Bobby Cannavale, Dave Holstein, Meg LeFauve, Margaret Qualley and Kiernan Shipka to Receive Additional NBFF Honors “The Last Showgirl” Added to Line-up; Cinematographer Panelists Announced Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF) proudly announces additional honorees Bobby Cannavale (“Ezra”) who will be honored with the Artist of Distinction Award and Margaret Qualley (“The Substance”) who will be honored with the Spotlight Award. Both Cannavale and Qualley will...

The Newport Beach Film Festival is proud to recognize these filmmakers and films for their outstanding achievements. 24th ANNUAL NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2023 AWARDS WINNERS AUDIENCE AWARDS Best International Feature: “Radical” Best U.S. Feature: “The Holdovers & Brave the Dark (tie)” Best Action Sports Film: “One Way Ticket – The Story of Greg Lutzka” Best Culinary: “Food & Design&rdqu...

Yesterday, the 2022 Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF) continued with its Saturday Centerpiece of events. The day began with NBFF’s Icon Award honoree Eddie Redmayne, who sat down with Hollywood Reporter’s Scott Feinberg for an ‘Awards Chatter’ at The Resort at Pelican Hill. The day continued with guests Colson Baker (Taurus), Ryan Phillippe (American Murderer), Kathy Ireland (Anxious Nation) and many more. We wanted to share some photos from the event for considera...

  Colson Baker, aka Machine Gun Kelly, got onscreen to present his own struggles through the cautionary tale of a fictional character with echoes of himself. “It was very uncomfortable because it was a very meta movie.” Taurus is about a troubled musician who pushes himself into a dark yet deep place to create his very last song. Baker is outspoken in his own laidback manner, spouting phrases like “Life is grim. It isn’t Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” but th...

Check out more than 300 films from over 50 countries.  Enjoy nightly special events, world premieres, Q&A's with filmmakers along with outdoor parties and receptions. Check out For the complete lineup and tickets.   Highlights include: 2021 FESTIVAL HONORS celebrating Variety’s ’10 Actors to Watch’ OPENING  NIGHT FILM + STREET PARTY hosted by VANS World Premiere of 'Never Catch Pigeons: And Eleven More Hard Lessons from Mr. ...