The 2025 Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF) has unveiled its 2025 Festival Honors, set to take place on Oct. 19 at Balboa Bay Resort in Newport Beach, CA. The Newport Beach Film Festival will take place from Oct. 16 to Oct. 23, screening 100 feature films from around the world.

This year’s honorees will include Brendan Fraser (“Rental Family”), Diane Lane (“Anniversary”) and Mark Hamill (“Life of Chuck”) who will each receive the Icon Award. Kerry Condon (“F1”) and Jenny Slate (“Dying for Sex”) will both receive the Artist of Distinction Award, Tessa Thompson (“Hedda”) will receive the Outstanding Achievement in Acting Award and Noah Schnapp (“Stranger Things”) will receive the Spotlight Award. This year’s Casting Visionary Award will go to Francine Maisler (“Sinners,” “Deliver Me from

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