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).
Newport Beach Film Festival
The Newport Beach Film Festival seeks to bring to Orange County the best of classic and contemporary filmmaking from around the world. Committed to enlightening the public with a first-class international film program as well as providing a forum for cultural understanding and enriching educational opportunities, the Festival focuses on showcasing a diverse collection of both studio and independent films.
Newport Beach Film Festival started in 1999 and takes place in Newport Beach, California, USA
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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)
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Monster, ‘The Michoacán File,’ Frontiers Win Top Awards at 24th Newport Beach Film Festival
Hinata Hiiragi and Soya Kurokawa in Monster directed by Hirokazu Koreeda (Photo: Suenaga Makoto) The 2023 Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF) announced its 2023 Awards winners with Jury Awards for Best Feature going to Monster directed by Hirokazu Koreeda, and Best Feature Documentary to The Michoacán File directed by Bernardo Arsuaga. Monster also won Jury Awards for Best Screenplay for Yûji Sakamoto and Best Actor for Eita Nagayama.
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William Shatner, Patricia Clarkson, and More to be Honored at Newport Beach Film Festival
William Shatner in You Can Call Me Bill (courtesy Robert Muratore) Actors Patricia Clarkson, Eugenio Derbez, William Shatner, Glenn Howerton, and Jesse Williams, directors Todd Haynes and Jack Huston, along with producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller will be honored at the 24th edition of Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF).
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‘The Absence of Eden’ Starring Zoe Saldaña to Open Newport Beach Film Festival
Zoe Saldaña in The Absence of Eden The Absence of Eden, directed by Marco Perego and starring Zoe Saldaña, will open the 2023 Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF)on Thursday October 12 at the Edwards Big Newport. The festival will close with Focus Features’ The Holdovers, directed by Alexander Payne, on Thursday, October 19 at the Port Theatre.
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The Quiet Girl, Lovely Jackson and Four Samosas Lead Newport Beach Film Festival 2022 Award Winners
The Quiet Girl (An Cailín Ciúin) by Colm Bairéad The Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF) handed out its 2022 awards, with The Quiet Girl, the Irish film on a quiet, neglected girl sent away from her overcrowded, dysfunctional family to live with foster parents for the summer, winning the Jury award for Best Film. Lovely Jackson, the true life story of Rickey Jackson who spent 39 years on death row and in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, won for Best Feature Documentary.
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Eddie Redmayne, Aubrey Plaza, Jonathan Majors, Keke Palmer and More Honored at Newport Beach Film Festival
Eddie Redmayne, Aubrey Plaza, Jonathan Majors, Keke Palmer honored at Newport Beach Film Festival Director Ron Howard along with Aubrey Plaza, Jonathan Majors, Keke Palmer and Patton Oswalt are among the individuals honored at the upcoming 2022 Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF). NBFF will also honor Eddie Redmayne, Colson Baker, Cooper Raiff, Anna Diop, Paul Feig, and Aimee Carrero.
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WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story Opens and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Closes Newport Beach Film Festival 2022
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story by Eric Appel Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF) will kick off its eight-day run on Thursday, October 13, with WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story starring Daniel Radcliffe, Evan Rachel Wood, Rainn Wilson, Toby Huss, Julianne Nicholson and Quinta Brunson. fresh from the Toronto International Film Festival, where it generated huge buzz and won the People’s Choice Award in the Midnight Madness category, WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story. WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story is directed by Eric Appel and stars Daniel Radcliffe as “Weird Al” Yankovic in the unexaggerated true story about the greatest musician of our time. From a conventional upbringing where playing the accordion was a sin, Al rebelled and made his dream of changing the words to world-renowned songs come true. An instant success and sex symbol, Al lives an excessive lifestyle and pursues an infamous romance that nearly destroys him.
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‘The Falconer’ Belfast and Unzipped Take Top Newport Beach Film Festival 2021 Awards
The Falconer directed by Adam Sjöberg and Seanne Winslow. The Falconer directed by Adam Sjöberg and Seanne Winslow won the award for Best Film at the 22nd edition of the Newport Beach Film Festival, along with Best Cinematographer for Nicholas Bupp and Best Screenwriter for Adam Sjöberg / Seanne Winslow; and Best Documentary went to SET!
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Rosanna Arquette, Winston Duke, Regina Hall, Harvey Keitel Among Newport Beach Film Festival 2021 Honorees
Rosanna Arquette, Winston Duke, Regina Hall, Harvey Keitel In addition to showcasing over 300 films, the 2021 Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF) will honor Rosanna Arquette, Winston Duke, Regina Hall, Harvey Keitel, Thomasin McKenzie, Simon Rex and Jeffrey Wright. The 22nd edition of the Festival will be held in person from October 21-28, 2021.
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Coronavirus Forces Film Festivals Cancellations and Postponements (LIST)
San Francisco International Film Festival The coronavirus, (COVID-19) pandemic is having a devastating impact on film festivals with many postponing or cancelling outright. Major festivals such as San Francisco International Film Festival and RiverRun International Film Festival have canceled, while others such as Richmond International Film Festival and Florida Film Festival have been postponed until the Summer or Fall.
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Ximan Li’s IN A NEW YORK MINUTE to World Premiere at Newport Beach Film Festival
IN A NEW YORK MINUTE IN A NEW YORK MINUTE from first time writer/director Ximan Li will have its World Premiere at the 2019 Newport Beach Film Festival on Sunday, April 28, 2019.
