Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
The French film “RIGHT HERE OF OVER THERE” was awarded BEST FILM at the April 2017 FEMALE FEEDBACK Film Festival. It was an honor chatting with the extremely talented director Pauline Mabille. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Pauline Mabille: Since I was a little…
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.
Interview with director Paige K. Boudreau (NOSTOMANIA)
Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
NOSTOMANIA is an experimental film from Canada that played to rave reviews at the April 2017 FEMALE FEEDBACK Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Paige K. Boudreau: I’ve long had an interest in urban exploration, particularly from my roadtrips across rural Saskatchewan. The…
Interview with director Ashton Avila (HAVE A LITTLE FAITH)
Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
Ashton Avila’s short film played at the April 2017 Los Angeles FEEDBACK Film Festival. Part of the best of Female Director’s showcased. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Ashton Avila: I wanted to tell a story about a girl that I understood but most people…
NOSTOMANIA Short Film – Audience Feedback from April 2017 Female Film Festival
Originally posted on FEEDBACK Female Film Festival:
AUDIENCE FEEDBACK VIDEO: NOSTOMANIA, 2min, Canada, Experimental Directed by Paige K. Boudreau Nostomania [nos-tuh-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh] is an intense homesickness, or a passion for nostalgia. Director Statement I have always had a fascination with abandoned buildings and urban exploration. NOSTOMANIA is an exploration into why that fascination exists, and…
April 2017 Female Directed & Written Stories, Screenplays, and Short Films
Submit your Female Story, Screenplay, or Short Film to the Festival today: https://femalefilmfestival.com/ NOSTOMANIA, 2min, Canada, Experimental WATCH Audience FEEDBACK IN A WARM DARK PLACE, 10min, USA, Drama/Thriller WATCH Audience FEEDBACK THE MAN FROM THE SWIM LANE ASIDE, 15min, Brazil, Drama/Romance WATCH Audience FEEDBACK BENDED BONDS, 6min, Belgium, Drama WATCH Audience FEEDBACK RIGHT HERE OR… Continue reading April 2017 Female Directed & Written Stories, Screenplays, and Short Films
Inspiring Female Filmmakers
Originally posted on Hot Air Productions:
There have been so many innovating and pioneering female filmmakers throughout history. One of which is Oscar-winning English screenwriter and director Muriel Box. To learn more about this talented filmmaker click on the picture below. While some of film’s strongest and most interesting roles for women came to the screen…
5 Things Filmmakers Hate Hearing
Originally posted on Keepin' It Reel:
“Why do you want to make movies anyway?” Let’s just break this down. How much of your free time (or maybe even time you should’ve been spending being productive) have you spent binge-watching your favorite show? How many nights have you insisted on staying in because watching Grey’s Anatomy…
Novel Festival Deadlines Today (April 30th)
Originally posted on WILDsound Festival:
1st CHAPTER/FULL NOVEL Festival Contest – SAVE $15 to $70 http://www.wildsound.ca/book_contest.html Get your story performed at the Writing Festival. FULL FEEDBACK on all entries. WATCH the Recent Winning Short Story/1st Chapter Readings: http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/novel_and_short_story_readings.html Novel Festival Testimonials: http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/wildsound_novel_contest_festival_review.html WATCH RECENT NOVEL PERFORMANCE READINGS: NOVEL Transcript Reading – GUARDING SHAKESPEARE December 2016…
Deadline TODAY (April 30th): TV PILOT/SPEC Script Festival
Originally posted on WILDsound Festival:
Deadline TODAY: TV PILOT/SPEC Script Festival – Get FULL FEEDBACK. Get script performed by professional actors http://www.wildsound.ca/tvscreenplaycontest.html Watch WINNING TV PILOT Screenplay Readings http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/tv_pilot_readings.html Watch WINNING TV SPEC Screenplay Readings http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/tv_spec_readings.html READ 100s of testimonials for past submitters – TV Screenplay Testimonials from the WILDsound Festival Watch the Winning TV PILOT…
Deadline Today (April 30th): Feature & Short Screenplay Festival Submissions
Originally posted on WILDsound Festival:
SUBMIT your FEATURE Script FULL FEEDBACK on all entries. Get your script performed Deadline: Screenplay Festival – Get FULL FEEDBACK. Get script performed by professional actors http://www.wildsound.ca/screenplaycontest.html Watch WINNING Screenplay Readings – Watch videos of past winners performed by professional actors http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/feature_script_readings.html READ 100s of testimonials from past submitters –…
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