor Colman Domingo, Diane Warren, Sheryl Lee Ralph, June Squibb and More
Colman Domingo, Diane Warren (Erik Melvin), Sheryl Lee Ralph (Larry Barnard Brother Jr), June Squibb The 2024 Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF) announced its 2024 Festival Honors, to take place in conjunction with Variety 10 Actors to Watch.
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Jesse Eisenberg’s ‘A Real Pain’ to Close 25th Newport Beach Film Festival Lineup
A Real Pain directed by Jesse Eisenberg The 25th annual Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF) will screen 112 films from 19 countries from October 17-24, 2024.
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World Premiere of ‘Old Guy’ starring Christoph Waltz to Open 25th Newport Beach Film Festival
Cooper Hoffman and Christoph Waltz in Old Guy directed by Simon West (Peter Marley)
The World Premiere of director Simon West’s Old Guy starring Christoph Waltz will open the 25th anniversary edition of Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF).