Author: femalefilmfestival

The irony of this festival is that its goal is to not be around in 5 years time. To eventually not be relevant because there is zero need to have a festival geared for female talent and female stories because the stories presented in Hollywood and around the world are a balanced showcase of the human experience from both sexes.

Our goal is to achieve a lot of success and then fold into oblivion simply because there is no need for this festival.

This festival was created by the FEEDBACK Film & Writing Festival as a simple reaction to a strong need to showcase female talent from around the world in a more profound way.

When putting together the weekly festival, the administration noticed a lack of a female presence in the stories being shown at the festival.

A classic example and analogy to the frustration is how the festival noticed that even the smaller roles in a screenplay were written for a man to play. There was zero reason for this in many stories. How a police officer, or a political campaign manager, for example with 3-4 lines in a screenplay was a "HE" character. Why? And these are the screenplays written by the winners! The talented one who have obtained agents and have began/beginning their careers as a writer.

FEMALE Festival Best Scene Reading: Ready to Mingle, by Olivia Belluck

Ready to Mingle follows Dr. Millie Ward, a defensive self-help columnist for the clickbait-dependent news site Nova Press. Millie thrives on applying her analytical mind to patients she cannot see, snuggled in sweaters that ensure that no one can ever see her. After a lifetime of being told she would never be enough because of… Continue reading FEMALE Festival Best Scene Reading: Ready to Mingle, by Olivia Belluck

HIGHLIGHTS: Toronto November 2022 Film Festival Showcase

Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today. Audience Award Winners:Best Feature Film: ELLIDABest Short Film: ANATEVKABest Cinematography: EMPTY SPACESBest Performances: THE STAINBest Direction: BELLYBUTTONBest Sound & Music: FLO Watch the Audience Feedback Video for each film: ELLIDA, 85min., Switzerland, Drama/RelationshipsDirected by Leon MitchellProducer/Star: Katrina SyranWriter: Birgit Syran MyaardBased upon Henrik Ibsen’s famous play,… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: Toronto November 2022 Film Festival Showcase

HIGHLIGHTS: LA November 2022 Film Festival Showcase

Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today. Audience Award Winners:Best Feature Film: THE QUEEN’S ORPHANSBest Short Film: KUMARESAN COLLECTORBest Cinematography: THE RESISTANCEBest Performances: SCENE FROM A FUNERALBest Direction: SWIM Watch the Audience Feedback Video for each film: THE QUEEN’S ORPHANS, 2hr. 13min., Brazil, DramaDirected by Luiz Antônio Navarro Moreira Vieira MagalhãesRaised as Catholics… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: LA November 2022 Film Festival Showcase

Watch the Winning LGBTQ+ Feature Film Festival Today:

Originally posted on LGBTQ+ Toronto Film Festival:
Watch the Winning LGBTQ+ Feature Festival Today: FRANCHESKA: PRAIRIE QUEEN, 64min., Canada, DocumentaryDirected by Laura Lynn O’Grady It’s hard to be a superstar when you have a midnight frontline shift to show up for. Francheska: Prairie Queen follows the journey of Filipino care worker Francis (Kiko) Yutrago, as…