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.

True Magic In Writing! — A Teacher’s Reflections

Originally posted on charles french words reading and writing: (https://commons.wikimedia.org) There is magic in stories. Magic is the transmutation of objects or the manipulation of the world in ways that move outside the realm of science. Whether or not magic is real in the sense of the here and now world is not the point;… via… Continue reading True Magic In Writing! — A Teacher’s Reflections

Writing what you know? — Sue Vincent’s Daily Echo

We are always told that we should write what we know. To an extent, that is true, but those who are writing murder mysteries, for example, are hardly likely to start poisoning/bludgeoning/shooting their nearest and dearest in the name of research. As a reader, though, you want to feel as though the writer really understands […]… Continue reading Writing what you know? — Sue Vincent’s Daily Echo

7 Tips to Writing Semi-Coherent Dialogue — Legends of Windemere

You would be surprised how often people get confused on writing dialogue. To be fair, it isn’t easy. Not everyone uses the same amount or the same structure. You have a variation of tags and tactics when it comes to dialogue. Don’t even get me started on the long paragraphs of one character speaking that […]… Continue reading 7 Tips to Writing Semi-Coherent Dialogue — Legends of Windemere

Lessons in novel writing: panning for gold in the rubble of rejection — Word Shamble

Writing novels is a strange way to spend your life. You take months (in my case, years) working alone on a project then there comes a point – if you want your baby to develop, to grow and not remain swaddled to your over-protective breast forever – when you must push what you’ve made into […]… Continue reading Lessons in novel writing: panning for gold in the rubble of rejection — Word Shamble

Female Filmmaker Friday: Jodie Foster as Director — In Their Own League

As hard as it is to believe, Jodie Foster allegedly once said, “Acting, for me, is exhausting. I’m more energized by directing. It’s more intense to direct. I can pop in and express myself, then pop out again. It’s a huge passion for me.” So why hasn’t she directed as much as she might have? via… Continue reading Female Filmmaker Friday: Jodie Foster as Director — In Their Own League

10 Films in 2020 Helmed by Female Filmmakers — TheCollective

This could have been a year where the Academy Awards would have been at its most diverse. 2019 saw a huge boom of not just female filmmakers, but filmmakers who are women of color. Instead of diversity, we got business as usual. Mostly white, male directors and male-dominated films. Even within the Actress categories, most […]… Continue reading 10 Films in 2020 Helmed by Female Filmmakers — TheCollective