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.

How Long Does It Take A Screenwriter To Write At A Professional Level by Mark Sanderson — FilmCourage.com

Film Courage: How long did it take you to write where you felt you were writing at a professional level? Mark Sanderson, Screenwriter/Author: Hmm…probably five feature-length screenplays? Because it was my fifth spec that was actually optioned and sold. So I’m like Well I must be doing something right? But it took about…the ones before […]… Continue reading How Long Does It Take A Screenwriter To Write At A Professional Level by Mark Sanderson — FilmCourage.com

How To Write A Better Logline by Naomi Beaty — FilmCourage.com

Film Courage: I have a logline for you. It’s not very good so I’d like to run it by you? Naomi Beaty, Writer, Screenwriting Teacher and Consultant: Okay. Film Courage: I’m hoping we can deconstruct it. It’s not very clear and maybe you can help clean it up? “A well-meaning librarian helps a prison writing […]… Continue reading How To Write A Better Logline by Naomi Beaty — FilmCourage.com

Pitching Ideas, Writing Screenplays And Navigating The Business by Erik Bork [FULL INTERVIEW] — FilmCourage.com

Film Courage: Erik after you won Emmys for FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON and BAND OF BROTHERS, you ended up in position where you began to pitch ideas. Can you tell us about that period of your life? Erik Bork, Screenwriter/Author: Yes, there was a certain point where I kind of had a little […]… Continue reading Pitching Ideas, Writing Screenplays And Navigating The Business by Erik Bork [FULL INTERVIEW] — FilmCourage.com

Do Dreams Still Come True In Hollywood? by Stanley M. Brooks — FilmCourage.com

Film Courage: Thinking back to when you worked in the mailroom, you’d attended AFI, you then worked in the mailroom. There are many people in a similar spot. They look around [at their job] and say to themselves “How long has this person been here? I don’t want to end up like that. I want […]… Continue reading Do Dreams Still Come True In Hollywood? by Stanley M. Brooks — FilmCourage.com

What Kind Of Fights Should Filmmakers Have On Set? by Lawrence Sher — FilmCourage.com

Film Courage: What are the best fights creative collaborators should have? Lawrence Sher, ASC, Cinematographer: They should always be fighting about the movie, right? Never fight about the B.S., right? Don’t fight about when lunch is. Those are all important things but they’re not fights that should be really happening. Don’t fight about the B.S. […]… Continue reading What Kind Of Fights Should Filmmakers Have On Set? by Lawrence Sher — FilmCourage.com

Hiring Script Consultants To Help Finish A Screenplay by Andrew Guerrero — FilmCourage.com

Film Courage: Basically don’t just hire a script consultant so they can tell you your script is great? Be open? Andrew Guerrero, Writer/Director/Actor: That’s for sure. We will fluff our own egos enough. Don’t just hire a consultant to hear you are great because they will tell you you are not! They will tell you […]… Continue reading Hiring Script Consultants To Help Finish A Screenplay by Andrew Guerrero — FilmCourage.com

Primary Reasons To Tell Stories by Mark W. Travis — FilmCourage.com

Film Courage: What are the primary reasons that we tell other people stories about our lives? Mark W. Travis, Director/Author/Writer/Instructor: What are the primary reasons we tell people stories about our lives? First of all it’s varied. A lot of reasons but I think the important thing you have to realize is that you do […]… Continue reading Primary Reasons To Tell Stories by Mark W. Travis — FilmCourage.com

Female Festival Testimonial – April 22 2020

Originally posted on FEEDBACK Female Film Festival:
Katherine Castellaw My experience with FFFF has only been positive. It was such a cool experience to get feedback from audience members. I was a little nervous about it at first, but everyone was so positive and encouraging. I would definitely submit again! Thanks so much for giving…

Female Festival Testimonial – April 22 2020

Katherine Castellaw My experience with FFFF has only been positive. It was such a cool experience to get feedback from audience members. I was a little nervous about it at first, but everyone was so positive and encouraging. I would definitely submit again! Thanks so much for giving unknown female filmmakers a platform! A Film… Continue reading Female Festival Testimonial – April 22 2020