The FEEDBACK Monthly Film Festival is back for 2017.. Our home is The Carlton Cinemas, located in the heart of downtown Toronto at 20 Carlton Street. The event runs from 7pm to 9:10pm. Continuing to showcase the best of short films from around the world, while maintaining our audience feedback format moderated by Kierston Drier.… Continue reading RSVP Female FEEDBACK Film Festival – Thursday April 20th, 7pm, Toronto
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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.
Get to know the short film: RIGHT HERE OR OVER THERE, 16min, France, Drama
Playing at the Thursday April 20, 2017 FEMALE FEEDBACK Film Festival in Toronto. RIGHT HERE OR OVER THERE, 16min, France, Drama Directed by Mabille Pauline After several years, young Lily finally returns home. However, her parents seem to be quite indifferent to the arrival of their daughter. What has happened? Stuck between a father who… Continue reading Get to know the short film: RIGHT HERE OR OVER THERE, 16min, France, Drama
Get to know the short film: BENDED BONDS, 6min, Belgium, Drama
Playing at the Thursday April 20, 2017 FEMALE FEEDBACK Film Festival in Toronto. BENDED BONDS, 6min, Belgium, Drama Directed by Julie Janssens Sarah and Jane, two sisters, haven’t spoken to each other for years. The death of their mother forces them to come together to make the arrangements for their legacy. Their painful memories and… Continue reading Get to know the short film: BENDED BONDS, 6min, Belgium, Drama
Get to know the short film: THE MAN FROM THE SWIM LANE ASIDE, 15min, Brazil, Drama/Romance
Playing at the Thursday April 20, 2017 FEMALE FEEDBACK Film Festival in Toronto. THE MAN FROM THE SWIM LANE ASIDE, 15min, Brazil, Drama/Romance Directed by Cibele Santa Cruz A man in his chaotic world in search of love. When signing up for a swimming class, he finds love or at least the possibility of that.… Continue reading Get to know the short film: THE MAN FROM THE SWIM LANE ASIDE, 15min, Brazil, Drama/Romance
Get to know the short film: IN A WARM DARK PLACE, 10min, USA, Drama/Thriller
Playing at the Thursday April 20, 2017 FEMALE FEEDBACK Film Festival in Toronto. IN A WARM DARK PLACE, 10min, USA, Drama/Thriller Directed by Sydney Waltz A psychological drama about a mother and her relationship with her newborn son. With the incessant crying of her child and lack of support from her husband, Clarissa is finding… Continue reading Get to know the short film: IN A WARM DARK PLACE, 10min, USA, Drama/Thriller
Get to know the short film: NOSTOMANIA, 2min, Canada, Experimental
Playing at the Thursday April 20, 2017 FEMALE FEEDBACK Film Festival in Toronto. 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… Continue reading Get to know the short film: NOSTOMANIA, 2min, Canada, Experimental
Get to know the short film: LE BELLE FOLIE, 14min, UK, Comedy
Playing at the Thursday April 20, 2017 FEMALE FEEDBACK Film Festival in Toronto. LE BELLE FOLIE, 14min, UK, Comedy Directed by Ruth Pickett A comedy about a desperate actress who attempts to make a black-and-white french language film, in order to convince her agent that she’s good enough at french to put her up for… Continue reading Get to know the short film: LE BELLE FOLIE, 14min, UK, Comedy
Get to know the short film: UNBIND, 5min, Australia, Dance/Experimental
Playing at the Thursday April 20, 2017 FEMALE FEEDBACK Film Festival in Toronto. UNBIND, 5min, Australia, Dance/Experimental Directed by Mathilde Neau Jim is a man of great stature, imposing man, muscular, wild. His presence fills the room. The sound of his body, his breath fills the space. We feel his anxiety and discomfort. A challenge… Continue reading Get to know the short film: UNBIND, 5min, Australia, Dance/Experimental
Winning FEMALE Best Scene – REARRANGING ROXY, by Bridget Bell McMahon
Winning Screenplay – REARRANGING ROXY Written by Bridget Bell McMahon CAST LIST: NARRATOR – Val Cole WAITRESS – Cassandra Guthrie TEDDY – Dan Cristofori ALICE – Jane Hailes SYNOPSIS: Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musician A self-centered rocker must revive her estranged father’s holiday musical to fund her band’s last chance for a tour and to save… Continue reading Winning FEMALE Best Scene – REARRANGING ROXY, by Bridget Bell McMahon
February 2017 Female Directed & Written Stories, Screenplays, and Short Films
Submit your Female Story, Screenplay, or Short Film to the Festival today: https://femalefilmfestival.com/ SUNDAY AFTER, 3min. Canada, Romance/ExperimentalWATCH Audience FEEDBACK FOUR DAY WEEKEND, 20min, USA, Romance/DramaWATCH Audience FEEDBACK PUMPKIN, 15min., USA, Romance/DramaWATCH Audience FEEDBACK TRUE COPY, 11min, Russia, Thriller/Sci-FiWATCH Audience FEEDBACK SHORT Screenplay – LATE NIGHT February 2017 ReadingWritten by Deepa Dharmaraj SHORT Screenplay… Continue reading February 2017 Female Directed & Written Stories, Screenplays, and Short Films