Helen Vernon must make a devil’s bargain weighing the fate of her soul against her own violent desires when she is cast in a sinister production of William Shakespeare’s cannibalistic tragedy, Titus Andronicus. CAST LIST: Narrator: Kyana Teresa Helen: Julie Sheppard Chelsea/Sydney: Elizabeth Rose Morris Ned/Peter: Geoff Mays Jackson/Freddy: Sean Ballantyne Writer Biography – Melinda-Catherine… Continue reading Female Festival 1st Scene Reading: PROSE, by Melinda-Catherine Gross
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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.
HIGHLIGHTS: December 2022 Film Festival Showcase
Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today. Audience Award Winners:Best Feature Film: THE CHANGING OCEANBest Long Form Short Film: True Believers At The Insurrection: Road To The CapitolBest Short Form Short Film: WAVESBest CInematography: AITO HINEBest Sound & Music: UMBILICAL CORDBest Performances: ZARDA Watch the Audience Feedback Video for each film: FIRST TO… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: December 2022 Film Festival Showcase
FEMALE Festival Best Scene: Ten to Midnight, by M Mantero De las Casas
Dead set on her environmental mission, a quixotic civil servant assembles a ragtag team of multinational oddballs to fight the system from within CAST LIST: Narrator: Steve Rizzo Mara: Val Cole Reporter/Luiza: Hannah Ehman Freya: Kyana Teresa
FEMALE Festival Best Scene: The Electric Eye by Kimberly Butler, Marissa Lessman
A middle aged woman finds herself convicted of murder in the 1930’s. She is sent to an all male prison in deep Southern Illinois to await her fate for a crime she may not have committed. Based on true events. CAST LIST: Narrator: Val Cole Marie: Kyana Teresa Young Roberta: Hannah Ehman
FEMALE Festival Best Scene Reading: Ready to Mingle, by Olivia Belluck
Ready to Mingle follows Dr. Millie Ward, a defensive self-help columnist for the clickbait-dependent news site Nova Press. Millie thrives on applying her analytical mind to patients she cannot see, snuggled in sweaters that ensure that no one can ever see her. After a lifetime of being told she would never be enough because of… Continue reading FEMALE Festival Best Scene Reading: Ready to Mingle, by Olivia Belluck
HIGHLIGHTS: Toronto November 2022 Film Festival Showcase
Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today. Audience Award Winners:Best Feature Film: ELLIDABest Short Film: ANATEVKABest Cinematography: EMPTY SPACESBest Performances: THE STAINBest Direction: BELLYBUTTONBest Sound & Music: FLO Watch the Audience Feedback Video for each film: ELLIDA, 85min., Switzerland, Drama/RelationshipsDirected by Leon MitchellProducer/Star: Katrina SyranWriter: Birgit Syran MyaardBased upon Henrik Ibsen’s famous play,… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: Toronto November 2022 Film Festival Showcase
HIGHLIGHTS: LA November 2022 Film Festival Showcase
Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today. Audience Award Winners:Best Feature Film: THE QUEEN’S ORPHANSBest Short Film: KUMARESAN COLLECTORBest Cinematography: THE RESISTANCEBest Performances: SCENE FROM A FUNERALBest Direction: SWIM Watch the Audience Feedback Video for each film: THE QUEEN’S ORPHANS, 2hr. 13min., Brazil, DramaDirected by Luiz Antônio Navarro Moreira Vieira MagalhãesRaised as Catholics… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: LA November 2022 Film Festival Showcase
Watch the Winning LGBTQ+ Feature Film Festival Today:
Originally posted on LGBTQ+ Toronto Film Festival:
Watch the Winning LGBTQ+ Feature Festival Today: FRANCHESKA: PRAIRIE QUEEN, 64min., Canada, DocumentaryDirected by Laura Lynn O’Grady It’s hard to be a superstar when you have a midnight frontline shift to show up for. Francheska: Prairie Queen follows the journey of Filipino care worker Francis (Kiko) Yutrago, as…
Interview with Filmmaker Marina Ziolkowski (19)
Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
19 was the winner of BEST FILM at the May 2020 Female Film Festival. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Marina Ziolkowski: I wanted to talk about how psychological violence can lead to physical violence 2. From the idea to the finished product, how long…
Interview with Filmmaker Annabelle Frost (G(R)O(W)ING UP)
Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
G(R)O(W)ING UP was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the April 2019 Female Film Festival in Los Angeles. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Annabelle Frost: My boss at the time encouraged me to make a film as he knew I had professional directing aspirations.…
