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.

Featured Female Filmmakers – Part 23 — The Women’s Direction

This week we are featuring a short film from director Luana Di Pasquale. “Life made me become a film director” Luana states when I asked what made her want to direct films, 880 more words via Featured Female Filmmakers – Part 23 — The Women’s Direction

Horrifying Stories From Women On Film Sets — The Women’s Direction

The True Monster of Halloween is the Sexism We made a post a while ago with 10 stories from real women working on film sets that just went to show how deeply seeded the misogyny is in the film industry. 983 more words via Horrifying Stories From Women On Film Sets — The Women’s Direction

The Inspiring Women Bringing Diverse Bodies To Screen — The Women’s Direction

Today I wanted to combine two passions of mine into one blog post. Not only am I an advocate for women’s equality but I am also a big advocate for body positivity. 741 more words via The Inspiring Women Bringing Diverse Bodies To Screen — The Women’s Direction

10 MORE Horror Films Directed By Women — The Women’s Direction

How to get your female filmmaker fix this spooky season. I already compiled a list, a little while ago now, of some top female directed horror… 757 more words via 10 MORE Horror Films Directed By Women — The Women’s Direction

Dark Whispers Volume 1 – Featured Female Filmmakers Part 25 — The Women’s Direction

An Australian horror anthology from 11 Female Directors When Clara discovers her deceased mother’s revered ‘Book of Dark Whispers’, she can’t stop reading the strange stories within its mystical pages. 853 more words via Dark Whispers Volume 1 – Featured Female Filmmakers Part 25 — The Women’s Direction

10 MORE Horror Films Directed By Women — The Women’s Direction

Pros + Cons of Crowd-Funding Your Film — The Women’s Direction

I was having a conversation with a film/tv contact recently who generously agreed to meet me for coffee and impart some of her wisdom with regards to getting started in the industry. 768 more words via Pros + Cons of Crowd-Funding Your Film — The Women’s Direction

Featured Female Filmmakers – Part 26 — The Women’s Direction

This week I spoke to film director Shanna Riker about her new short film The Leap, a modernised retelling of an ancient Native American legend from the 1600’s. 771 more words via Featured Female Filmmakers – Part 26 — The Women’s Direction

Featured Female Filmmakers – Part 27 — The Women’s Direction

“I dream in full screenplays,” were some of the first words first-time filmmaker screenwriter/director/actress/executive producer Shaun Rylee said to me when I began putting together this featured post. 719 more words via Featured Female Filmmakers – Part 27 — The Women’s Direction

My Top 10 Female Directed Films Of 2019 — The Women’s Direction

What a year it has been! I have seen way more female directed films this year than ever before. Part of that is down to my own conscious decision to do better when picking what films to see and the other part is that there has actually been more female directed content for me to… via… Continue reading My Top 10 Female Directed Films Of 2019 — The Women’s Direction