Director Biography – Suyoung Jang (SHATTERED)

Suyoung Jang is a Korean animator and artist, born and raised in South Korea. She studied History at Ewha Womans University and came to the State when she was 25. Suyoung started to study Computer Animation at Ringling College of Art + Design. With her senior thesis “Shattered,” she won Silver Juror’s Award for Best… Continue reading Director Biography – Suyoung Jang (SHATTERED)

Director Biography – Laura D’Antoni (CYCLE)

Laura D’Antoni was born and raised in Germany to an American mother and Sicilian father. After moving to the US at age 17, she spent a month attending a New York Film Academy workshop in Florence, Italy, making short films on 16mm to test if her passion had merit as a career. It did. She… Continue reading Director Biography – Laura D’Antoni (CYCLE)

Short Film: CYCLE, 12min., USA, Drama/Family

Cycle follows 10-year-old Elina as she observes her mother, Irene, in the aftermath of a violent fight with her husband Marcel. Told backwards, we enter the story with a happy couple, cuddling on the couch and a very confused girl hiding in the shadows. The story unfolds, giving us clues as to what happened until… Continue reading Short Film: CYCLE, 12min., USA, Drama/Family

FEMALE Festival 1st Scene Script Reading: Art Appreciation, by Jennifer Titus & Mark Provencher

A nice suburban couple own a painting. Desperate for cash, they wonder…how much is it worth if the artist dies suddenly? CAST LIST: Woman: Nadine Charleson Ali: Tiffany Davidson Narration: Esther Tribault Joe: Scott Hilton Sylvia: Elizabeth Erhart — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editors: Kimberly… Continue reading FEMALE Festival 1st Scene Script Reading: Art Appreciation, by Jennifer Titus & Mark Provencher

HIGHLIGHTS, WINNERS & VIDEOS: February 2020 Female FEEDBACK Film Festival (Toronto)

AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: BEST FILM: STORMCHASERS BEST DOC CHARACTERS: STORMCHASERS BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: STORMCHASERS BEST MUSIC: STORMCHASERS Theme of night: Final Chapters Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos: OLD HABITS, 7min., Australia, Drama/Family BET THE DEMON WINS, 8min., Australia, Drama/Thriller MY NAME WAS JANUARY, 25min., Canada, Documentary REMOTE ACCESS, 20min,, Australia, Drama/Thriller STORMCHASER, 27min., USA, Drama The… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS, WINNERS & VIDEOS: February 2020 Female FEEDBACK Film Festival (Toronto)

Stormchaser Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Feb. 2020 Female Toronto Film Festival

STORMCHASER, 27min., USA, Drama Directed by Gretl Claggett All Bonnie Blue ever wanted was to chase tornadoes with her Dad. But dreams die with time. Now, she’s become a different kind of storm chaser — hawking storm-doors “door-to-door” for her charismatic boss, Flip Smyth: a cult-like father figure to Bonnie and his tribe of young sales… Continue reading Stormchaser Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Feb. 2020 Female Toronto Film Festival

My Name Was January Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Feb. 2020 Female Toronto Film Festival

MY NAME WAS JANUARY, 25min., Canada, Documentary Directed by Elina Gress & Lenee Son When a trans sister, January Marie Lapuz, is brutally murdered in her own home, a community reacts and her friends and other trans women of colour come to share and voice their issues, concerns, and challenges. January was seen as a bright… Continue reading My Name Was January Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Feb. 2020 Female Toronto Film Festival

Remote Access Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Feb. 2020 Female Toronto Film Festival

REMOTE ACCESS, 20min,, Australia, Drama/Thriller Directed by Penelope Berkemeier In the Blue Mountains of Australia, police must interview a broken couple to determine who is responsible for two brutal murders. Were they innocent bystanders of a domestic violence incident, or did something more sinister occur? CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the… Continue reading Remote Access Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from Feb. 2020 Female Toronto Film Festival