HIGHLIGHTS: March 2024 FEMALE Film Festival

Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today. Audience Award Winners: Best Short Film: HOTDOGBest Direction: SHATTERINGBest Performances: IN HOT WATERBest Story: THE SLATE IN HOT WATER, 25min,. USADirected by Christie Nicholls Nittrouer, Ed BallartIN HOT WATER is a sketch comedy short starring Christie Nicholls as an 85-year-old Jane Fonda hosting a talk show… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: March 2024 FEMALE Film Festival

YOU ARE WHAT YOU LOVE 1st scene script reading – Toronto Female Festival Winner

Set against the backdrop of the OxyContin crisis, ‘Leah’s Choice’ unravels the true tale of Leah, a young woman entangled in a poignant queer love triangle. Caught between her soulmate and her best friend amidst her struggle with addiction, Leah’s journey is a harrowing blend of deep love and intense pain. Her story poses a… Continue reading YOU ARE WHAT YOU LOVE 1st scene script reading – Toronto Female Festival Winner

HIGHLIGHTS: February 2024 FEMALE Film Festival

Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today. Audience Award Winners: Best Short Form Short Film: CONTROLLO Best Long Form Short Film: Marie s’envole Best Story: ALLIES Best Direction: SPARK IN THE MEADOW Best Performances: THE FINGER AND THE MOON THE FINGER AND THE MOON, 19min., Italy Directed by Rossella Bergo Tommaso, a 28-year-old… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: February 2024 FEMALE Film Festival

Female Festival 1st Scene: LOWLIFE, by Alexandra Watson

Summary: AMELIA, a lawyer, returns home to visit her estranged father LIAM, whose health is rapidly declining. As she returns to their Texas land, she learns that the town has been ruined by fracking companies, which is starting to cause earthquakes, along with draining resources and money from the locals. A fracking company turns up… Continue reading Female Festival 1st Scene: LOWLIFE, by Alexandra Watson

HIGHLIGHTS: January 2024 Female Festival Showcase

Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today. Audience Award Winners: Best Short Form Short Film: PORTRAIT OF CONSUMPTIONBest Long Form Short Film: SEEDS: Planting Hope Through EducationBest Story: SAM AND JESSBest Direction: WANDABest Student Film: YOU WON’T GET FAR ENOUGH ALONEBest Experimental Film: MUTE SAM AND JESS, 12min., New ZealandDirected by Nina KatungiNeighbours,… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: January 2024 Female Festival Showcase

Female Festival 2023 Screenplay Winners

Here is the list of 2023 screenplay winners from the FEMALE Festival. Watch the 16 winning screenplay best scene readings: TINU, by Nirali Shastri TV Pilot – Toronto Festival Tinu, an Indian woman in her 40s, is going through a divorce. Leaving her acting career in Los Angeles and moving in with her parents in… Continue reading Female Festival 2023 Screenplay Winners

HIGHLIGHTS: December 2023 Female Film Festival Showcase

Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today. Audience Award Winners: Best Feature Film: TREASURE OF THE CARIBBEANBest Short Film: PANTOBest Direction: THIS PROMISEBest Cinematography: SAMQWAN: WATERBest Student Film: BLAUPAUSEBest Performances: LOOSEN UP: THE SHORT TREASURE OF THE CARIBBEAN, 51min., USADirected by Ana SalcedaIn 2013, a Guatemalan fisherman made a stunning discovery: a massive,… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: December 2023 Female Film Festival Showcase