LA TIMES: Newport Beach film festival Awards
The Newport Beach Film Festival on Monday announced the winners of its 17th annual edition, which wrapped up Thursday. The selection committee reviewed more than 2,500 films, and the 50,000 viewers who turned out for the weeklong festival watched more than 400 films from 50 countries. Each movie competed for honors in three categories: Jury Awards, voted on by a panel of film experts and industry insiders; Festival Honors, given by the event's staff; and Audience Awards, dete
OC WEEKLY: Dirty Old Wedge is Biggest Ticket Seller Ever at Newport Beach Film Festival
Facing a boisterous audience at the Lido Theatre that had given Dirty Old Wedge a fourth sellout at this month's Newport Beach Film Festival, NBFF CEO Gregg Schwenk announced Wednesday night that the action-sports documentary had just become the biggest ticket seller in the festival's 17-year history. ...con't click here for full article: http://www.ocweekly.com/news/dirty-old-wedge-is-biggest-ticket-seller-ever-at-newport-beach-film-festival-7153298 #ocweekly #dirtyoldwedge
VICE features Dirty Old Wedge
Thanks to VICE Sports for covering Dirty Old Wedge and interviewing Director Tim Burnham The Wedge, off the coast of Orange County's densely populated Newport Beach, is unlike any other wave in the world. Appearing first as a ripple, the wave initially builds into the sort of two-foot mush a beginner might paddle into during his first surf lesson. Then with little warning, it quadruples in size and speed to create a hulking mountain of water with barrels that rarely have an e
7 Miles of Paradise releases on VOD
Documentary '7 Miles of Paradise' starring Anastasia Ashley, Sunny Garcia, Jamie O'brien, Makua Rothman and Koa Rothman is now available on all VOD platforms worldwide. Here's the summary: The North Shore is a 7 Mile stretch of paradise like no other on Earth. Every year thousands of people flock to the North Shore of Oahu to see the world's best surfers ride arguably the world's best waves. Pro surfers have created their careers, made their livings and even become legends fr
Fish: The Surfboard Documentary is accepted into Newport Beach Film Festival
Fish: The Surfboard Documentary is proud to announce it is an official selection of the 2016 Newport Beach Film Festival. For more information and ticket info click the link below: http://www.newportbeachfilmfest.com/event/fish-the-surfboard-film/ #newportbeachfilmfestival #fish #fishthesurfboarddocumentary #robmachado #surf #surfing #surffilm #surfdvd
TheInertia: 3 Must see Summer Surf Films
Although the availability of waves changes with the seasons, surf films never really take a break because of a lack of swell. There will undoubtedly be a ton of surf films in 2016 and here’s a look at our first new crop. All three films look cool in their own unique way and feature some big names, some old school guys and some legendary pioneers who changed surfing forever....con't Click here for full story: http://www.theinertia.com/surf/3-surf-must-watch-surf-films-before-
Fish: Surfboard Documentary nominated for 2015 SurferPoll Award
Excited to announce that our film FISH is nominated for best documentary at the 2015 SurferPoll Awards!!! #surferpollawards #surffilm #fishthesurfboarddocumentary #Surfer #SurferMag
