Alice is 23 but feels like 97. She looks in perfect health from the outside but her whole body is hurting from the inside. Nobody seems to understand or acknowledge her pain. She is lost and alone. Until she meets Gina… Project Links Website News & Reviews “Découvrez la crème du cinéma indépendant, distinguée au… Continue reading Short Film: BUT YOU LOOK SO GOOD, 12min., France, Drama
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.
Director Biography – Evgeniya Radilova (PATRIK)
Evgeniya Radilova is a internationally award winning actress and a filmmaker. After making a name for herself back in Bulgaria, she comes to the States to pursue her career as an actress. She appeared Off-Broadway, became a SAG-AFTRA, AEA, and a lifetime member of The Actors Studio, where she performed opposite Ellen Burstyn in The Cherry Orchard, directed by… Continue reading Director Biography – Evgeniya Radilova (PATRIK)
Short Film: PATRIK, 10min., USA, Drama
This is a story about an accomplished elderly actor who grew too old for our modern fast paced life and on his way to receiving his final and ultimate life time achievement recognition, he gets swallowed up by it mercilessly. It is a human story about trying to age gracefully while being pushed aside by… Continue reading Short Film: PATRIK, 10min., USA, Drama
Director Biography – Jo Southwell (ENTRANCE NO EXIT)
Jo is an award winning film director with titles including HOLDING ON, COVER ME, DEIRDRE and THE GUNMAN. In 2017, Jo was selected by Directors UK to be a mentee to Jon East on Killing Eve (BBC USA). She is shortlisted for the BBC Directors Scheme for emerging talent. In development, DEIRDRE OF THE SORROWS… Continue reading Director Biography – Jo Southwell (ENTRANCE NO EXIT)
Short Film: ENTRANCE NO EXIT, 8min., UK, Comedy/Drama
An OCD tennis player on a long haul flight to Australia. Mid flight she needs the loo. Simple. Right ? Wrong ! Can Helen overcome her demons and escape the toilet before the plane lands ? Project Links Website News & Reviews “Frame Light Review” https://www.framelight.org/articles/author/Sally-Roberts “Local Director selected to Pitch at Cannes” Henley Herald… Continue reading Short Film: ENTRANCE NO EXIT, 8min., UK, Comedy/Drama
Director Biography – Anaiis Cisco (GYRL)
Anaiis Cisco is a screenwriter, filmmaker, and a recipient of a 2018 Princess Grace Award (Louis B. Srynik Film Award). She is completing an MFA in Cinema at San Francisco State University, focusing on the experiences of underrepresented, racial, ethnic, queer, and gendered “minorities” in the United States. Her short film, Breathless (2017), inspired by… Continue reading Director Biography – Anaiis Cisco (GYRL)
Short Film: GYRL, 7min, USA, Drama
GYRL (2018) is a portrait of a pre-teen African American girl struggling with an abusive father. Project Links Website News & Reviews “Interview with Elle Clay” iTunes Podcast: Sports Bra Ep 13 https://soundcloud.com/sportsbra/ep13
Director Biography – Eliciana Nascimento (NURSE HELEN FAIRCHILD)
Eliciana Nascimento is an award-winning filmmaker and assistant professor in the School of Film, Dance and Theatre at the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, Arizona State University. Her short film, “The Summer of Gods,” premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2014 and received several awards from a variety of international film festivals.… Continue reading Director Biography – Eliciana Nascimento (NURSE HELEN FAIRCHILD)
Short Film: NURSE HELEN FAIRCHILD, 11min, USA, Documentary
Bravery, compassion and the will to save lives motivated the young Nurse Helen Fairchild to leave home in Pennsylvania and embark on a journey to Europe, where she served as a surgical nurse during the World War I. This short documentary recounts her fascinating story and the quest for Fairchild’s recognition as a war hero.… Continue reading Short Film: NURSE HELEN FAIRCHILD, 11min, USA, Documentary
Director Biography – Byeo Ri Kim, Hae Deun Woo and Ye Bin Ahn (SWIFT)
We grads from the School of Visual Arts in New York City who have studied visual effects. All of us are interested in becoming compositors, creating visual effects for commercials, TV series and feature films.