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: EVERY LIMERENCE HELPS, 9min., Ireland, Comedy

Limerence (def.): the state of being obsessively infatuated with someone, usually accompanied by delusions of or a desire for an intense romantic relationship with that person. Lauren is a lustful young woman, living alone during the pandemic. She falls for the man who has become her only social interaction throughout lockdown; the grocery delivery driver.… Continue reading Short Film: EVERY LIMERENCE HELPS, 9min., Ireland, Comedy

Short Film: ROAD DOGS, 11min., Australia, Drama

Travelling back home to South Sudan, via the Juba-Nimule highway, Makuer and his peers are attacked by rogue gunmen. In a struggle for survival, Makuer must outsmart the gunmen to bring his peers to safety. This film is inspired by true events. Project Links  Facebook

Short Film: ROUSE THE BOROUGHS – TOWED AURORA, 4min., Canada, Alternative

A Canada – Spain project. The music video follows a dreamlike encounter between two star crossed lovers, in a modern ode to Michel Fugain’s 70s superhit ‘Une belle histoire’. The lyrical narrative is raw with it’s only veneer, a song and story.The song is from Montreal based band Rouse The Boroughs. Project Links  Website  Facebook… Continue reading Short Film: ROUSE THE BOROUGHS – TOWED AURORA, 4min., Canada, Alternative

FEMALE Festival 1st Scene Reading: What Kind Of Woman, by Israela Margalit

On a fall morning Carlie steps onto the porch of her home in Connecticut and drinks her first cup of coffee, entirely unaware that her life is about to turn upside down. Interweaving reality, fantasy, memory, dreams, fears and hopes, she explores her relationships until she thinks she’s ready to face the next chapter of… Continue reading FEMALE Festival 1st Scene Reading: What Kind Of Woman, by Israela Margalit