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.

Director Biography – Marnie Baxter, Nicola Stuart-Hill (BAD MOTHER)

Marnie Baxter graduated from the Royal Conservatoire, Scotland in 1999 with a BA in Acting and has since enjoyed a variety of roles in film, television and theatre. Recent credits include: ITV’s Coronation Street, Dancing Shoes, BBC’s Shetland, Doctors, The Tormented. Nicola Stuart-Hill has been an actor for over a decade, and trained at Mountview… Continue reading Director Biography – Marnie Baxter, Nicola Stuart-Hill (BAD MOTHER)

Short Film: BAD MOTHER, 11min, UK, Drama

An unnerving drama about motherhood. “An excellently unsettling directorial debut.” Mark Kermode Based on the true story of a mother at the end of her tether who finds understanding and solace from a stranger on the beach. But is she right to trust this woman, another mother, with the care of her children? Bad Mother… Continue reading Short Film: BAD MOTHER, 11min, UK, Drama