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 2025 FEMALE Filmmakers Festival

A showcase of the best Female Films from around the world today! AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS:Best Feature Film: IMMERSIONBest Short Film: LUCKY ALIENBest Direction: LOVE & WARBest Story: BODIES OF WORKBest Performances: DIVIDING LINE LUCKY ALIEN, 15min., USADirected by Jasmin Please Haugstuen“Lucky Alien” is a gripping short film that explores one woman’s fight for love and… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: October 2025 FEMALE Filmmakers Festival

HIGHLIGHTS: September 2025 FEMALE Filmmakers Festival

A showcase of the best Female Films from around the world today! AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS:Best Feature Film: METHOD TO MY MADNESSBest Short Film: LISTEN TO THE UNIVERSEBest Micro-Short: MISMATCH METHOD TO MY MADNESS, 78min.Directed by Behrang Mortazavian, Hoda HamzehaliKamand, a young videographer, is invited to a remote villa for a mysterious 24-hour film project. There,… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: September 2025 FEMALE Filmmakers Festival

FEMALE Festival 1st Scene: ORIGIN STORY, by Ama Adair

The vicious attack that almost killed her erased all that she was. But not what she did. Elyse Tysoni s shocked to learn her taped confessions remove any hope of escaping her nightmare. Desperate for a lifeline, her only option is to be studied by Doctor Steve Bennett, a psychologist who specializes in psychopaths, to… Continue reading FEMALE Festival 1st Scene: ORIGIN STORY, by Ama Adair

FEMALE Festival Best Scene: ZOMBIE HOT SPRINGS, by Candace Rose

In a zombie world, a badass waitress from Iowasets out to cureherzombie brother with a magical hot spring – while dodging cultists, undead flashmobs, and a sexy ex-turned-zombie- hunter. Along the way they discover that family isn’t who you’re born with – it’s who you survie the apocalypse with.

FEMALE Festival Best Scene: BEASTIES, Amy Kolquist

Desperate to escape her abusive, Christian Nationalist family, a teenage girl finds an unlikely ally when a female werewolf from a pack dead set on killing her family lands in her home, and the attraction they develop for each other forces them into a fight for their very survival.

WINNERS: August 2025 Toronto FEMALE Film Festival

A showcase of the best Female Films from around the world today! AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS:Best Short Film: ObedienceBest Visual Design: Cycle of EmotionsBest Story: Dis-connectedBest Direction: The Taste of Pork Belly Cycle Of Emotions, 6min, GreeceDirected by Natasha SmyrnaiouIn a hidden search…In the complex stages of exploration that the Soul goes through…Through the emotions…Discovers…Accepts…Learns…Evolves…Getting Free…Pictures,… Continue reading WINNERS: August 2025 Toronto FEMALE Film Festival