The 13th annual Newport Beach Film Festival kicked off last night to a full house at the premiere screening of Jewtopia – a first time film by filmmaker Bryan Fogel, featuring a star studded cast that included Tom Arnold, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Jenifer Love Hewitt, and forever heart throb Ivan Sergei (do you remember Jack & Jill? – that’s when I fell in love with him!) The movie, one of 460 films from 50 countries that will screen at six Orange County theaters over seven days, was hilariously funny and very well received. Attendees were treated to an opening night gala conveniently held across the street at Fashion Island that featured a host of local restaurants and tastings underneath the moonlight sky, which luckily posed crisp and clear despite the scheduled rain. Many more screenings and after parties are slated at NBFF over the next week and we plan to do our part to attend as many as we can 🙂
For more information on the Newport Beach Film Festival, visit http://www.newportbeachfilmfest.com
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