NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF) announced today the winners of the 2016 Festival. On April 28, 2016, the Festival wrapped up its eight day run with the Southern California premiere of The Fixer starring Dominic Rains, James Franco, Rachel Brosnahan and Melissa Leo at Lido Live (3459 Via Lido, Newport Beach) with the post party in the Via Lido Plaza.
The Newport Beach Film Festival celebrated outstanding contribution to global cinema at a special event during the 17th annual Festival at the Balboa Bay Resort on April 23. Additionally, The Festival’s selection committee reviewed more than 2,500 films. The Festival screened over 400 films, representing 50 countries. The films competed for Jury, Festival Honors and Audience Awards.
The 2016 Newport Beach Film Festival jury featured an impressive roster of film industry professionals, including Vice President of Film Acquisitions at Fandor, Amanda Salazar, Film industry veteran, Arthur Jeppe, Executive Director of the Cucalorus Film Festival, Dan Brawley, award-winning independent producer, screenwriter and director, Hans-Martin Liebing, Executive Vice President, Acquisitions, Research, and Network Operations for Pivot, Jennie Morris, Screenwriter Kenneth Young, Program Director for the Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival (aGLIFF), Jim Brunzell III, Toronto International Film Festival’s Lisa Haller, Kim Leadford, co-founder of StarStream Media and Reel Asian Head of Programming Kristine Estorninos.
NEWPORT HONORS AWARDS
NBFF WOMAN OF DISTINCTION AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO ACTING
- Kate Beckinsale (Love & Friendship)
LEGEND AWARD
FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO MUSIC IN CINEMA - Burt Bacharach (Po)
LEGEND
AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO CINEMA – Rita Moreno (Remember
Me)
AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO SCREENWRITING
- Linda Woolverton
2016 AUDIENCE AWARDS:
FEATURE FILM – The Lennon Report – Jeremy Profe, Director
FEATURE
FILM - Nobody Walks in LA – Jesse Shapiro, Director
FOREIGN
FILM - Battalion (Батальон) - Dmitry Meskhiev, Director
DOCUMENTARY
- Orange Sunshine - William A. Kirkley, Director
DOCUMENTARY
- The Ataxian - Zack Bennett and Kevin Schlanser, Directors
ACTION
SPORTS - Dirty Old Wedge - Tim Burnham, Director
ENVIRONMENTAL
- Huntwatch - Brant Backlund, Director
ART, ARCHITECTURE &
DESIGN - Tyrus – Pamela Tom, Director
FAMILY- The
Kids From 62-F - Imani Shakur, Director
SHORT FILMS
BEST NARRATIVE SHORT FILM - Seeking: Jack Tripper - Quinlan
Orear
BEST NARRATIVE SHORT FILM - Reality+ - Coralie
Fargeat, Director
BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM – Follow Your
Heart - Rob O'Neill, Director
BEST FOREIGN SHORT FILM – Zaatari
- David Ghali - Director
ART, ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN
- The Whimsical Imagineer – Ken Kebow, Director
2016 JURY AWARDS
BEST FEATURE FILM – Embers - Claire Carré, Director
BEST
ACTOR - George Kosturos - American Wrestler: The Wizard
BEST
DIRECTOR - Claire Carré - Embers
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY -
Rudiger Barth, William A. Kirkley - Orange Sunshine
BEST
DOCUMENTARY - Off The Rails - Adam Irving, Director
BEST
EDITING - Chris Catanach - Orange Sunshine
SHORT FILMS
BEST NARRATIVE SHORT FILM - Hi, How Are You – Director,
Daniel Johnston
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM - The Last
Barn Dance - Jason Arthurs and Ted Richardson, Directors
BEST
ANIMATED SHORT FILM – Violet - Windy Marshall, Director
BEST
FOREIGN SHORT FILM – Deszcz - Malina Maria Mackiewicz,
Director
2016 FESTIVAL HONORS:
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN FILMMAKING: DIRECTING - Bob Yari - Papa:
Hemingway in Cuba
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN FILMMAKING:
FEATURE FILM - Love & Friendship – Director Wit
Stillman
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN FILMMAKING: FEATURE FILM - American
Wrestler: The Wizard - Alex Ranarivelo, Director
OUTSTANDING
ACHIEVEMENT IN FILMMAKING: FOREIGN FILM - The Violin Teacher – Sergio
Machado, Director
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN FILMMAKING: FOREIGN
FILM - The Innocents (Agnus Dei) – Anne Fontaine, Director
OUTSTANDING
ACHIEVEMENT IN FILMMAKING: ACTING - Dev Patel - The Man Who Knew
Infinity
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN FILMMAKING: ACTING - Evanna
Lynch - My Name is Emily
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN
FILMMAKING: SCREENWRITING - Alexander Janko - Year By The
Sea
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN FILMMAKING: EDITING -
Todd Holmes - Coming Through The Rye
OUTSTANDING
ACHIEVEMENT IN FILMMAKING: ENSEMBLE CAST - Love Is All You Need?
OUTSTANDING
ACHIEVEMENT IN FILMMAKING: SHORT FILM – Roksana - Shaina
Pakravan, Director
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN FILMMAKING: SHORT
FILM – Zelos - Thoranna Sigurdardottir, Director
OUTSTANDING
ACHIEVEMENT IN FILMMAKING: SHORT FILM - Clock Maker’s Dream - Cashell
Horgan, Director
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN FILMMAKING: SHORT
FILM - Delicate Things - Patrick Maxwell, Director
OUTSTANDING
ACHIEVEMENT IN FILMMAKING: SHORT FOREIGN FILM - Foal
OUTSTANDING
ACHIEVEMENT IN FILMMAKING: SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILM Twin Visions
– Louise Salter and Gavin Bowden, Directors
OUTSTANDING
ACHIEVEMENT IN FILMMAKING: SHORT ANIMATION FILM – Dissonance - Till
Nowak, Director
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN FILMMAKING: FAMILY
FILM - Lost & Found - Liam O'Neill, Director
OUTSTANDING
ACHIEVEMENT IN FILMMAKING: MUSIC – Monument - Israel
Anthem, Director
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN FILMMAKING: ACTION
SPORTS - Fire and Water – Thomas Brookins, Director
OUTSTANDING
ACHIEVEMENT IN FILMMAKING: ACTION SPORTS - Chasing Niagara –
Rush Sturges
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN FILMMAKING: BREAKOUT
PERFORMANCE - Brianna Hildebrand – The Voice Inside, Actress
& Producer
Attendance at the 2016 Newport Beach Film Festival was 50,000 with a record number of sellouts. The Newport Beach Film Festival is sponsored in part by City of Newport Beach, Visit Newport Beach, Arrowhead Water, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Celebrity Cruises, Fashion Island and Los Angeles Times.
About The Newport Beach Film Festival
Celebrated as one of the leading lifestyle film festivals in the United States, 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, a forum for cultural understanding and enriching educational opportunities, the NBFF focuses on showcasing a diverse collection of studio and independent films from around the globe. The 17th annual Newport Beach Film Festival ran April 21st - April 28th and spotlighted over 400 films from around the world.
