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.

FEMALE Festival Best Scene Script Reading: Hysteresis, by Lynn Vincentnathan

A deep water Arctic Ocean oil rig explosion in our near present releases gigatons of methane, causing runaway warming to spiral out of control much faster than it would have. By 2273 the only habitable place is the Arctic and life is dying out there. May’s malnourished son dies and the autocratic Imperium executes her… Continue reading FEMALE Festival Best Scene Script Reading: Hysteresis, by Lynn Vincentnathan

Director Biography – Gaia Alari (DANA GAVANSKI – I TALK TO THE WIND)

Gaia Alari is a visual artist based in Milan, Italy. Since 2011, in parallel with her academic studies in Medicine, she pursued drawing and illustration as a self taught.Her early works have been published on LaMono Magazine, Cruzine, INeedAGuide, HiFructose.In 2015, she abandoned her illustrative works to pursue artistic projects, collaborating traditionally with art galleries… Continue reading Director Biography – Gaia Alari (DANA GAVANSKI – I TALK TO THE WIND)

Short Film: DANA GAVANSKI – I TALK TO THE WIND, 5min., Italy, Animation/Music Video

A traditional hand drawn frame per frame animated music video for dana Gavanski’s cover of I talk to the wind (original by King Crimson). Using a purely analog technique, the director and animator (one woman crew), wanted to recreate a 70s vibe that could match the voice of the artist, hence the pastel pink to… Continue reading Short Film: DANA GAVANSKI – I TALK TO THE WIND, 5min., Italy, Animation/Music Video

Director Biography – Brianna Celestina (MR. SEEK)

Brianna Celestina is a 25 year-old filmmaker whose work focuses on telling the stories of those typically untold. From her documentary work to her fiction shorts, she explores the world of the mundane through the cinematic lens; bringing to light that something that might seem ordinary, can have an extraordinary breath. Director Statement Mr. Seek… Continue reading Director Biography – Brianna Celestina (MR. SEEK)

Short Film: MR. SEEK, 6min., USA, Drama

A young boy and his father live a routine life in an attic of an abandoned house, but when night falls, things quickly change. This short film follows the undertaking a loving son must bear in order to survive. Project Links  Website

Director Biography – Jane Stephens Rosenthal (THE HIDEAWAY)

A poet and an actor, Jane Stephens Rosenthal grew up in Los Angeles and immersed in film. She moved towards directing after working with artistic director Yuval Sharon while writing the acclaimed LA opera “Hopscotch.” Writing her first short film, she realized that if she wanted to see/feel the story she had written as an… Continue reading Director Biography – Jane Stephens Rosenthal (THE HIDEAWAY)