Opening night of the Newport Beach Film Festival started off with a showing of the film Five Star Day. The screening was packed and I've reviewed the film in a previous post if you're interested in seeing it. The red carpet was a good time with a strong showing of press and celebrities. Some of the celebrities included the actors from Five Star Day like Cam Gigandet (who was also in Twilight) and Max Hartman. A few of the Real Housewives of Orange County were also in attendance and people seemed to enjoy the fact that they were there. There was also a pretty strong showing of other celebrities and production people like Charles Hambleton, one of the producers of The Cove.
Following the screening was the opening night gala at Fashion Island. First things first the food was great and extremely varied. There were twenty five different restaurants cooking up various culinary delights so it was guaranteed that you'd find something to enjoy. The gala was one of the best places to be if you were looking to schmooze with people in the industry.
The gala also had it's share of events. The first one being the fashion show presented by Fashion Island. The show featured styles from various shops within Fashion Island so if you were looking for a preview of the spring lineup this was it.
Next up was a performance by Cirque du Soleil. I'd never actually seen anything from them before but this was rather interesting. Some of the gymnastic abilities of the performers were nothing short of astonishing. I still can't believe that a guy can do a handstand on another guys feet while he's doing something of a handstand. It looked rather dangerous which made it quite exciting.
The opening night festivities at the Newport Beach Film Festival were all enjoyable and if you missed it this year there's always next spring.
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