In this scene Elliott, overcome with guilt, has a dream about the child he abandoned. Anais, the child’s Mother offers no sympathy CAST LIST: NARRATION – KAT SMILEY Elliot – STEPHEN SANDQUIST Anais – JESSICA BOWMER **** Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Kierston Drier, Shepsut Wilson Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, Kyle… Continue reading Female Festival Best Scene Screenplay Reading of Dream by Randall Talton
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.
January 2019 Script/Story/Film Winners
A Film Freeway Preferred Festival: STORY MOVIE: Knock Knock by Mary Barr TELEPLAY MOVIE: EPS: Emergency Psychiatric Service WINNING TV SPEC SCREENPLAY: The Middle “The Fancy Party” 1pg. COMEDY SHORT SCREENPLAY: Ginger Snap by Eileen Wilson FEMALE FESTIVAL SHORT SCREENPLAY: A Chance of Success by Malgorzata Suwala & Marta Jagniewska FEMALE FESTIVAL 1ST SCENE… Continue reading January 2019 Script/Story/Film Winners
Female Festival Testimonial – February 3 2018
Danja Politis My film was screened in Toronto. I could not attend but i got a link to a feedback video of my film. As a filmmaker, getting feedback from the audience is a very nice aspect of this film festival. Thanks for having me! I very much recommend this festival! A Film Freeway Preferred… Continue reading Female Festival Testimonial – February 3 2018
2018 Female NOVEL & SHORT STORIES (31)
NOVEL TRANSCRIPT: PASSING LOOP by Chynna LairdNovember 2018 NOVEL TRANSCRIPT: MOON SPYER by Susan WingateNovember 2018 NOVEL TRANSCRIPT: EYES WIDE SHUT by Chatiela UnderwoodNovember 2018 NOVEL Transcript Reading: APEX FIVEDecember 2018 Readingby Sarah Katz NOVEL Transcript Reading: CATLIPS INCORPORATEDDecember 2018 Readingby Sharon Bennett Gandy NOVEL Transcript Reading – CURLY AND TUBS AND THE GALLOPING ROTJanuary… Continue reading 2018 Female NOVEL & SHORT STORIES (31)
2018 Female SHORT Screenplays (23)
A Film Freeway Preferred Festival: SCI-FI SHORT Screenplay: THE DANCE OF THE DESERT by Colleen AsburyOctober 2018 Short Screenplay: PURGATORY: A LOVE STORY by Alice L. LeeSeptember 2018 Winning Under 5min. Short Screenplay – NOSTALGIC by Shannon Michelle DIVERSITY Short Screenplay: BUREAU 121 by Helene TaylorAugust 2018 LGBT Short Screenplay: CONVERTED by Dana QuercioliAugust 2018… Continue reading 2018 Female SHORT Screenplays (23)
2018 Female TV PILOT Screenplays (10)
A Film Freeway Preferred Festival: TV SPEC Screenplay: THE GOLDBERGS by Elizabeth ShumDecember 2018 TV SPEC Screenplay: GIRLS by Anna Milun WalshDecember 2018 WINNING TV PILOT Screenplay – FAMILY SECRETSFebruary 2018 Readingby Allison Osborne TV SPEC Screenplay of the show TRANSPARENTMarch 2018 Readingby Marisaa Lessman TV FAN FICTION PILOT: SCOOBY DOO: AGE OF AQUARIUSApril 2018… Continue reading 2018 Female TV PILOT Screenplays (10)
2018 Female Feature Screenplays (5)
idth=”275″>A Film Freeway Preferred Festival: <td w FOR A GOOD LIFE – Feature Screenplay May 2018 Reading by Natalia Maslin FAN FICTION FEATURE Screenplay – BLACK WIDOW: FUGITIVE January 2018 Reading by Brooke Elowe FEATURE Screenplay: WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST by Tara C. Hall December 2018 LGBT FEATURE Screenplay – LOVE IS FREE WILL February… Continue reading 2018 Female Feature Screenplays (5)
2018 Female 1st Scene Screenplays (22)
A Film Freeway Preferred Festival: DRAMA 1st Scene Screenplay – SCUPPERNONGSJanuary 2018 Readingby Lynne Ashe COMEDY 1st Scene Screenplay – THE WRECKERSJanuary 2018 Readingby Kristy Leigh Lussier LGBT 1st Scene Screenplay – FALLING STARJanuary 2018 Readingby Katie L. Marshall LGBT 1st Scene Screenplay – DELIVERY GIRLFebruary 2018 Readingby Katherine Grant Krieger HORROR 1st Scene Screenplay… Continue reading 2018 Female 1st Scene Screenplays (22)
2018 Female Best Scene Screenplays (71)
A Film Freeway Preferred Festival: TV BEST SCENE: PANDORA by Karen MatthewsNovember 2018 LGBT BEST SCENE: Girl in the Navy Blue Sweater by Laura CarrioneNovember 2018 ROMANCE BEST SCENE: Helen of Troy by Mary Ann RotondiNovember 2018 ROMANCE BEST SCENE: Falling in October by Jeanne DukesNovember 2018 FEMALE FESTIVAL BEST SCENE: OUT COLD by… Continue reading 2018 Female Best Scene Screenplays (71)
2018 Female Directed Shorts Films (145)
A Film Freeway Preferred Festival: MARTINA, OH MARTINA, 12min., Spain, Romance/Drama WATCH Audience FEEDBACK STUPID SMARTPHONE THERAPY, 4min., Germany, ExperimentalWATCH Audience FEEDBACK HONEYMOON, 3min., Switzerland, Romance WATCH Audience FEEDBACK TOO SOON?, 3min., UK, ComedyWATCH Audience FEEDBACK EGGS AND SOLDIERS, 20min., USA, Drama/FamilyWATCH Audience FEEDBACK CONVERSATIONS, 8min., Ireland, Crime/MysteryWATCH Audience FEEDBACK FORGOTTEN FLORA, 5min., USA, Animation/Drama… Continue reading 2018 Female Directed Shorts Films (145)