Graduated with a degree in Editing-Scripting in the audiovisual sector since 1999, Luisa Gherdaoui has 20 years of experience working in the world of media and the press as a video editor. She works for the European Parliament, the European Commission, the RTBF as a freelancer, and she also edits various documentaries.And for a few months… Continue reading Director BIO: Luisa Gherdaoui (SMOKING)
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.
Short Film: SMOKING, 11min., Belgium, Experimental
“I like cigarettes”, says a creed by this woman whose name we do not know but who smokes compulsively.We understand that there is a police investigation to find out the killer of this innocence or nonchalance.Dance of death with its addictions including self-image, narcissism, alcohol and cigarettes.La cigarette who is the lover who will lead… Continue reading Short Film: SMOKING, 11min., Belgium, Experimental
Director BIO: Jan Jalenak (YOU CAN KISS ME)
Jan Jalenak grew up In Memphis, TN and started out in NYC as an actor and playwright. As a writer, her plays have been seen in NY in theaters including Greenwich Street Theatre, Studio theatre Playwrights Horizons, The Actors Studio, Naked Angels, the Robert Moss Theater, and the Gene Frankel Theatre, among others. Jan is… Continue reading Director BIO: Jan Jalenak (YOU CAN KISS ME)
Short Film: YOU CAN KISS ME, 19min., USA, Drama/Romance
Penelope’s search for the kind of love that’s missing in her life leads her to a motel room with another woman – only to be confronted by the realities of her marriage. Project Links Website
HIGHLIGHTS, WINNERS & VIDEOS: October 2021 Female FEEDBACK Film Festival
Showcase of the best SHORT FILMS in the world today. AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: Best Film: BROKEN LAYERS Best Cinematography: EXPECTATIONS Best Direction: LOVE LETTER Best Sound & Music: A FISH STORY Theme of night: Life Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos: EXPECTATIONS, 6min,. USA, Drama BROKEN LAYERS, 25min., USA, Drama A FISH STORY, 11min,. USA, Fantasy… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS, WINNERS & VIDEOS: October 2021 Female FEEDBACK Film Festival
HIGHLIGHTS, WINNERS & VIDEOS: September 2021 Feature Female FEEDBACK Film Festival
Showcase of the winner Feature Film from the FEMALE FEEDBACK Film Festival. Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Video: A loving couple The Older and The Guy spend their time away from the world. Sudden arrival of The Younger and then of The Older’s Ex-Boyfriend breaks the idyllic country life picture. Each character has own plans for… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS, WINNERS & VIDEOS: September 2021 Feature Female FEEDBACK Film Festival
FEMALE Festival 1st Scene Script Reading: A Bit Much, by Stacy Dymalski
After being told her whole life she’s “a bit much,” an outspoken middle-aged woman has an existential crisis when a first date asks her, “Do you want red or white wine?” Unsure how to answer, she retreats to the restroom in embarrassment, where both sides of her psyche recount her past to help her determine… Continue reading FEMALE Festival 1st Scene Script Reading: A Bit Much, by Stacy Dymalski
SHORT FILM TRAILER: STOP MOTION: THE MAKING OF, 2min., UK, Animation/Comedy
STOP MOTION: THE MAKING OF, 2min., UK, Animation/Comedy Directed by Kessiah Arthur A glimpse at behind the scenes of the making of stop motion animations with Steve The Test Dummy, and the moments that didn’t quite go to plan
SHORT FILM TRAILER: BABY GRIEF, 4min., USA, Drama
BABY GRIEF, 4min., USA, Drama Directed by Tatyana Yassukovich Facing the loss of their baby two women and are forced to reconcile with each other as they find different ways of coping with their grief.
Short Film: EXPECTATIONS, 6min,. USA, Drama
An unhappily married woman struggles to cope as she realizes her life is not what she expected it to be.
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