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Newport Beach Film Festival

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    Jury Award

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    Best Actress

    • Céline Bonnier
      Winner
      • Céline Bonnier
      • The Passion of Augustine

    Best Director

    • Léa Pool
      Winner
      • Léa Pool
      • The Passion of Augustine

    Best Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Passion of Augustine

      7.2 (732)
      Lyla Films
    • [object Object]

      Chasing Yesterday

      8.1 (50)
      Joseph Pernice(writer/director/producer)
      Courtney Baxter(producer)
      Deborah Baxter(executive producer)
      Sainty Nelsen(executive producer)
      Eric Nelsen(producer)
      Dylan Caltabiano(co-executive producer)
      Marineo Pictures

    Best Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Passion of Augustine

      7.2 (732)
      Marie Vien
      Léa Pool

    Best Supporting Actress

    • Lysandre Ménard in The Passion of Augustine (2015)
      Winner
      • Lysandre Ménard
      • The Passion of Augustine

    Best Documentary

    • [object Object]

      Janey Makes a Play

      8.5 (20)
      Jared Callahan(director/producer)
      Brent Ryan Green(producer)
      Toy Gun Films

    Best Film

    • [object Object]

      Bloodsucking Bastards

      5.7 (7.4K)
      Patrick Rizzotti
      Brandon Evans
      Fortress Features
      MTY Productions

    Best Narrative Short

    • [object Object]

      The Emissary

      6.6 (15)
      Rudy Dobrev
      Zodiak Velocity

    Feature Film Award

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    Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Welcome to Happiness

      6.1 (1.3K)

    Documentary Award

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    Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Last Man on the Moon

      7.4 (3.6K)
      Mark Craig(director)
      The Last Man on the Moon
    • [object Object]

      Omo Child: The River and the Bush

      8.3 (187)
      John Rowe

    Short Film Award

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    Best Documentary Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Growing Home

      8.6 (8)
      Faisal Attrache(Director)
      Heidi Hathaway(Producer)

    Best Narrative Short

    • [object Object]

      White Water

      9.0 (22)
      Alina Montero(producer)
      Fernando G. Maganda(producer)
      Diego Westendarp(producer)

    In Competition

    • [object Object]

      I Am Emmanuel

      8.5 (15)
      Genevieve Clay-Smith
      Eleanor Winkler
      Aisha Kamara
    • [object Object]

      Through the Breaking Glass

      9.2 (20)
      Ivan Mena(director)
      Iván Mena Tinoco

    Short Film Award - Honorable Mention

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Forgotten

      8.4 (17)
      David Feldman

    Audience Award

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    Best Actor

    • Nelson Xavier in Farewell (2014)
      Winner
      • Nelson Xavier(best actor)
      • Farewell
      Gatacine

    Best Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Last Man on the Moon

      7.4 (3.6K)

    Best Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Bronx Bull

      4.8 (776)
      Martin Guigui
      Dahlia Waingort Guigui
      Sunset Pictures

    Best Photography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Farewell

      7.4 (152)
      Eduardo Makino
      Gatacine

    Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Brave Heart: The Lizzie Velasquez Story

      7.5 (537)
      Sara Hirsh Bordo
      Women Rising

    Honors

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    Outstanding Achievement in Acting

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      No Stranger Than Love

      4.8 (2.5K)
      Alison Brie

    Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking - Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sun Belt Express

      6.2 (397)
      Beth Moran(editor)

    Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking - Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      My Bonnie

      6.6 (6)
      Hannah Quinn

    Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking - Cinematography

    • [object Object]

      Eadweard

      6.3 (703)
      Tony Mirza(cinematographer)
      Motion 58 Entertainment

    Youth Film Showcase

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    • [object Object]

      Below the Surface

      6.4 (18)
      Rona Ahdout
      Neema Sadeghi

    Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking

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    Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Nightingale Falling

      5.2 (292)
      Garret Daly
      Martina McGlynn
      Mixed Bag Media

    Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Present

      7.4 (2.8K)
      Jacob Frey

    Best Short Narrative International

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    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]

      Tango Underpants

      7.6 (20)
      Miranda Edmonds(Director)
      Khrob Edmonds(Director)
      Cottesloe Films
    • [object Object]

      Tango Underpants

      7.6 (20)
      Miranda Edmonds(Director)
      Khrob Edmonds(Director)
      Cottesloe Films

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    Event location

    Newport Beach, USA

    Event links

    • http://www.newportbeachfilmfest.com/

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