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: MONSTER, 11min., Canada, Thriller/Family

Ally must use her wits and her bravery to escape from a monster that wants to eat her. Project Type:Short, Student Genres:Children’s/Family, Horror, Fantasy Runtime:11 minutes 20 seconds Completion Date:January 30, 2021 Production Budget:4,000 USD Country of Origin:Canada Country of Filming:Canada Language:English Shooting Format:Digital Aspect Ratio:1.85:1 Film Color:Color

Director Biography – Pauline Pelsy-Johann (OVER THE SKY)

Born in the countryside in France (Seine-et-Marne region), she grew intermittently between Paris and an island in Brittany. Her parents are actors, theater directors and writer.Productions (selection) ​ After the experience of many short student films, she signed her first film produced at the age of twenty-two years old, “The Renaissance or the intermediate life… Continue reading Director Biography – Pauline Pelsy-Johann (OVER THE SKY)

Short Film: OVER THE SKY, 20min., France, Drama/Family

Alice, a nine-year-old girl who lives in the countryside, faces the breakdown of her parents when the father leaves home. The brutality of the grownups world destabilizes Alice’s poetic imagination and her carelessness made up of playing in nature with her friend Leo. In reaction, she decides to become independent and to live by herself… Continue reading Short Film: OVER THE SKY, 20min., France, Drama/Family

Director Biography – Ania Smolenskaia (HIGHER GROUND)

Ania Smolenskaia is an award-winning editor and film-maker. She began her career in news in 2007. After several years of producing and editing news reports and documentaries for an independent online news service in Toronto, Canada, and Washington, D.C., she moved to London, where she soon joined WING, a creative agency specialising in content creation… Continue reading Director Biography – Ania Smolenskaia (HIGHER GROUND)

Short Film: HIGHER GROUND, 8min, UK, Comedy

When the gorgeous Ben invites Hannah on holiday after just four dates, she thinks she’s hit the jackpot – until she gets her period on the flight over. Project Links  Website  Facebook  Twitter  Instagram

HIGHLIGHTS, WINNERS & VIDEOS: April 2021 Female FEEDBACK Film Festival

AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: Best Short Film: JEN, 28 Best Performances: THE HIDEAWAY Best Cinematography: WHEN I BECOME WHO I AM Best Sound & Music: MR. SEEK Best Direction: 4X4 Theme of night: Starting over after trauma. NOTE: Festival took place during the COVID-19 virus lockdown so all screenings were held in private. Watch the Audience… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS, WINNERS & VIDEOS: April 2021 Female FEEDBACK Film Festival

Female Festival BEST SCENE Reading: THE HALOPERIDOL FILES, by

Lexie Addison, a cold case detective with a history of psychosis, works with her hallucinations (whom she casts as the great detectives of literature) to help the local PD find a serial killer in the community. CAST LIST: Narrator: Allan Michael Brunet Lexie: Kyana Teresa Sherlock: Geoff Mays Miss Marple: Julie Sheppard Nancy: Allison Kampf… Continue reading Female Festival BEST SCENE Reading: THE HALOPERIDOL FILES, by

Female Festival WINNING SHORT Screenplay: BURN WITH ME, by Simone Warrick

In the aftermath of a racially charged murder in the pre-civil rights South, young, white, and morose Willa Mae reckons with the role she played at the center of the trial. Meanwhile the twin brother of the victim is determined to get the truth, something he may only get from Willa. CAST LIST: Narrator: Elizabeth… Continue reading Female Festival WINNING SHORT Screenplay: BURN WITH ME, by Simone Warrick

FEMALE Festival BEST Scene Screenplay Reading: NEMESIS, by Helena Derett

In a world where heroes and villains are genetically identified at birth, a desperate superhero father will do anything to protect his young daughter tagged as a future villain, even if it means turning into the world’s greatest nemesis. CAST LIST: Narrator: Allan Michael Brunet Skinny Triplet: Steve Rizzo Kinetic: Andy Camp