| Enjoying idyllic Southern California beach weather and proximity to Hollywood, the ninth annual Newport Beach Film Festival (April 24-May 1) offers world and U.S. premieres, Academy Award-nominated short films, foreign Oscar submissions and Sundance Selections. The eight-day festival will spotlight more than 350 films from more than 35 countries before closing with a festive gala. MPM Exclusives
From-the-Filmmaker
• "The Inspiration for The Flyboys" from Rocco DeVilliers, director/co-writer of The Flyboys
• The story of the story, from Jeffrey Schwarz, producer/director of Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
• "The Village Barbershop - Escaping the Drawer" from Chris Ford, writer/director of The Village Barbershop
• "What Lies Behind "Summer Scars" from Julian Richards, director of Summer Scars
• "Capturing One California Day" from Mark Jeremias, director of One California Day
• "Blurring the Line" from Tim Plester, writer/director of English Language (with English Subtitles)
• "Life on the Road" from Andrea Kreuzhage, producer/director of 1000 Journals
• "The Path to Take" from Charles Oliver, writer/director of Take
• from Allen Blumberg, writer/director of Ghosts of the Heartland
• "Ordinary Killers" from Chris Bessounian, director of The Kolaborator
• "Making Love Me Still" from Danny Hiller, director
• "Bringing Captain Abu Raed to Life" from Amin Matalqu, writer/director of Captain Abu Raed
• from Isaac Isitan, director of Women of Brukman
• "Getting in Sherman's Way" from Craig Saavedra, director of Sherman's Way
• "Perspective on a Cup Half Empty" from Jeff Bergman, writer/director of Cup Half Empty
• "Universal Truths and Fugitive Pieces" from Jeremy Podeswa, director of Fugitive Pieces
• "A Trying Collaboration" from Penny Peyser, co-writer/co-director of Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon
• "A Long Look at the Short July 17th, 1996" by filmmaker Michael DelVecchio
• "Creating Loon" from Sabi Lofgren, writer/director of short Loon
• "What He Said" from Cesare Fragnelli,director of L'oro rosso
• "Question Reality!" from John Susman, writer/director of Making the Man
Reviews
• Sherman's Way - opening night film
• The Village Barbershop
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