Short Films

Richard Newton Has More of His Short Films Rolling in Laguna Art Museum Tonight

Richard Newton, an artist who would embed himself in various locations to find odd, ordinary images (moving and otherwise) that a wide spectrum of people could relate to, has a collection of his short films rolling tonight at Laguna Art Museum."Some Poets: Short Films from 1969-1987 by Richard Newto ... More >>

Renée George, The Artist Crew Member, Sticks with the Silent Treatment for Le Petit Nuage

Renée George, whose short film Le Petit Nuage gets a repeat screening at the Newport Beach Film Festival tonight, sort of worked like Michel Hazanavicius in reverse. The Frenchman who wrote and directed the Oscar winner The Artist, came to Hollywood to make a silent picture set against the 1920s-'3 ... More >>

News & Notes as Newport Beach Film Festival Opens Tonight with Doc Broadway Idiot

The greatest thing about last Thursday's Newport Beach Film Festival issue was that I freely said with pride that I was on the cover, the idea being people assumed that was a reference to the rock-hard abbed fellow holding the giant film reels, not the "By Matt Coker" type on the lower right.Those w ... More >>

[UPDATED with Toothy Praise:] Will the Graphic 2013 Newport Beach Film Festival Trailer Mandible Be a Floss Leader?

See the update at the end of this post about the positive public, critical and dental reception to the NBFF trailer.ORIGINAL POST, APRIL 12, 1:43 P.M.: I--swear to God--have a teeth cleaning appointment Monday morning. It will not be a pleasant experience. It's not because I am a wuss in the chair o ... More >>

NBFF: Smaller, Shorter & Uncut

The fabled film festival has learned that less is more

Counterfeiters, Short Film by Laguna Niguel's Bryce Hirschberg, Makes TV Debut Tonight

Counterfeiters, an innovative short film by Laguna Niguel's Bryce Hirschberg that was filmed in one continuous shot, makes its television debut tonight. Fine Cut: KCET's Annual Festival of Student Films, a five-week series that showcases documentaries, comedic, dramatic and animated shorts by stud ... More >>

Feast of Appetizers

Gorge on this year's Oscar-nominated short films

The Irvine International Film Festival Shows Off Its Good Eye

The rambunctious lineup includes nine Oscar nominees

Apartment in Athens, Nazi Drama from Italy, is Big Winner of Newport Beach Film Fest Awards

Wait, there's more: And the Other Newport Beach Film Festival Awards Go To . . .Apartment in Athens was the big winner of jury awards at the 2012 Newport Beach Film Festival, which officials say was attended by about 52,000 patrons between April 27-May 3, about the same as last year. Weekly picks H2 ... More >>

YouTube Video: How to Make Guacamole From a Hand Grenade

​From PES, the maker of the equally head-scratching but beautiful animated short film "Western Spaghetti," comes "Fresh Guacamole". The video debuted last week and it has so far netted northwards of 3 million views.

How to Succeed in Your Office Oscar Pool Without Really Trying

It's a simple formula: Read story, win money

Indian Jewelry

Alex's Bar

SoCal Film Festival Keeps Chugging in Surf City

​Last October, amid much glitz, glamour but light attendance, the first ever Anaheim International Film Festival premiered, and while it's not quite one-and-done, organizers plan this year to sprinkle festival screenings in with regular UltraLuxe of GardeWalk programming throughout the fall. Meanw ... More >>

Silent River Film Festival Brings an Ambitious and Intriguing Lineup to Irvine

​Based on the lineup for what's billed as Irvine's first international film festival, which kicks off today in conjunction with the city's 40th anniversary year and UC Irive's Film & Media Studies, is quite ambitious and intriguing. The eight-day Silent River Film Festival includes more than 8 ... More >>

12 Newport Beach Film Festival Picks from Movie Critics Far and Wide

​This week's edition of OC Weekly includes 12 films that most excite the Newport Beach Film Festival programmers who selected them--in honor of the 12th year of the county's most-established cinextravaganza.But what of those other trend-setters: universally beloved film critics? Your humble servan ... More >>

Brief Encounters With the Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2011

A showcase for Academy-nominated animated, live-action and documentary shorts

Wanted: Teen Filmmakers (By Volcom and Newport Beach Film Festival)

​Volcom and the Newport Beach Film Festival are looking for teen filmmakers--not for any nasty purposes, but to generate submissions for the annual spring youth cinema celebration.This will be the seventh year of the Youth Film Showcase that runs during the Newport Beach Film Festival, whose 2011 ... More >>

The Yankles, Summer Wars and Monopoly Documentary Among AIFF Audience Favorites

​Just because some filmmakers were not honored at the gala awards ceremony Saturday night inside a Grand Californian Hotel ballroom, it does not mean the Anaheim International Film Festival was done dishing out trophies.Due to "technical difficulties," a list of audience favorites did not reach th ... More >>

AIFF Dishes Out Its First Awards--Mostly to Folks Without Films Entered in Competition

​"Mr. Sorvino?"Pause a beat which, coupled with the tone of the curt answer, indicates the veteran character actor does not always have positive encounters with strangers in restrooms."Yes," Paul Sorvino quickly blurts out, his eyes fixed on the automatic faucet and soap dispenser he is heading to ... More >>

Anaheim International Film Fest Lineup is Up

Wild Target​Jonathan Lynn's Wild Target, Alexandra Codina's Monica & David, Mamoru Hosoda's Summer Wars, the U.S. premiere of David Bradbury's Going Vertical: The Shortboard Revolution and special presentations of short films and the John Hughes' Brat Pack classic Sixteen Candles open the ina ... More >>

Get Farmer's Tan, Head to OC Film Fiesta

Farmer's Tan​The local film scene heats up this weekend with the San Clemente screening of a film about an Orange County high school student facing shame for taking his farmer's tan to school and the Santa Ana continuation of the OC Film Fiesta.

Cinco de Mayhem

Pike Bar

Anaheim International Film Festival Previews With Temecula Wines, Short Films on a Loop and Super Sexy Manny Medrano

​A "historic moment" happened last night on the third level of the GardenWalk outdoor shopping mall (just follow the Disney Tower of Terror shadow)--historic not just for Anaheim but California and the whole world as we know it, according to Sinan Kanatsiz.www.facebook.com/anaheimfilmAIFF co-found ... More >>

Anaheim International Film Festival to Roll in October

​The Anaheim International Film Festival (AIFF), not to be confused with the ongoing movie-promoting theme park at Harbor and Katella, debuts in October, "marking the addition of a world-class cultural event to Orange County and the international film festival circuit," according to organizers. Th ... More >>

Lauded, Cutting-Edge Animated Shorts Screen at Chapman

Chris Landreth's "The Spine"​Free screenings of new animated short films by Oscar winner Chris Landreth and respective double nominees Cordell Barker and Bill Plympton will be presented at Chapman University Wednesday as the Dodge College of Film and Media Arts hosts the "2009 Animated Show of Sho ... More >>

Thinking Inside the H Box at OCMA

[Special Screenings] Q Film Festival, 'Fight Club,' 'Princess Mononoke,' More

Seraphine is Big Winner at Newport Beach Film Fest

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), dire ... More >>

Earth Day Gets the Shorts at Newport Beach Film Fest

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 ... More >>

[Newport Beach Film Fest] Orange County Connections Abound Among This Year's Entries

[Newport Beach Film Fest] You Don't Want to Miss These Films, Documentaries and Shorts

Newport Beach Film Festival Seeks Young Talent

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 opportunit ... More >>

NBFF: That's a wrap for 2008

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 t ... More >>

Super Tuesday in Video

A short film by LYT...

Aural Reports

21st-Century Java Man: Chuck Daar's diverse music has a caffeinated mind of its own

DVDish

WEB EXCLUSIVE! The Kids Were Alright

Special Screenings

Movie of the week: The Sophisticated Misfit

Pulling Strings

Handmade Puppet Dreams

Special Screenings

Movie Event of the Week: Pacific Jewish Film Festival

This Week in Reluctant Do-Overs

OnDVD:

Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Bueller ... Bueller Edition

Sept. 22 - Sept. 29

Coming Up Shorts

Chapman filmmakers display uncompelling competence

Posse Whipped

Slapsticky westerns filmmaker unexpectedly finds talent back home in OC

Eight Days

FESTIVAL OVERVIEW

SHORT FILM PROGRAMS

Schedule of Events

Newport Beach Film Festival 2002

Take It in the Shorts

Filmmakers strive to create new OC scene

No Justice, No Pece

Another Pece film fest, with typical triumphs and troubles

Valentine's Day Massacre

It's my pity party, and I'll cry if I want to