OUROBOROS was the winner of BEST FILM at the January 2020 Experimental Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? This film was created for a class at my Uni, where I was voted to be director. We found the idea by opening a big book of poetry and each […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Emma Keehan (OUROBOROS) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
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.
Interview with Filmmakers Michela Carattini & Leanne Mangan (REMOTE ACCESS) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Michela Carattini & Leanne Mangan: We had each made a short film before, but wanted to work with each other, so we met and just chatted for a while. It emerged that we were both interested in the grey areas of cyber crime, especially the doxxing […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmakers Michela Carattini & Leanne Mangan (REMOTE ACCESS) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
Interview with Screenwriter/Actor Pippa Hinchley (KILLING CHRISTMAS) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
KILLING CHRISTMAS was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the March 2020 DRAMA Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Pippa Hinchley: I originally wrote it as a play for a one act play season at Studio C in LA. The core of it is my own personal story – […]… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter/Actor Pippa Hinchley (KILLING CHRISTMAS) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
Interview with Screenwriter Lyndal Simpson (THE FARRELL GIRL) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Lyndal Simpson: Two abused young girls survive the brutal massacre of their family only to be separated in the state care system. Shaun “Fish” Whiting, the main suspect in the killings, remains at large and the exact circumstances of the Farrell family slaughter are shrouded in mystery. Twenty […]… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Lyndal Simpson (THE FARRELL GIRL) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
Interview with Screenwriter Clara BIJL (For Better Or For Worse) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Clara BIJL: An American-born woman who’s deemed to be an “illegal” attempts to avoid deportation at any cost, only to find that her seemingly fool-proof plan has backfired. 2. You say that it’s based on “True Event”. Can you expand on that? 13 millions individuals do not have […]… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Clara BIJL (For Better Or For Worse) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
Interview with Filmmaker Elizabeth Lewis (WATERS OF MARCH) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
WATERS OF MARCH played to rave reviews at the April 2020 ANIMATION FEEDBACK Film Festival in Toronto. Submit to the Animation Fesival via FilmFreeway: Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Elizabeth Lewis: The illness and death of my brother, the most important person in my life, who died a year earlier.By a […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Elizabeth Lewis (WATERS OF MARCH) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
Interview with Filmmaker Sophia Stoller (SCREAMING SHAPES) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
SCREAMING SHAPES played to raves reviews at the Los Angeles Experimental, Dance, Music Festival in February 2020. Submit to the festival via FilmFreeway: Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Sophia Stoller: The seed of the idea for this film began at an artist residency in 2017 called the Cohan Collective, directed by […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Sophia Stoller (SCREAMING SHAPES) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
Interview with Filmmaker Laura D’Antoni (CYCLE) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
CYCLE was the winner of BEST FILM at the April 2020 FEMALE Feedback Film Festival. A Film Freeway Preferred Festival: Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Laura D’Antoni: I wanted to make a film that had a strong message, was visually interesting but also personal to me. This film shines a light […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Laura D’Antoni (CYCLE) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
Interview with Filmmaker Suyoung Jang (SHATTERED) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
SHATTERED played to rave reviews at the April 2020 Female Film Festival. A Film Freeway Preferred Festival: Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Suyoung Jang: Before I started to study computer animation at Ringling College of Art+Design, I had studied History at Ewha Womans University in South Korea, one of the oldest […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Suyoung Jang (SHATTERED) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
Interview with Filmmaker Hannah de Groot (TIME AT WOODPINE) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
TIME AT WOODPINE played to rave reviews at the April 2020 Female Film Festival. A Film Freeway Preferred Festival: Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Hannah de Groot: I really leaned into the collaborative process, with my cast and crew motivating me with their fresh perspectives, creativity, and hard work whenever I […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Hannah de Groot (TIME AT WOODPINE) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
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