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It was a busy eight days for the Newport Beach Film Festival, which celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2019 with a record attendance of 58,000 people. The Festival opened on Thursday, April 25 with the West Coast Premiere of “Luce” starring Naomi Watts, Octavia Spence, Tim Roth...

More than 50 local restaurants are set to serve food during the 2019 Newport Beach Film Festival, and a presenting sponsor is Pacific Sales (a leader in kitchen and home products), so the foodie factor at the festival is high. That’s why the Film Festival has brought back its...

The Newport Beach Film Festival marks a major milestone this month. The renowned cinematic celebration commemorates its 20th anniversary as a respected lifestyle film festival. It’s the largest film festival in coastal Southern California, one that has garnered international...

Ideas can be powerful things. Just ask the Newport Beach Film Festival. The theme for the 20th anniversary Film Festival that runs April 25 – May 2 is “The Power of Ideas.” That’s also the theme of the 2019 festival trailer, which will be shown prior to each scheduled film...

Big things spring from small seeds, and it was indeed a small packet of seeds that Newport Beach Film Festival founders Gregg Schwenk and Todd Quartarero planted 20 years ago when the duo conceived of a film festival with the city of Newport Beach serving as a luxurious backdrop....

Local legend John Wayne and his ties to the city will be discussed before a viewing of one his classic western films at an event next week. Sherman Library and Gardens in Corona del Mar will host the movie night, which will feature “Rio Bravo,” at 7 p.m. Wednesday....

EDITOR’S NOTE: Indy reporter Sara Hall compiled this look back at what made headlines in the Newport Beach Independent during 2018. This week, January through June. Next week will cover the top news stories of the second half of the year. (click on the text to see original story)...

The Newport Beach Film Festival and the Laguna Art Museum are hosting a free screening of the documentary film “Leaning Into the Wind — Andy Goldsworthy” on Saturday as part of the museum’s Art and Nature Festival that runs through Sunday. The 2017 film follows the British...

Newport Beach City Council debated Tuesday about what audio and video components in council chambers needed improvement, and how much they should realistically cost. Staff presented options as simple as changing out a single wall-mounted video camera for $9,000, to replacing the...

NOTE: Indy reporter Sara Hall compiled this look back at what made headlines in the NB Independent during 2017. This week, we cover January through June. (click the first line of text in each brief to read the full, original story)   January   A Huntington Beach man was...

  Newport Beach City Arts Commission once again doled out cultural arts grants last week, but this year more than half the funds went back to the Commission — for Concerts on the Green and other programming — and the rest went to only a handful of organizations.   At the Art...

When I think of courage, I think about having to dig deep down inside to find resources we may not know we had. It is sometimes going through difficult times and finding this strength that we learn so much more about ourselves. I can look back at my own life and see my times of...

“Go Deeper.” That’s the message the Newport Beach Film Festival wants 50,000 filmgoers to embrace as they descend on the city for this year’s 18th annual cinematic confluence of filmmakers and moviegoers that kicked off Thursday at the Edwards Big Newport Theater with the west...

Newport Beach City Council voted 7-0 on Tuesday to direct city staff to start filming Planning Commission meetings. Staff asked the Council to reconsider their Feb. 23 decision, when they voted 4-2 against the idea. There was a bit of community backlash over the decision. It...

Deftly nuanced and charged with emotional intensity, the six films showcased in Newport Beach Film Festival’s “Dance in Your Shorts” program reverberate with powerful life force. From the surreal elegance of Genevieve Clay-Smith’s “Heartbreak & Beauty” to the mime-like...

The Newport Beach Film Festival got off to a terrific start on Thursday, April 21 with the World Premiere of “After the Reality” starring Matthew Morrison, followed by a fabulous gala party featuring performances by Cirque Du Soleil and food from 25 restaurants. NB...

“I’m making a mess, Dada.” So says Eden Spencer to her father, Josh, in the opening moments of the short documentary film, “Welcome to the Last Bookstore.” Like Eden, each of us regularly makes a mess out of this life, but what viewers will discover about Spencer is that he was...

For seven days, sand gives way to cinema as beachgoers take a back seat to the Newport Beach Film Festival, which draws more than 50,000 film fans to the city. Festival Co-Founder and CEO Gregg Schwenk was the keynote speaker at the Corona del Mar Chamber of Commerce luncheon...

How do you pack suspense, intrigue and mystery into 100 seconds of scintillating cinema? Just ask the Newport Beach Film Festival.   Every year, the festival creates a campaign to help promote interest and attendance. Last year, the Know New Art campaign featured a punkish skeet...

Bus Accident in Newport Center The Newport Beach Fire Department responded to an incident involving an Orange County Transit Authority bus Sunday night. At approximately 7 p.m., an OCTA passenger bus was traveling on Newport Center Drive when it veered off the road and through a...