In Newport Beach, surfing isn’t just a sport, it’s a way of life. So, as a cinematic ode to such an important aspect of our coastal culture, it’s only fair that surfing should get its own series at the Newport Beach Film Festival. Launched in 2005, the Newport Beach Film Festival Action Sports Film Series is, as festival…
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Submissions for the 19th Annual Newport Beach Film Festival, running April 26 through May 3, 2018, are now open. If you’re a filmmaker with something to say and show, now is your opportunity to highlight what you’ve done to a discerning, elite audience of cinemaphiles. Submit your film by Jan. 26, when Late Deadline registration…
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Sometimes, when late December rolls around, the temperature drops below 75 degrees in Newport Beach. Under ordinary circumstances (and anywhere else in the country) that would be perfectly fine but this is Southern California, which means, as stated in the official Mother Nature’s Guide to Orange County Living, the area must be ceaselessly sunny on…
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