SHE’S MARRYING STEVE was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES & MUSIC at the February 2019 LGBT Film Festival in February. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Erika Kramer: I’ve always wanted to make films that shine light on lesbian characters and on the lesbian experience – I feel that visibility in film/tv […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Erika Kramer (SHE’S MARRYING STEVE) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
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.
Video Interview with Filmmaker Sashi Arnold & Stephen Gallacher (UNEXPECTED ITEM) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
UNEXPECTED ITEM was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the February 2019 ROMANCE Film Festival in Toronto. UNEXPECTED ITEM – Response to Romance Festival Feedback from Six Missing Chairs on Vimeo. Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Video: via Video Interview with Filmmaker Sashi Arnold & Stephen Gallacher (UNEXPECTED ITEM) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
Interview with Filmmaker Natacha Thomas (BLOSSOM) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
BLOSSOM played to rave reviews at the February 2019 ROMANCE Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Natacha Thomas: The motivation to continue to tell stories, to test pictures and especially the big desire to redo projects with a genius team that we started to create on the first […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Natacha Thomas (BLOSSOM) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
Interview with Filmmaker Mahée Merica (A SIGN) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Mahée Merica: It’s a pretty silly reason… It all happened during the exam period of my university, and I needed to get distracted. See, people at my uni were really competitive, and always stressed out during the exam period, so everyone is just studying, studying, studying […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Mahée Merica (A SIGN) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
Interview with Filmmaker Roisin Kearney (THE FAMILY WAY) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
THE FAMILY WAY was the winner of BEST FILM at the January 2019 Female Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Roisin Kearney: I had produced two short films after having a break from film making. I had found it difficult to work in the industry after the birth […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Roisin Kearney (THE FAMILY WAY) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
Interview with Screenwriter Susie Schecter (REAR-ENDED) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Susie Schecter: Wade Banks, like his two other roommates is a freeloader and slacker. He’s a recent college graduate with no well-defined aim in life. He lives off his parents who plan to severe funds on his twenty-fifth birthday, so when he’s rear-ended by a stretch limo, it’s […]… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Susie Schecter (REAR-ENDED) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
Interview with Screenwriter Paige Brien (Burden of the Blood Moon) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Paige Brien: Burden of the Blood Moon is a contained horror film with a strong female lead and supporting roles. Based in the 70’s with 3-4 locations. Logline: Bartender, JOE (30’s), establishes herself in a small town to start a new life in the 1970’s. When MARA (20’s) […]… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Paige Brien (Burden of the Blood Moon) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
Interview with Filmmaker Hadi Moussally (POSITIVE) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
POSITIVE played to rave reviews at the February 2019 Experimental Film Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Hadi Moussally: Adina, one the models, was telling me about her association with ANIDA – This organization has one aim: to make the public aware about the Albinos worldwide, especially in […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Hadi Moussally (POSITIVE) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
Interview with Filmmaker Cynthia Hunt (ICE FLOW) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
ICE FLOW played to rave reviews at the March 2019 Experimental Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Cynthia Hunt: I wanted to make this film for many reasons. I was extremely concerned about how much the weather had changed in the Yukon, where the film was made so […]… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Cynthia Hunt (ICE FLOW) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
Interview with Producer Rebecca Scotti (BUILD RAMPS NOT WALLS) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
BUILD RAMPS NOT WALLS played to rave reviews at the March 2019 Documentary Film Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Rebecca Scotti: Our skate community, namely Nat and Emilio! 2. From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take for you to make this short? It […]… Continue reading Interview with Producer Rebecca Scotti (BUILD RAMPS NOT WALLS) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary
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