My film appears to be a personal exploration of my own heritage and history. It combines elements of two different cultures and focuses on the lives of two people during challenging times. The film likely aims to depict the complexity of their relationship and how it is influenced by the cultural context, all while being… Continue reading Winning Filmmaker Valeria Patarushina (SKEDADDLE)
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.
HIGHLIGHTS: October 2023 Female Film Festival Showcase
Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today. Audience Award Winners: Best Feature Film: KILL DOLLY KILLBest Short Film: HOW DO YOU FALL OUT OF LOVE WITH COUNTRY MUSIC?Best Performances: LIKE GOING TO A HARDWARD STORE FOR BREADBest Direction: INVITEDBest Cinematography: THE WEDDING EVEBest Sound & Music: LETTER TO ONESELF Watch the Audience Feedback… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: October 2023 Female Film Festival Showcase
HIGHLIGHTS: October 2023 Toronto Female Film Festival
Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today. Audience Award Winners: Best Feature Film: KILL DOLLY KILL Best Short Form Short Film: GIVE US A SMILEBest Long Form Short Film: THE NIGHTINGALEBest Cinematography: SKEDADDLEBest Direction: IF THEY CAN’T BE LOVEDBest Performances: AMEND Best Sound & Music: BEYOND THE DOOR Watch the Audience Feedback Video… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: October 2023 Toronto Female Film Festival
HIGHLIGHTS: September 2023 Female Film Festival Showcase
Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today. Audience Award Winners:Best Short Film: GENDER REVEALBest Comedy Film: MY ROOMMATE, DEATHBest Sound & Music: BRIDGESBest Direction: EIGHT OF SWORDSBest Cinematography: ECHOBest Performances: SIFTER Watch the Audience Feedback Video for each film: SIFTER, 8min., USA, Comedy/DramaDirected by Shalini BathinaSamara and Nisha celebrate their first Karva Chauth… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: September 2023 Female Film Festival Showcase
Female Fest Best Scene: Lucky For You, by Heidi Kozak Haddad, Caroline Somers
LUCKY FOR YOU is a comedy about a people-pleasing woman named Ellie who wins big in the lottery, but instead of lavishing herself with the best money can buy, she hides her winnings and uses the money to secretly transform her slacker husband into the successful man she always dreamt he would become; however, when… Continue reading Female Fest Best Scene: Lucky For You, by Heidi Kozak Haddad, Caroline Somers
Winning FEMALE Festival 1st Scene: Black Sunday, by Katreana Bellew
A young fireman, and father of four, jumps to his death to escape a Bronx fire alongside four other firemen. Upon inspection of the fire, it becomes clear that both the building owners and the city of New York are at fault. The fireman’s wife and the surviving, but chronically injured, men from the fire… Continue reading Winning FEMALE Festival 1st Scene: Black Sunday, by Katreana Bellew
HIGHLIGHTS: August 2023 Female Film Festival Showcase
Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today. Audience Award Winners:Best Short Film: PISS ON PATRIARCHYBest Performances: THE LAST DINNERBest Sound & Music: EXISTBest Animation: MISFORTUNEBest Documentary: Now I Am Old and Do Not Need the MoonBest Cinematography: HIDDENBest Student Film: SOLDBest Direction: LOG BRIDGE Watch the Audience Feedback Video for each film: HIDDEN,… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: August 2023 Female Film Festival Showcase
HIGHLIGHTS: July 2023 Female Film Festival Showcase
Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today. Audience Award Winners:Best Feature Film: WOMEN AT CONSERVANCYBest Short Film: I HATE MIRRORSBest Performances: HUNGERBest Direction: AFSANABest Sound & Music: THE HEXBest Cinematography: A WOMAN’S FACE Watch the Audience Feedback Video for each film: AFSANA, 10min., UKDirected by Hakiem Waleed Ahmed, Freya PageAfsana silently battles the… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: July 2023 Female Film Festival Showcase
FEMALE Festival 1st Scene Reading: KISS OF DARKNESS, by Michael McClung
In 1960, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has recently been evacuated by Belgian forces in the face of violent uprisings, leaving new Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba’s, 35, shaky government to ward off both America and Russia, who contend for the rich natural resources of uranium, diamonds, copper, and cobalt. The capital city of Kinshasa… Continue reading FEMALE Festival 1st Scene Reading: KISS OF DARKNESS, by Michael McClung
HIGHLIGHTS: June 2023 Female Film Festival Showcase
Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today. Audience Award Winners:Best Short Form Short Film: VAPORBest Long Form Short Film: JANEBest Cinematography: THE PAGETURNERBest Direction: COASTEERINGBest Performances: THE THREADBest Sound & Music: ELISABETHBest Story: TRACES ON THE WALLBes Student Film: MY GIRLS Watch the Audience Feedback Video for each film: COASTEERING, 14min.,, Ireland, DramaDirected… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: June 2023 Female Film Festival Showcase
