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
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 Filmmaker Katherine Castellaw (CIGARETTE LIPS) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
CIGARETTE LIPS was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the April 2020 Female Film Festival. A Film Freeway Preferred Festival: Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Katherine Castellaw: I had an acting coach years ago who was encouraging us to write our own scenes, and as an example he said something along […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Katherine Castellaw (CIGARETTE LIPS) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
Interview with Filmmaker Karisa Bruin (LABOR RELATIONS) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
LABOR RELATIONS was the winner of BEST COMEDY FILM at the April 2020 Female Feedback Film Festival. Submit via FilmFreeway: Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Karisa Bruin: I am a mother to two young boys and my desire to balance parenting and working has been at times a real struggle. I […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Karisa Bruin (LABOR RELATIONS) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
Interview with Filmmaker Larissa Pruett (BED-HEADLINES) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
BED-HEADLINES played to rave reviews at the April 2020 Female Feedback Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? My roommate, Bianca motivated me to make this film. She may have found herself in many a mornings in which she’s caught up in her mind and news and thoughts and news and […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Larissa Pruett (BED-HEADLINES) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
Interview with Filmmaker Chloe Mondesir (JACKS) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
JACKS was the winner of BEST MUSIC & SOUND at the April 2020 Female Feedback Film Festival. Submit to the Festival via FilmFreeway: Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Chloe Mondesir: I really felt that the message of empowerment was timely and necessary. My daughter who plays the lead (Sonia), is at […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Chloe Mondesir (JACKS) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
Interview with Filmmaker Deanna Director (Millennials Throughout History: A Titanic Following ) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
Millennials Throughout History: A Titanic Following played to rave reviews at the April 2020 Female Feedback Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Deanna Director: I’m a comedy writer & producer in pursuit of landing a late night TV writing job, so I’m always plotting different ways to have my work […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Deanna Director (Millennials Throughout History: A Titanic Following ) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
Interview with Filmmaker Grace Wagner & Lisbet Byler (AFRAID) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
AFRAID was the winner of BEST FILM at the April 2020 Under 5 Minute Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Grace Wagner: We wanted to create a film that shows the anxiety and fear we feel doing everyday tasks, like when we are walking to our car alone at night. […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Grace Wagner & Lisbet Byler (AFRAID) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
Interview with Filmmaker Marni Little (THE TALK) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
THE TALK was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the April 2020 Under 5 Minute Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Marni Little: We started a project called Three In Three where I am given three prompts (a characters, a location and a word) and have to write a three […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Marni Little (THE TALK) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
Interview with Filmmaker Claire Downey (&YOU) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
&YOU played to rave reviews at the April 2020 Documentary Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Claire Downey: A long list of things, but the short answer would be a feeling of injustice. I saw Caroline’s case fall apart in real time. It broke my heart. I felt like my […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Claire Downey (&YOU) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
Female Festival Testimonial – April 27 2020
YALAN HU Great festival! Even though I wasn’t able to attend, I received a video of audience feedback about my film, which is amazing and I’ve never seen any other festival done it! It was really considerate and professional. I’m planning to submit my next film again to this festival and hopefully I’ll be able… Continue reading Female Festival Testimonial – April 27 2020
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