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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, WINNERS & VIDEOS: December 2020 Female FEEDBACK Film Festival (Toronto)
AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: BEST SHORT FILM: BODY AND SOUL (ACCORDS PERDUS) BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: BLACKHOLE BEST PERFORMANCES: WAY BACK BEST SOUND & MUSIC: THE COLD (IOWÍSTO) Theme of night: Family Conflicts NOTE: Festival took place during the COVID-19 virus lockdown so all screenings were held in private. Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos: MY DARLING CHRISTOPHER, 9min.,… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS, WINNERS & VIDEOS: December 2020 Female FEEDBACK Film Festival (Toronto)
FEMALE Festival 1st Scene Reading: DEADSHOT GIRLS, by Heidi James
When the spirits of the Deadshot Girls — America’s legendary cowgirls throughout history — appear to a hot-headed, untrained bull rider, she sets out to take over the male-dominated world of rodeo with their help. CAST LIST: Narrator: Bill Poulin Lucy: Allison Kampf
FEMALE Festival 1st Scene Reading: DOLLY DAYDREAM, by Natasha Langridge-Thorpe
Katie’s misbehaviour at her fifteenth birthday party causes her Mother to send her to West Side Academy, a boarding school for young ladies. However, Arnold Hemingworth, the headmaster, enforces strict rules over his pupils. Katie’s reluctance to follow these rules causes her to get into trouble and she becomes isolated from her submissive peers. One… Continue reading FEMALE Festival 1st Scene Reading: DOLLY DAYDREAM, by Natasha Langridge-Thorpe
FEMALE Festival Best Scene Reading: Holy Ground, by Brooke Burns
After nearly a decade within the convent, Elizabeth stumbles upon an old friend, Sage. The two are instantly drawn back to the life they used to share. As Elizabeth spends more time with Sage, she realizes she must make the choice to stay in her vocation or to leave and be with Sage. CAST LIST… Continue reading FEMALE Festival Best Scene Reading: Holy Ground, by Brooke Burns
FEMALE Festival 1st Scene Script Reading: WOLFE PACK, by Lindsay Heiman
After ruining the virgin sacrifice by sleeping with the virgin, cult leader Michelle Wolfe is faced with an uphill battle to win over her disgruntled group of followers. She sets out to recruit as many followers as possible, hoping each new recruit will help generate more income and salvage the dwindling community. She’s Columbus on… Continue reading FEMALE Festival 1st Scene Script Reading: WOLFE PACK, by Lindsay Heiman
Director Biography – Sheena Holliday (GIVE ME A NAME)
Yorkshire-born Sheena has directed four shorts: A Plaster A Paper and a Cheese and Pickle Sandwich, 0800-FINALGIRL, Roseberry Road and The Ditch (official selection: London Short FF, Aesthetica FF, Sunderland Shorts, Carmarthen Bay FF). She also co-directed the first two seasons of PERSONA, the world’s first online soap designed for smartphones. She works extensively in… Continue reading Director Biography – Sheena Holliday (GIVE ME A NAME)
Short Film: GIVE ME A NAME, 10min., UK, Sci-Fi/Thriller
The United Kingdom, about ten years in the future. Jennifer, a senior intelligence officer, is briefing her deputy Kate about a new detainee who has been arrested for crimes against the state. But there is something different about this prisoner… As Kate conducts a ruthless interrogation, Jennifer, faced with her sense of duty on one… Continue reading Short Film: GIVE ME A NAME, 10min., UK, Sci-Fi/Thriller
Short Film: WAY BACK, 15min., Serbia, Family Drama
Dunja and Jasna are traveling with their mother Jovana to visit their father who lives alone in the cottage. DUNJA and JASNA are convinced that he had abandoned their mother because of the affair with another woman. By exchanging impressions of his action, they remember the past and reveal the expectations of a meeting. DUNJA… Continue reading Short Film: WAY BACK, 15min., Serbia, Family Drama
Director Biography – Georgia Fort, Krysta Rayford (GEORGE FLOYD: IT HAPPENED HERE)
Georgia Fort is a two time Emmy nominated Media Producer and Television Correspondent. Her reporting has been published on CNN, ABC, NBC, Fox and CBS affiliates. Her mission as a storyteller is to amplify truth, inspire, inform and agitate change. Most recently she produced a short documentary “George Floyd: It Happened Here”, which amplifies the… Continue reading Director Biography – Georgia Fort, Krysta Rayford (GEORGE FLOYD: IT HAPPENED HERE)
