MOVING PICTURES MAGAZINE
AND NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL
ANNOUNCE NEW FILMMAKER AWARDS PROGRAM
Award-Winning Filmmakers to Receive Cash Award, Distribution Offer,
Expanded Editorial Coverage in Moving Pictures Magazine
Newport Beach, CA
– (January 13th
, 2010)
Moving Pictures Film & Television (MPFTV or Moving Pictures) and
Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF) proudly announce the launch of the
2010
Moving Picture Film and Television Awards – Movies that Matter, created to celebrate excellence in contemporary filmmaking and honor groundbreaking cinematic works that aim to make an impact in society. As an established media partner of the NBFF through Moving Pictures magazine and
Official Sponsor of the
2010 MPFTV Awards at the
2010 Newport Beach Film Festival,
Moving Pictures joins the Festival in its quest to discover fresh, compelling cinema from around the globe and support the advancement of emerging filmmakers.
Moving Pictures
will present awards to the winning filmmakers at the eleventh annual
Newport Beach Film Festival, scheduled to take place on
April 22-29, 2010 in Orange County, California. The
Moving Picture Awards- Movies that Matter competition categories include
ART HOUSE FEATURE LENGTH and
FAMILY FILM Feature Length.
Competition winners in each category will receive recognition at the
2010 Newport Beach Film Festival, cash awards, an offer of distribution from
Moving Pictures Film & TV Distribution division and editorial coverage in
Moving Pictures Magazine print and online editions. In addition, all filmmakers who submit a feature length narrative film to the 2010 Newport Beach Film Festival will receive a complimentary one year subscription to
Moving Pictures Magazine.
Feature length narrative films in the categories of
ART HOUSE FEATURE LENGTH and
FAMILY FILM, completed in 2009 or 2010 that do not have a distribution deal are eligible for the
2010 Moving Pictures- Movies that Matter at the Newport Beach Film Festival.
The NBFF submission deadline is
January 25, 2010. Visit www.NewportBeachFilmFest.com for eligibility requirements and information.