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 Film Festival Testimonial – May 15 2020

Samantha McDanel Though I could not attend since the screening took place in Toronto, I adored receiving an audience feedback video! I love what this festival does for filmmakers and that they use their own site to build a page around filmmakers and their movies. The feedback video was very cool and I plan to… Continue reading Female Film Festival Testimonial – May 15 2020

Freestyle Digital Media Acquires “School Spirits” For June Release — Irish Film Critic

Freestyle Digital Media, the digital film distribution division of Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios, has acquired U.S. rights to the independent adventure-comedy-horror-fantasy teen-themed feature film “School Spirits.” The film will be available to rent and own on DVD and U.S. Digital HD internet, cable, and satellite platforms through Freestyle Digital Media June 2nd. via Freestyle Digital Media… Continue reading Freestyle Digital Media Acquires “School Spirits” For June Release — Irish Film Critic

Femininity vs. Forced Feminism in Wonder Woman (2017.) — Scene Siren

Director: Patty JenkinsScreenplay by: Allan Heinberg Feminism in film is a widely discussed topic, as it should be. In historical cinema, there have been plenty of times when the women characters have been pushed to one side, one-dimensional or merely there for voyeuristic purposes. In some media, it has now taken a 360 turn to […]… Continue reading Femininity vs. Forced Feminism in Wonder Woman (2017.) — Scene Siren

Woman-Made Films About Mental Health — GIRLS’ VOICES MATTER

May is Mental Health Awareness Month To increase awareness of the fact that, according to NAMI, one in five teens experiences some form of mental illness, I’ve put together a list of female-directed, co-directed, written or co-written films that deal with mental illness, whether as the central theme or in relation to the plot. Each […]… Continue reading Woman-Made Films About Mental Health — GIRLS’ VOICES MATTER

Deep Blue Sea 3 Is Finished, Officially R-Rated and Coming Soon — PNN – Paper News Network

[ad_1] Lovers of shark movies have something to look forward to in the relatively near future as Deep Blue Sea 3 is swimming our way. One could be forgiven for not realizing that Deep Blue Sea 2 already happened, as the direct-to-video sequel was released in 2018 and, pardon the pun, but it failed to […]… Continue reading Deep Blue Sea 3 Is Finished, Officially R-Rated and Coming Soon — PNN – Paper News Network

‘The Wrong Missy’ on Netflix Cast: Meet Lauren Lapkus, Molly Sims, and More — The Wash News Update

Read Original Article decider.com Photos: NETFLIX ; Illustration: Dillen Phelps The Wrong Missy on Netflix is a new Adam Sandler comedy. To be clear, Adam Sandler does not star in The Wrong Missy , but he did produce the film through his company, Happy Madison Productions, and the film is full of his frequent collaborators […]… Continue reading ‘The Wrong Missy’ on Netflix Cast: Meet Lauren Lapkus, Molly Sims, and More — The Wash News Update

Cormac McCarthy: Maybe not the best author to read during a pandemic — Malcolm’s Round Table

When I run out of factory fresh books, I turn to my bookshelves and re-read older books. I stumbled into the Cormac Mcarthy section recently (I have most of his books) and read Cities of the Plain. Most things go wrong in this book, but I read it all the way through because l like […]… Continue reading Cormac McCarthy: Maybe not the best author to read during a pandemic — Malcolm’s Round Table