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.

MARCH 2018 WINNING STORIES, SCREENPLAYS and FILMS

Originally posted on WILDsound Festival:
23 short films. 6 Short Stories & Novels. 25 Screenplays = 51 winning works for March 2018 TWO, 7min., Japan, Drama WATCH Audience FEEDBACK THE MANLIEST MAN, 23min., India, Drama WATCH Audience FEEDBACK THE SURVIVOR, 12min., UK, Sci-Fi/Drama WATCH Audience FEEDBACK CHINESE TAKEOUT FOR ONE, 3min., Drama/Romance WATCH Audience FEEDBACK…

April 2018 – Interview with TOP Cinematographers working today.

Originally posted on WILDsound Festival:
Enclosed are 5 interviews with some of the TOP Cinematographers working in the Film & TV industry today. By Matthew Toffolo Interview with Cinematographer Rasmus Heise (I KILL GIANTS) https://matthewtoffolo.com/2018/03/25/interview-with-cinematographer-rasmus-heise-i-kill-giants/ Interview with Cinematographer Christophe Graillot (A Bag of Marbles, La Garde) https://matthewtoffolo.com/2018/03/16/interview-with-cinematographer-christophe-graillot-a-bag-of-marbles-la-garde/ Interview with Cinematographer Dan Stoloff (Suits, The Americans,…

April 2018 – Interviews with Film Festival Directors

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Read 4 interviews with some of the top Film Festival Director’s in the world today. Interview with Festival Director Eric Morgret (Crypticon Seattle Horror Film Festival)) https://festivalreviews.org/2018/03/30/interview-with-festival-director-eric-morgret-crypticon-seattle-horror-film-festival/ It’s a great service! I think we were the 4th festival to sign up for them a few years back and since day…

April 2018 – Read interview with TOP upcoming directors.

Originally posted on WILDsound Festival:
Read interviews with top filmmakers from around the world today. By Matthew Toffolo. Interview with Filmmaker Adriana Falcinelli (DYING FOR A LIVING) https://matthewtoffolo.com/2018/04/01/interview-with-filmmaker-adriana-falcinelli-dying-for-a-living/ Interview with Filmmaker Anuj Gulati (THE MANLIEST MAN) https://matthewtoffolo.com/2018/04/01/interview-with-filmmaker-anuj-gulati-the-manliest-man/ Interview with Director Elen JI (DINNER FOR TWO) https://matthewtoffolo.com/2018/03/30/interview-with-director-elen-ji-dinner-for-two/ Interview with Director Leslie Aldana (THE WRITER’S WOMAN) https://matthewtoffolo.com/2018/03/30/interview-with-director-leslie-aldana-the-writers-woman/…

April 2018 – Interviews with Award Winning Screenwriters

Originally posted on WILDsound Festival:
Read interviews with 18 award winning screenwriters for April 2018. By Matthew Toffolo. Interview with Winning Screenwriter Mike Hoberg (OCCUPY WALLY STREETSKI) https://matthewtoffolo.com/2018/04/06/interview-with-winning-screenwriter-mike-hoberg-occupy-wally-streetski/ Interview with Winning Screenwriters Kelsey Ann Wacker and Nathan Simpson (THE DEN) https://matthewtoffolo.com/2018/04/06/interview-with-winning-screenwriters-kelsey-ann-wacker-and-nathan-simpson-the-den/ Interview with Winning Screenwriter Eddie Baca (LOOK INTO MY EYES) https://matthewtoffolo.com/2018/04/06/interview-with-winning-screenwriter-eddie-baca-look-into-my-eyes/ Interview with Winning…

April 2018 – Read the best of NEW Poetry from around the world.

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Scroll through and read the best of NEW Poems from around the world today for April 2018: A THOUGHT TO EXPERIENCE, by Andre Ariel https://festivalforpoetry.com/2018/04/09/read-poem-a-thought-to-experience-by-andre-ariel/ DEATH DEATH DEATH, by Thala Abhimanyu Kumar S. https://festivalforpoetry.com/2018/04/09/read-poem-death-death-and-death-by-thala-abhimanyu-kumar-s/ UNDERSTOOD, by Maia Cuellar https://festivalforpoetry.com/2018/04/08/understood-a-poem-by-maia-cuellar/ CURSE COFFEE CUPS, by Andrew Green https://festivalforpoetry.com/2018/04/08/poetry-reading-curse-coffee-cups-by-andrew-green/ A PRAYER FORGOTTEN BUT…