Charlie and Susan, a couple of Hollywood wannabes, take a journey down Sunset Boulevard in a black Lincoln with Orson Welles ashes in the trunk and discover what it means to not give up on themselves and their dreams. (copyright 2017) CAST LIST: Bette – 2 – Andrea Irwin NARRATION – Laura Afelskie Charlie –… Continue reading Female Festival Best Scene Screenplay Reading: Orson Welles Ashes-Short, by Debra Knox
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.
FEMALE Festival BEST Scene Screenplay Reading: Old Dykes, by Elise D’Haene
CAST LIST: Shelby – 7 – Andrea Irwin NARRATION – Trevor Howes Helene – 13 – Norma Dunphy Scobie – 6 – Laura Afelskie — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, Kyle Drier, John Johnson Festival Directors: Rachel Elder, Natasha Levy Camera Operators: Denissa… Continue reading FEMALE Festival BEST Scene Screenplay Reading: Old Dykes, by Elise D’Haene
FEMALE Best Scene Screenplay Reading: DRAGGING THE MARK, by Suzy Stein
After a bitter truce, a grifter and a hitman seek vengeance on a rich Industrialist for killing one of their own, but no one trusts anybody else. And if everyone is out for themselves, nobody survives the con. CAST LIST: Langtry – 3 – Sean Ballantyne NARRATION – Norma Dunphy Joe – 21 – Trevor… Continue reading FEMALE Best Scene Screenplay Reading: DRAGGING THE MARK, by Suzy Stein
FEMALE Best Scene Reading Reading: THE TERRAN CHRONICLES: A VOYAGER IN CHRONOSPACE, by Lisa Kirkwood
CAST LIST: Bardo – 2 – Adrian Carter NARRATION – Sean Ballantyne Kaarpaat – 14 – Trevor Howes Eyna – 17 – Andrea Irwin — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, Kyle Drier, John Johnson Festival Directors: Rachel Elder, Natasha Levy Camera Operators: Denissa… Continue reading FEMALE Best Scene Reading Reading: THE TERRAN CHRONICLES: A VOYAGER IN CHRONOSPACE, by Lisa Kirkwood
Short Film: SELFIE, 16min., USA, Drama/Family
Originally posted on FEEDBACK Female Film Festival:
A young teen receives her first smartphone and leaves childhood behind. Film Type: Short, Student Runtime: 15 minutes 56 seconds Completion Date: August 28, 2018 Production Budget: 3,000 USD Country of Origin: United States Country of Filming: United States Film Language: English Shooting Format: Digital Aspect Ratio: 16:9…
Short Film: KOYUN, 4min., Turkey, Animation/Experimental
Originally posted on FEEDBACK Female Film Festival:
In a world that wants me to whisper, I choose to yell. Project Title (Original Language): Koyun Film Type: Animation, Experimental, Short Runtime: 4 minutes 15 seconds Completion Date: January 1, 2019 Country of Origin: Turkey Country of Filming: Turkey Film Language: Turkish Shooting Format: Digital Film Color:…
Director Biography – Nesli Erten (KOYUN)
Originally posted on FEEDBACK Female Film Festival:
Sevinç is a multimedia storyteller based in Istanbul. She received a MFA from the University of Southern California’s Animation & Digital Arts program. Her interdisciplinary projects combine her passions for animation, storytelling, and activism. Her background in dance and political science enhance and inform her technique as an…
Short Film: HYANE FISCHER, 4min., Austria, Experimental
Originally posted on FEEDBACK Female Film Festival:
Directed by Kurdwin Ayub Little is known about “hyena fisher”. Where did she go to school, when did she take the B or A driving license? Was a teacher training program interrupted, why does she sing with a German accent in the style of the local artist Gustav?…
Director Biography – Kurdwin Ayub (Hyäne Fischer – Im Rausch der Zeit)
Originally posted on FEEDBACK Female Film Festival:
Kurdwin Ayub was born in Iraq in 1990. Currently, she works as a director, screenwriter, and video and performance artist in Vienna, Austria. Studies in Painting and Animation with Christian Ludwig Attersee and Judith Eisler at the University for Applied Arts Vienna from 2008 to 2013. Since 2011,…
Short Film: HOLES, 7min., USA, Experimental/Dance
Originally posted on FEEDBACK Female Film Festival:
A young couple juggles infidelity, hot donut holes and chance encounters amid their dissolving relationship. Music by the iconic rock band THE POLICE, serves as inner dialogue for the two main characters. Heaviness is the hole in Hannah’s life as she tries to hold on to Daurin, who…