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.

Winning Sept. 2016 Short Story: The Stage by Rae Niehaus

Originally posted on WILDsound Writing Festival:
Watch the September 2016 Winning Short Story Reading. Reading performed by Erynn Brook The Stage  by Rae Niehaus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73MX8Ts268E Get to know the winning writer:  What is your 1pg Short Story about? “The Stage” mainly focuses on the most extreme potential outcome of mixing boredom and thwarted career ambitions…

Winning Sept. 2016 Short Story: The Grave Diggers by Joseph Tsujimoto

Originally posted on WILDsound Writing Festival:
Watch the September 2016 Winning Short Story Reading. Reading performed by Erynn Brook The Grave Diggers  by Joseph Tsujimoto https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUx5d5zeUyo Get to know the winning writer:  What is your 1pg Short Story about? HAWAII GHOSTS What genres would you say this short story is in? SUPERNATURAL How would you…

Winning Sept. 2016 Short Story: Summer Hills by Rochelle Potkar

Originally posted on WILDsound Writing Festival:
Watch the September 2016 Winning Short Story Reading. Reading performed by Erynn Brook Summer Hills  by Rochelle Potkar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfRb1GeCVTk Get to know the winning writer:  What is your 1pg Short Story about? It’s about the states of complacency and hustle as embodied by its characters. What genres would you…

Winning Sept. 2016 Short Story: GOD’S CREATURES by Lionel Walfish

Originally posted on WILDsound Writing Festival:
Watch the September 2016 Winning Short Story Reading. Reading performed by Erynn Brook GOD’S CREATURES  by Lionel Walfish  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcCArxBdFKk Get to know the winning writer:  What is your 1pg Short Story about? “All creatures, great and small” What genres would you say this short story is in? Non-fiction How…

Read the best of NEW COMEDY Feature Film Loglines:

Originally posted on Comedy FESTIVAL:
Read the best of NEW COMEDY Feature Film Loglines:  CLICK the links and read the pitches: WATER FROM THE MOON, by Craig Holland THE WEDDINGS, by Kelly Murphy I’M HAVING AN AFFAIR WITH MY WIFE, by Jen Finelli FAT SICK AND CLEARLY DEAD, by Johnathan Rousell MAN WITHOUT A RACE, by…

Read the best of NEW COMEDY TV SHOW Loglines:

Originally posted on Comedy FESTIVAL:
Read the best of NEW COMEDY TV SHOW Loglines:  CLICK the links and read the pitches: ODD JOBS, by Brie Eley LIFE GETS BETTER TODAY, by Russ Comber MILFS, by Tamara Herman and Cindy Aronson WORK IN PROGRESS, by Stephanie Yuhas ARTIFICIAL, by Carter Kustera OPEN KITCHEN, by Ellis Michelle PREPPED,…

Sept. 2016 Winner: Feature Screenplay – LAWN BOYS by Steve Cleary

Originally posted on Comedy FESTIVAL:
Watch the September 2016 Winning Comedy Screenplay.  LAWN BOYS Written by Steve Cleary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5dSMj-mfNo SYNOPSIS: Genre: Screwball Comedy When a pretentious ad man levels down to work on his best friend’s landscaping crew, he must sharpen his new skills in order to prevent a rival lawn service from ruining their…

Sept. 2016 Winner: Best Scene Script Reading from LOONATOONA by Shockadelic

Originally posted on Comedy FESTIVAL:
Watch the September 2016 Winning Best Scene Screenplay Reading. Best Scene from LOONATOONA Screenplay Written by Shockadelic SYNOPSIS: Genre: Surreal comedy, with fantasy and romance elements. An Australian family of four experiencing a surreal-to-us, normal-to-them day (or four-days-in-one). CAST LIST: NARRATOR – Julian Ford SUSAN – Katelyn Varadi COWBOY –…