I've been hesitant to write the final blog post in the festival because doing so would acknowledge that it's over. But all things must pass. And if you gotta go out, go out with a blowout: the closing night party concluded with a massive electricity blackout at the Lido and surrounding area. Since the party people had their own power supply, though, everybody kept on dancing in the (near) dark.
Earlier in the day, the news came in that the big festival winners were CAPTAIN ABU RAED, the first f
If you are a filmmaker who is 18 or younger, the Newport Beach Film Festival wants you. Entries are being sought for the 2009 Youth Film Showcase, a free springtime event that gives young people a forum for their cinematic masterpieces.
Besides allowing budding Tarantinos opportunities to express themselves and display their creativity to the world, the showcase is sponsored by Volcom, which means their should be some good swag. And you young 'uns just might rub scaly elbows wit
Blue Gold: World Water WarsEarth Day is Wednesday, but the Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF), in partnership with the Newport Bay Naturalists and Friends and the Orange County Parks Department, celebrates Sunday, April 26. A program of Earth Day-appropriate short films, curated by
the festival's co-director of shorts programming Dennis Baker, screens as part of an all-day event featuring
booths, games, exhibits, music and more from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. that day at Peter and Mary Muth
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The "French Spotlight" film Seraphine, which is from France and Belgium, was the big jury-award winner at the just-concluded 10th anniversary Newport Beach Film Festival. The film nearly swept the jury's feature-film categories, winning best film, actor (Ulrich Tukur), actress (Yolande Moreau), director (Martin Provost) and screenplay (Laurent Brunet). The only other jury award for a feature went to the Korean film Modern Boy for best cinematography.In Seraphine (pictured), Moreau plays the titu
How much do you like Disney? Annual Passport holder? Fine. But are you dedicated? Or rather: Are you 23? Like we discussed previously, the first ever d23 Expo is coming to town September 10-13. It's four whole days dedicated to all things Disneyana at the Anaheim Convention Center. The schedule for the event has recently been announced and even for an admitted closet Disney fanatic, it seems pretty promising. Thursday's highlights brings us speaker and CEO of the Walt Disney Company Bob Iger
This picture looks racier than it really is.Tonight is your chance to be among the first to watch Cold War Kids drummer Matt Aveiro's new short film, Jen in the Painting. It's premiering tonight at 9:45 p.m. at Art Theatre in Long Beach; and you can learn tons more about it through our chat with Aveiro right here. (And watch the trailer--yes, a trailer is still necessary, even if your film is only 17 minutes long. Show business!)
