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 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

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 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

Interview with Filmmaker Marieta Landkroon (DO NOT SING TO ME, MY BEAUTY) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Marieta Landkroon: Unfortunately, classical music is still often seen as ‘dusty’ and ‘boring’. As a young artist, I want to show a wide audience that classical music can be incredibly inspiring and impressive. Within the culture of music videos there isn’t much attention for classical music […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Marieta Landkroon (DO NOT SING TO ME, MY BEAUTY) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Interview with Screenwriter Elizabeth Searle (A FOUR SIDED BED) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Elizabeth Searle: It’s a menage a trois love story- with an emphasis on ‘love.’ The themes are sisters and marriages of different kinds, and a love that falls between the blurred lines, ‘all ways.’ Here is our offical ‘summary’: “An impassioned three-way affair between a man and two […]… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Elizabeth Searle (A FOUR SIDED BED) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Interview with Screenwriter Elizabeth Searle (A FOUR SIDED BED) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Interview with Screenwriter Bethany Maines (BLUE CHRISTMAS) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Bethany Maines: Blue Jones just stole Jake Garner’s dog. And his heart. But technically the French Bulldog belongs to Jake’s ex. And now they’re both being chased across Seattle by Jake’s ex-girlfriend for a dog collar’s worth of smuggled diamonds. For Blue, Christmas has never been quite so […]… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Bethany Maines (BLUE CHRISTMAS) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Interview with Screenwriter Anna Patterson (FAMILY CRISIS LIVE-IN) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Anna Patterson: This screenplay is about something I have seen with my own eyes lately. People are trying to take the huge house they raised their family in, and trade down. I just took it from there and thought what if the family caused a problem with this. […]… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Anna Patterson (FAMILY CRISIS LIVE-IN) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Interview with Filmmaker Vickie Rose Sampson (YOU DRIVE ME CRAZY) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Vickie Rose Sampson: The main reason is to explore what will be the eventual outcomes of society of the increase in reliance on technology to do even the simplest of things. And how we could become victims of our own inventions. 2. From the idea to […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Vickie Rose Sampson (YOU DRIVE ME CRAZY) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Interview with Filmmaker Dee Garceau (A MASSACRE IN MEMPHIS) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

A MASSACRE IN MEMPHIS played to rave reviews at the August 2019 Documentary Short Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Dee Garceau: I’m a U.S. History professor who was living in Memphis and heard about a controversial incident that tore the city apart in 1866. It was a racialized massacre […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Dee Garceau (A MASSACRE IN MEMPHIS) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary