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 Screenwriter Louetta Jensen (Bittersweet Serenity) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? The screenplay, Bittersweet Serenity, is about an estranged wife who is desperate to put an end to her failed marriage from a maverick scientist, and joins forces with an endangered family who have been touched by the scientist’s evil. As a result, the wife becomes empowered, through necessity, […]… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Louetta Jensen (Bittersweet Serenity) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Interview with Screenwriter Alysha Nunez (SOW DON’T SING) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Alysha Nunez: LOGLINE: A boy who lived without love joins the military to find belonging only to end up in the mob as Consigliere and fall in love with the chauffeur. “Sow Don’t Sing” is the journey of a boy’s abused life starting from when he’s 18 and […]… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Alysha Nunez (SOW DON’T SING) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Interview with Filmmaker Michele Manzini (IN THE HOUSE OF MANTEGNA) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

IN THE HOUSE OF MANTEGNA was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the April 2019 Experinmental/Dance Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Michele Manzini: Ever since ancient times the conscious subject has no body. It is a subject that has renounced its body and that, therefore, keeps a distance […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Michele Manzini (IN THE HOUSE OF MANTEGNA) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Interview with Screenwriter Gail B. Robinson (He Tried to Kill Me… He Died!!) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Gail B. Robinson: A woman dies after giving birth to Identical twin girls. 32 years later they grow up to become beautiful, smart and successful women. This is one of many things that they have in common but will later find the horrific tragedy that had taken place […]… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Gail B. Robinson (He Tried to Kill Me… He Died!!) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Interview with Screenwriter Nicole De Sapio (The Magnificent Mid-Century Met) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Nicole De Sapio: The Magnificent Mid-Century Met is about the intersecting, professional and personal lives of six famous singers at New York’s Metropolitan Opera House, during the post-WWII period. It is almost as much about the cultural changes of the post-WWII period in America as it is about […]… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Nicole De Sapio (The Magnificent Mid-Century Met) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Interview with Filmmaker Rachel Econ (WIDOW) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

WIDOW was the winner of BEST ACTION FILM at the May 2019 Action Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Rachel Econ: I grew up in Southern Arizona so it’s hard not to make a western when you have all that history in your backyard. My goal as a […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Rachel Econ (WIDOW) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Interview with Filmmaker Sophie Black (SONGBIRD) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

SONGBIRD was the winner of BEST MUSIC at the May 2019 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Sophie Black: Songbird’s writer, Tommy Draper, had the idea in the back of his mind for a while; then he heard Janet Devlin’s cover of The Cure’s ‘Friday I’m In Love’ […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Sophie Black (SONGBIRD) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Interview with Filmmaker Marat Narimanov (BIG BOOOM) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

BIG BOOOM played to rave reviews at the June 2019 LA Feedback Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Marat Narimanov: It’s the desire to witness the great events that happened billions years ago and that are still happening right now. To be able see all those processes in a short […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Marat Narimanov (BIG BOOOM) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Interview with Filmmaker Sophie Black (SONGBIRD) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Interview with Filmmaker Barbara van Rijn (THE CURE) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Barbara van Rijn: As a daughter of a Pharmacist I am brought up with the belief that herbal and traditional medicine is not to be trusted. After living in Ghana for a while, I realized that people in Ghana look at this very differently. I wanted […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Barbara van Rijn (THE CURE) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary