A Film Freeway Preferred Festival: SCREENPLAY MOVIE: MOTORIST, by Julie Thor FrydJune 2019 Winner SCI-FI 1ST SCENE SCREENPLAY: URRACA, by Eva Everett IrvingJune 2019 Winner COMEDY BEST SCENE SCREENPLAY: FATE’S PECULIAR SENSE OF HUMOUR, by N. TritonJune 2019 Winner COMEDY BEST SCENE SCREENPLAY: GOOD INTENTIONS, by Sandy TovrayJune 2019 Winner COMEDY BEST SCENE SCREENPLAY: TAKE… Continue reading JUNE 2019 Script/Story/Film Winners
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.
SCRIPT MOVIE: First Time for Penny, by Janice Walker
Two strangers, Penny and Howard, arrive for a “get acquainted meet and greet” luncheon, arranged by their mutual friend Angela. Angela made the reservation for the luncheon at PF Chang’s Restaurant in Rookwood Plaza in the affluent community of Hyde Park in Cincinnati. The woman, Penny Monroe, has been through a rough patch since her… Continue reading SCRIPT MOVIE: First Time for Penny, by Janice Walker
Female Festival Best Scene Screenplay Reading: Trouble With Friends, by Karen Matthews
Four friends who have known each other since school band together helping each other and others friends fight against drug dealers,crooked cops, supernatural events and their own lives CAST LIST: Captain Lewis – 8 – Sean Ballantyne Cassandra – 21 – Laura Afelskie NARRATION – Norma Dunphy Skeeter – 14 – Adrian Carter Kenneth –… Continue reading Female Festival Best Scene Screenplay Reading: Trouble With Friends, by Karen Matthews
Female Festival Best Scene Screenplay Reading: Orson Welles Ashes-Short, by Debra Knox
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
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…