MOVING PICTURES MAGAZINE & NBFF ANNOUNCE NEW AWARDS

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.