NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2010 AWARD WINNERS
BRIDE FLIGHT Sweeps Jury Awards
Newport Beach, CA – April 30, 2010 – The Newport Beach Film Festival announced today the winners of the 2010 Festival. The Festival wrapped up its official competition with the screening of LETTERS TO JULIET at the Regency Lido Theater (3459 Via Lido) with the post party in the Via Lido Courtyard.
More than 2,000 films were reviewed by the Festival’s selection committee. The films selected to run in the Festival were in competition for jury, Festival and audience awards. This year’s Festival included over 350 films, representing 47 countries.
“We are extremely pleased with the rich diversity and the high caliber of both domestic and international films that screened over the eight days of the 2010 festival”, said Gregg Schwenk, CEO and Co-Founder of the Newport Beach Film Festival.
JURY AWARDS
BEST FEATURE FILM: BRIDE FLIGHT
BEST ACTOR: JOHN BELL (SHINE OF RAINBOWS)
BEST ACTRESS: KARINA SMULDERS (BRIDE FLIGHT)
BEST DIRECTOR: BEN SOMBOGAART (BRIDE FLIGHT)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER: PIOTR KUKLA (BRIDE FLIGHT)
BEST SCREENPLAY: MARIEKA VAN DER POL (BRIDE FLIGHT)
BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY FILM: JEAN MICHEL BASQUIAT: THE RADIANT CHILD Director: Tamra Davis
BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILM: DARK LIGHT Director: Neil Leifer
BEST SHORT ANIMATED FILM: RUNAWAY Director: Cordell Barker
BEST NARRATIVE SHORT FILM: ANA’S PLAYGROUND Director: Eric D. Howell
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