The Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF) announced the winners of the 2016 Festival.
The Newport Beach Film Festival was from April 21 2016 thru April 28 2016.
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.
Attendance at the 2016 Newport Beach Film Festival was 50,000 with a record number of sellouts.
Next years Newport Beach Film Festival will be screening films April 20 2017 thru April 27 2017.
The Newport Beach Film Festival will be accepting submissions starting August 1 2016.
The Newport Beach Film Festival 2016 Winners
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 (Poe)
LEGEND AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO CINEMA – Rita Moreno (Remember Me)
AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO SCREENWRITING – Linda Woolverton
2016 JURY AWARDS:
BEST FEATURE FILM – Embers – Claire Carré, Director
BEST ACTOR – George Kosuros – American Wrestler: The Wizard
BEST DIRECTOR – Claire Carre – 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 Johnson
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 – Director Thomas Brookins
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN FILMMAKING: ACTION SPORTS Chasing Niagara – Rush Sturges
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN FILMMAKING: BREAKOUT PERFMROANCE Brianna Hildebrand – The Voice Inside, Actress & Producer
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
ENVORINMENTAL – 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
